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Vector Projects Kenya | Checkpoint Heights Vector Projects Kenya | Checkpoint Heights March 2017 vectorprojects.wordpress.com Checkpoint Heights 1 Outline Proposals | Design Report Affordable Housing | Western Kenya “There is need to encourage the private sector through incentives to establish more housing units in the County, encourage transfer of affordable housing technologies and enhance access to credit for people to construct or buy better houses. High rise apartments with adequate social amenities should also be prioritised for optimal land utilization and environmental sustainability” First Kakamega County Integrated Development Plan 2013-2017: 1.6.8 Housing Background | Design Parameters Sustainability and energy efficiency can be measured under schemes such as LEED and BREEAM. After the Agenda 21 summit in Rio 1992, a balancing emphasis on the metrics of ‘embodied energy’ prevailed, pioneered by innovators such as Brenda and Robert Vale, ( The Autonomous House ), and the Association for Environment Conscious Building ( www.aecb.net ). They sought to limit carbon emissions from manufacturing products and transport to site. The shibboleth was Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! It leaned towards locally available building materials, reducing ‘diesel miles’. It activated a virtuous circle by perpetuating local construction skills (crafts and trades) and promoted local employment. Whereas reliance on factory-made components has tended to relegate building activities to assembly operations on site. That is a de-skilling trend. It was first tried in heavily subsidised 1950s system-building, when for the first time builders worked ‘against the clock’. The results included a catastrophic collapse at Ronan Point in Roehampton, and many other high-rise concrete frames are severely threatened by corrosion of rebar. Build quality is vital to safety, as recent disasters in Nairobi also demonstrate. The challenge to manufacturers was mollified by the move towards lifetime energy performance metrics, which play down ‘embodied’ energy of materials production and transport. The effect is paradoxical: the Middle East has many LEED rated buildings hungry for colossal amounts of energy to feed air-conditioning systems. Foster’s Frankfurt skyscraper won prizes for energy efficiency. Drive-in shopping malls attain LEED certification, while adversely impacting local town-centre businesses. Imported photovoltaics climb 1600m altitude from Mombasa, ceding all intended ecological benefit. LEED ratings propitiate the clamour for ‘sustainable development’ that echoes through the boardrooms of international financiers. In Kenya as the manufacturing base is low, more imported building products and materials are demanded, at the expense of local employment supply. Moreover, the property development industry polarises as the rich-poor gap widens mercilessly. That will continue: global capital enjoys untrammelled freedom of movement in search of of profit. The late, great Zaha Hadid’s sardonic opinions are well know, but specific issues for Kenya are highlighted in a recent feature by Christine Mungai for The Standard (10 th March 2017) why-you-are-unlikely-to-own-a-house-in-town East Elevation Plan Perspective 1 One bed Studio flat

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O u t l i n e P r o p o s a l s | D e s i g n R e p o r t

A f f o r d a b l e H o u s i n g | W e s t e r n K e n y a

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p e o p l e t o c o n s t r u c t o r b u y b e t t e r h o u s e s . H i g h r i s e a p a r t m e n t s w i t h a d e q u a t e s o c i a l a m e n i t i e s s h o u l d a l s o b e p r i o r i t i s e d f o r o p t i m a l l a n d

u t i l i z a t i o n a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l s u s t a i n a b i l i t y ”

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t h e f i r s t t i m e b u i l d e r s w o r k e d ‘ a g a i n s t t h e c l o c k ’ . T h e r e s u l t s i n c l u d e d a c a t a s t r o p h i c c o l l a p s e a t R o n a n P o i n t i n R o e h a m p t o n , a n d m a n y o t h e r

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a l s o d e m o n s t r a t e .

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e n e r g y o f m a t e r i a l s p r o d u c t i o n a n d t r a n s p o r t . T h e e f f e c t i s p a r a d o x i c a l : t h e M i d d l e E a s t h a s m a n y L E E D r a t e d b u i l d i n g s h u n g r y f o r

c o l o s s a l a m o u n t s o f e n e r g y t o f e e d a i r - c o n d i t i o n i n g s y s t e m s . F o s t e r ’ s F r a n k f u r t s k y s c r a p e r w o n p r i z e s f o r e n e r g y e f f i c i e n c y . D r i v e - i n

s h o p p i n g m a l l s a t t a i n L E E D c e r t i f i c a t i o n , w h i l e a d v e r s e l y i m p a c t i n g l o c a l t o w n - c e n t r e b u s i n e s s e s . I m p o r t e d p h o t o v o l t a i c s c l i m b 1 6 0 0 m

a l t i t u d e f r o m M o m b a s a , c e d i n g a l l i n t e n d e d e c o l o g i c a l b e n e f i t . L E E D r a t i n g s p r o p i t i a t e t h e c l a m o u r f o r ‘ s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t ’ t h a t

