Open radius around the home helps keep

mosquitos out of the living area.

Latrines should located on North or South
side of the house, taking advantage of the
East-West wind ventilating between the latrine
and the house.

Kitchen House 9900 Latrine

6100

East-West wind
East-West wind

East-West wind
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 DN
Water channeld away from the house
to the common drain
450 975 800 1100 800 1500 800 2025

Rotated and extended roof

500

1075
1000
4235 3270
2025

2155
New windows, each room should have

800
ROOM 1 at least two windows for good
ventilation.
Walls to remain,
2 block courses taller.

3670
LIVING AREA
800

1150
915
No corridor

800
7000
6670
600
Doors in new spot
DN DN
2200

8000
8000

600

1300
1

915
A102
800

800
3835

ROOM 2

1m wide porch and 0.45m high

1075
2535 1100 600 sloped plinth all around the house
protects the walls from rain and
2320

gives a protect outdoor place for

2175

everyday activities.
Optionally parts of it
can be closed with screens.
3270

1000
1000
2000
1000

Movable grating,
keeps garbage out of the drain DN DN DN

2700 1100 600 575 800 2225

4400 3600

8000

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 5.05
Long walls optionally can be used to
support the roof.

3.23

110
110
110

955
968
1000 1000
4570
5073

2890
Exterior and cross

1070
1115
walls stop at the
level of the eave,
allowing ventilation
under the roof.

915
858

100
20
0.00

500

450
450

150
180
-20mm cement screed
-100mm in situ or precast concrete slab
-damp proof layer
-150mm hard core with sand blinding
-~180mm well compacted soil filling

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 5.05
5.05

1873
1873
3.23
3.23

1000 1000 1000 1000

5073

5073
2750

3200

2750
3200
0°

0.00
45.0

450
0.00

450
5.05

5.05
1873
1873

3.23

3.23 1000
1000
5073

2000
1000

5073
2750
3200

2750

3200
0.00
450

45.0
0°

0.00

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 600
2270 800 1915 800 1515
Water channeld away from the house
500
to the common drain

Movable grating,

1015
keeps garbage out of the drain

600 New windows, each room

1758
should have at least two
windows for good ventilation.
ROOM 1

800
ROOM 2

800
0.6m high sloped plinth
all around the house
600 to protect the walls from rain
and directs the water into the ditch.
2510

1068

7300
7300

800
800

LIVING AREA

1200
1
A102

ROOM 3

800
2175

875
825
Walls to remain.
Build walls taller by ... m to have enough
headroom.
As walls are built higher they might need
to be built thicker for stability reasons.
Walls should have plasters on both sides,
but at least on the exposed side.
605 800 600 915 2365 800 1215 Rotated and extended roof

7300

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 4.90

Timber louvers, keep birds

and other animals out while
allows free ventilation

1547
3.40

110

590 110

4975
2800

2803
3560

2210
100
150
0.00

650

600
600
400

500
-100mm in situ or precasted concrete slab
-damp proof layer
-150mm hard core with sand blinding
-~400mm soil filling

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 4.95 4.95

1547
1547
3.40 3.40

600 825

4950
4950

2803
2803
0.00 0.00

600
600

500
500
4.95 4.95

1547
1547

3.40 3.40

825 600

4950
4950

2803
2803

0.00 0.00

600
600

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 Walls might need to be built room's surrounding walls
thicker
as walls are built taller by 1.25m. 100/50 hard wood rafter on the edges
mechanically fixed to the walls

Sloped concrete plinth all

around 100/50 hard wood

100
the house to protect walls from rafters in the middle

150
rain. mechanically fixed
to each other

600
400
75/25 timber slats layed on the hard wood
rafters next to each other

Screen stretched out and

-100mm concrete in situ or precast mechanically fixed
-damp proof membrane on all sides
-150mm hard core and sand blinding to the hard wood rafters.
-~400mm well compacted soil filling It is also possible to stretch the Optional: overlaping screen
screen beneth the ceiling. (mechanically fixed only on
one end)

Sloped plinth all around

the house to protect walls from rain. Optional: soft material
25 25

Built of compacted soil filling covered to fill in holes

with 70mm thick concrete layer.
50

frame for timber slats

timber slats in frame
20

70
100
150

380
450
180

-20mm cement screed

-100mm concrete in situ or precast
-damp proof membrane
-150mm hard core and sand blinding
-~180mm well compacted soil filling

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 1% slope
25
Movable grating 30
0

Timber louver
to protect attic from birds
and other animals.
Louvers have to face
outside not to direct
~20mm thick concrete ditch mosquitos inside.
(If soil is solid enough, only use form
work

500
to create the inside of the ditch.) Every other louver has to start at least
where the previous one ends or closer.
45°

500

OUTSIDE INSIDE

Timber shutter
Timber frame
Put plaster on both sides
or at least on the outside of the walls

Nails to fix screen on window frame

Window screen on the inside of the window.

Easy to see if it's broken and easy to change it.

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