Climate Action Philippines Project #17748

Estudio Damgo III: A Filipino Design+Build Studio

by Foundation University

Estudio Damgo III: A Filipino Design+Build Studio

Project Report | Mar 17, 2015
Estudio Damgo III -Progress Report

By Florabelle T. Caloy | Student Leader

tying with conveyor

The Marine Sanctuary Center is now in its final month of construction. Student Leaders and the workers have been working very hard in order to catch up with the schedule and have been working late everyday ‘til 8pm. The major task that the team was able to accomplished in the month of February and the first week of March were louvers, the ceiling frames, second floor frames interior furniture, comfort room walls (mushroom column), flooring and tying all the connections.

The structure has many connections, but the team enthusiastically tied all of them with both nylon and conveyor straps. These two materials are known and have been proven to last longer in water than the conventional bamboo binder material, known as rattan. The cut bamboo poles used were inserted with circular shaped wood dowels that were filled with epoxy in order to strengthen the joints, then tied with nylon. For the exterior frames, the binder used was the conveyor straps –conveyor is a part of the interior of a tire. The corner joints were not just tied but were intricately weaved which adds to genuine and aesthetic value of the building.

The team initially conceptualized that the material for the louvers would be a laminated amakan (woven bamboo). But when they fabricated a sample, it didn’t turned out well. Since that didn’t worked, the team decided to go with wood as the material for the louvers. That decision was able to save us time, energy and money.

The comfort room walls are circular acting as a structural element supporting the second level and made of bamboo poles. The ceiling frames and the second floor frames were two of the more complex elements in the design since patterned after the leaves of the traveler’s palm. Workers and students measured and laid out every single element just to achieve the desired pattern. The flooring of the structure is designed as a movable floor, this is to enable the end user to easily replace the barrels whenever needed.

It’s good to know that we are almost at the finish line!

Facade Louvers

transporting the modules

nailing the wood planks

Beneficiaries helping the team unload the frames

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Dec 30, 2014
ESTUDIO DAMGO III PROGRESS REPORT

By Minda Luz Badon | EDIII Member

The student-leaders prepared the bamboos at Talay

Last November 2014, the team started working on their project by preparing all necessary materials for the project. We also held a workshop conducted by some bamboo experts for the students to learn how to deal with bamboo and the use of different equipment in a safe way.

It was a bit of a challenge in gathering all bamboo due to the sheer amountbut the team was able to cope with it and meet the required numbernecessary. The student-leaders cut, cleaned and treated the bamboo and wood at Talay, Dumaguete City. There were also volunteers who generously supported the team by giving their time and assistance.

The treated materials were then brought to Foundation University’s North Campus to begin the fabrication of the various parts of the structure. The team was divided into two, some of us worked in Talay to finish treating the bamboowhile others were assigned to the workshop at the North Campus of Foundation University. The seniors along with the school workers realized the complexity of the task but were consistently working together for the completion of the project. Currently, the platform modules are still under construction, two out of the four are completed.

On the 12^th of December 2014, Estudio Damgo received an email from Yeon Ju Cho, recognizing its success in making it to the first screening in the World Bamboo Design Competition. There were a lot of entries and fortunately, the project was selected as one of the best. An online voting was conducted for the second screening but the results are not yet given.

The team had a series of conversations and conference calls with their Seaflex partner. The company shared their knowledge with us regarding how to best install the anchoring system to the seabed. The students submitted the required information and gave their input to come up with the most ideal connection for the project. Sea flex in Sweden is very excited and is considering having us featured with The Marine Sanctuary Center in one of the upcoming issues of Marina World Magazine.

There were two benefit concerts held last November 28, one at Foundation University Main Campus and another on December 12 at Hayahay Treehouse Bar. The Belltower Project, consisting of various local artists shared their talents for free. The modest money raised will be used toward the cost of the project and in realizing the floating structure.

Fabrication of platform modules at FU North Campus

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Oct 7, 2014
Estudio Damgo III launched

By Alex Pal | Project leader

Estudio Damgo III launch with City Mayor

Graduating students of the Foundation University Department of Architecture have launched the third project of Estudio Damgo at the Robinsons Dumaguete Place last Thursday, October 2.

The project, a floating building for the Bantay-Dagat (fish wardens) of barangay Bantayan in Dumaguete City, was launched by the students with officials of barangay Bantayan and Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria and City Councilors Frank Esmena Jr., Lani Ramon and Liga President Lionel Banogon in attendance.

A prototype of the triangular building floating on used plastic barrels was made to float in a small kiddie pool, to the applause of the people in attendance.

Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria lauded Foundation University for producing talents and sharing them with the community. He said this is the second Public-Private Partnership program of its kind with Foundation University in Dumaguete City.

“This simply shows that if we work together, we can make a difference.” Sagarbarria said. He added that he hopes the partnership between FU and the City will go a long way. “This is just the beginning,” he said.
The Mayor also took pride in the fact that this building for fish wardens would be the first building of its kind in the Philippines. “Everyone will soon copy this design and they must remember that this started in Dumaguete,” he said.

Estudio Damgo, literally meaning “Dream Studio” is the Philippines’ first design-build program for graduating architecture students. This is patterned after a requirement for architecture students at the University of Washington, the alma mater of Victor Vicente Sinco, the head of the Foundation University Department of Architecture.

This is the third Estudio Damgo project to be constructed. The first project, which was completed in March last year, was a day care center in sitio Dungga, barangay Malaunay in the town of Valencia. The second project was a multi-purpose building at the resettlement site for victims of Tropical Storm Sendong, which was completed last March.

Paul Marin, the coordinator for Estudio Damgo, said in his several months of being with the students, he considers them professionals already because of their diligence and willingness to put long hours on the job.

Even while in its infancy, Estudio Damgo had reaped awards for the students and for the University. Von Jovi Biala, one of the students who worked on Estudio Damgo I, was adjudged as one of the Ten Oustanding Students of the Philippines for his involvement with Estudio Damgo. The architecture students of Foundation University who belong to a group called the United Architects of the Philippines Student Auxiliary (UAPSA), also won as one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations in 2014 because of this project.

Students are involved with all phases of Estudio Damgo from identifying the project, choosing the site, meeting with the intended project beneficiaries, fund raising and construction. Volunteers and donors are welcome to participate in this project. Donors may give to Foundation University or through Global Giving (www.GlobalGiving.org). (AP)

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