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e m p l o y m e n t s u p p l y . M o r e o v e r , t h e p r o p e r t y d e v e l o p m e n t i n d u s t r y p o l a r i s e s a s t h e r i c h - p o o r g a p w i d e n s m e r c i l e s s l y . T h a t w i l l c o n t i n u e : g l o b a l c a p i t a l e n j o y s u n t r a m m e l l e d f r e e d o m o f m o v e m e n t i n s e a r c h o f

o f p r o f i t . T h e l a t e , g r e a t Z a h a H a d i d ’ s s a r d o n i c o p i n i o n s a r e w e l l k n o w , b u t s p e c i f i c i s s u e s f o r K e n y a a r e h i g h l i g h t e d i n a r e c e n t f e a t u r e b y

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I n N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 3 B r y a n T u m w a w r o t e a b o u t t h e p i t f a l l s o f h o m e o w n e r s h i p w h e n l e s s t h a n s c r u p u l o u s d e v e l o p e r s l e d h u n d r e d s o f m i d d l e i n c o m e f i r s t - t i m e b u y e r s i n t o n e g a t i v e e q u i t y i n K a k a m e g a

( T h e S t a n d a r d 1 4 t h N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 3 ) .

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c o m m u n i t i e s , l e d t o C a b i n e t S e c r e t a r y S a j i d J a v i d o u t l a w i n g a m a j o r d e v e l o p m e n t b e i n g r u n b y n o l e s s e r p e r s o n a g e t h a n t h e R I B A ’ s o w n

P r e s i d e n t E l e c t , o n t h e g r o u n d s t h a t i t w a s a b r e a c h o f s i t t i n g r e s i d e n t s ’ h u m a n r i g h t s . T h e l o c a l C o u n c i l d o i n g d e a l s w i t h a v a r i c i o u s d e v e l o p e r s a t t h e e x p e n s e o f i t s c o n s t i t u e n t s ’ h o m e s , i s a p p e a l i n g t h e d e c i s i o n , b u t w e l e a r n e d a l o t a b o u t t h e e t h i c s o f a l e a d i n g C h a r t e r e d

A r c h i t e c t u r a l p r a c t i c e – H u n t T h o m p s o n A s s o c i a t e s . ‘ A f f o r d a b l e s ’ , b o t h r e s i d e n t s a n d a r c h i t e c t s , n e e d t o s t i c k t o g e t h e r t o s u r v i v e .

B u i l d Q u a l i t y | D e s i g n I n f o r m a t i o n

C o n f o r m a n c e w i t h b u i l d i n g c o d e s c a n n o t r e l y o n a G o v e r n m e n t

I n s p e c t o r a t e v i s i t i n g w o r k - i n - p r o g r e s s o n s i t e . T h a t ’ s n o t g o i n g t o h a p p e n . E v e n i n U K i t ’ s m o s t l y p r i v a t i s e d n o w , b e c a u s e s o m u c h f a s t

m o v i n g t e c h n o l o g y o v e r p o w e r s t h e c i v i l s e r v a n t s . A r e s p o n s i b l e R e s i d e n t E n g i n e e r a n d r e p u t a b l e c o n t r a c t o r w i t h s o u n d t r a c k r e c o r d

a f f o r d s t h e b e s t c o n f i d e n c e . B u t d e s i g n i n f o r m a t i o n a n d q u a l i t y d e t a i l i n g a r e c r u c i a l .

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t i l i n g , c l a d d i n g , f i r e - s t o p p i n g , a n d s o f o r t h . I t i s a s u p e r d o c u m e n t . M o r e o f t e n t h a n n o t s t a n d a r d s r e f e r r e d t o a r e o u t o f d a t e , s o m e t i m e s w i l d l y s o : e . g . B . S . 1 3 3 4 ( i n s u l a t i o n m a t e r i a l s ) : 1 9 6 6 : a t t h a t t i m e t h e

u s e o f A s b e s t o s w a s s t i l l l a w f u l . B S 9 9 0 : 1 9 4 5 ( w i t h d r a w n ) : M e t a l c a s e m e n t w i n d o w s a n d c a s e m e n t d o o r s f o r d o m e s t i c b u i l d i n g s , i s s t i l l i n v o k e d , a n d t h a t i s f i n e f o r c o m p o n e n t s m a d e u p b y l o c a l f u n d i s . B u t

w h e n i t i s b l i t h e l y c o p i e d a n d p a s t e d i n t o a p p l y t o m o d e r n c u r t a i n w a l l i n g o r h i g h s e c u r i t y w i n d o w i n s t a l l a t i o n s , w e m u s t a s k w h y ?

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c h e c k a B r i t i s h S t a n d a r d s i m p l y b y g o o g l i n g i t , a n d w h e n B S I , A R C A T , N B S & A S T M a r e a l l o n l i n e ? T h e U S A r e s o u r c e s a r e e v e n f r e e . T h e

s u s p e c t e d a n s w e r i s t h a t s e n i o r m a n a g e m e n t c l i n g s t o w e l l - t h u m b e d a n d f r a y e d B r i t i s h S t a n d a r d s , t r e a s u r e d l i k e a n c i e n t s c r i p t u r e s o n t h e

l i b r a r y s h e l v e s o f t h e i r o f f i c e s , f e a r f u l o f l o s i n g g r i p . R e s t r i c t i o n s o n y o u n g e r s t a f f u s i n g t h e I n t e r n e t a s a n o f f i c e r e s o u r c e i s a l s o t y p i c a l .

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l e f t b e h i n d b y t h e s u p e r - r i c h . M a n y o f t h o s e m a k e u p t h e i r o w n c o n s t r u c t i o n , e n g i n e e r i n g a n d m a n a g e m e n t w o r k f o r c e s , a n d t h e i r

f a m i l y m e m b e r s . T h e s e p e o p l e w i s h o n l y a m o d e s t a f f o r d a b l e r a t i o n o f m o d e r n i t y . I t i s t h e y w e w i s h t o c a t e r f o r .

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M o r e i s L e s s | M o r e F o r L e s s

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p r o v i s i o n t h a t a l l o w s h o r i z o n t a l t r a n s f e r .

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a n d c h e e r f u l ! T h e n w e c a n s p e n d m o r e m o n e y o n s e r v i c e s : d r a i n a g e , p l u m b i n g , e l e c t r i c s a n d i m p o r t a n t l y d a t a , f o r t h e s m a r t k i s a s a h o m e . H o w e v e r , w e s h a l l e c o n o m i s e o n e p a r t i c u l a r – n o b a t h t u b . T h a t i s t o g a i n a s l i g h t s p a c e r e d u c t i o n , b u t a l s o t o l i m i t w a t e r s t o r a g e d e m a n d

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e x t e r n a l a r e a o f t h e w h o l e b u i l d i n g / g r o s s i n t e r n a l a r e a o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l f l a t s . T h i s m a y b e l o w d e p e n d i n g o n t h e e x t e n t o f t h e p r o v i s i o n o f b e l o w g r o u n d R C t a n k s , b o t h s e p t i c a n d r a i n w a t e r

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i t a p p l i e s t o C h e c k p o i n t H e i g h t s , t h e p r o p o s e d m o d e l d e v e l o p m e n t .

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P l o t R a t i o t o o l c o n t r o l s t h e s k y l i n e . W e s e e a P R o f 6 i n C B D , 3 i n U p p e r H i l l , 2 . 5 i n W e s t l a n d s a n d E a s t l e i g h , d i p p i n g t o a c o n s e r v a t i v e

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s u s t a i n a b i l i t y ”

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b u i l d i n g u p t o s a y , s i x f l o o r s h i g h . T h i s i s c r i t i c a l f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n s q u a r e m e t e r r a t e , s i n c e s o m u c h c o s t i s b e l o w g r o u n d , t h a t r a t i o t o s u p e r s t r u c t u r e a n d f i t - o u t m u s t b e f i n a n c i a l l y v i a b l e f o r d e v e l o p m e n t

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r e t u r n s , a n d a f f o r d a b i l i t y . C h e c k p o i n t H e i g h t s p r o p o s e s a p l o t r a t i o o f 2 ; w i t h G r o u n d C o v e r a g e a t 6 7 . 5 % o f a 4 0 0 m 2 p l o t a r e a .

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o f m o n t h l y t a k e - h o m e p a y , a n d a r e t h e r e f o r e c o n s i d e r e d h i g h l y a f f o r d a b l e , e v e n f o r a s i n g l e b r e a d - w i n n e r .

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f o u r s t o r e y h o u s i n g d e n s i t y o f 2 5 0 u n i t s / H a . T w o c o r e s a r r a n g e d a r o u n d a c e n t r a l l i g h t w e l l p r o v i d e a s o u n d l i f e -

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g a m e t o p r o f i t . T h e i m p a c t o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t g e n e r a t e s e c o n o m i c a n d d e m o g r a p h i c

d i v e r s i t y w i t h i n a r u r a l c o m m u n i t y . I t s r e s i d e n t s m a y n o t w o r k t h e l a n d f o r t h e i r l i v i n g , b u t t h e r e a r e v a r i e d r e a s o n s t o c h o s e a l o c a t i o n l e s s

o b v i o u s l y m a r k e t a b l e a s a j a z z y ‘ l i f e s t y l e ’ d e s t i n a t i o n : f o r e x a m p l e , p r o x i m i t y t o e l d e r l y f a m i l y m e m b e r s .

O t h e r b e n e f i t s i n c l u d e f i r s t - r a t e s c h o o l s , a n d a m o r e h a r m o n i o u s p a s t o r a l c o m m u n i t y l i f e . P r o x i m i t y t o m a j o r t o w n s , h y d r o - i n f r a s t r u c t u r e

p r o j e c t s a n d r e s u r g e n t l o c a l i n d u s t r i e s , a r e d r a w s f o r t h e d i s c e r n i n g y o u n g p r o f e s s i o n a l c l a s s , i n a n e v e r m o r e u n c e r t a i n g l o b a l i s e d w o r l d .

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