My Would-be Entry for Designing Resilient School (DRS)

Yep, due to the small amount of time i allotted for the Online School, I never finished my design for the DRS.

However, I wish my colleagues the best! I’ve checked their work and it’s very good IMO.

Here’s the gist of my idea. (and idea of global 8, my team at that time that was disbanded due to difference in ideas)

 

Photo above is the Plan. Due to Modular intent of the design, i made it symmetrical in plan.  The main materials intended on this design are Gabion and Bamboo. Gabion blocks can be filled with debris coming from the rubbles on Yolanda Aftermath. Also, since bamboo should be protected from water and weather (though bamboo is water-resistant on its exterior, the interior can easily rot if not treated well.) gabion can act as covering to the bamboo.

But my main intention on why to use gabion and bamboo is to answer the compressive & tensile resistance of the two. By using bamboo as a reinforcement, and gabion as the “concrete”, i think this will be the best materials to use for the said school project.

The whole floor is elevated since Philippines is a flood-prone area. And if you check the Gabaldon Building design, all of it are elevated. Thus my intention was to raise it in order to protect it from flooding. (by using reinforced concrete for the slab and column (for raised slab).

 

Photo above are the Front elevation and Right-side Elevation respectively. As you can see, the whole front facade is made up almost entirely of gabion walls.  The intention was to use Gabion blocks + bamboo reinforcement to the exterior shell of the building. While using bamboo for the interior walls / partition.  I’ve created a curved roof in order to combat strong winds. and creating an opening below it in order to have almost similar air pressure below and above the roof. (to eliminate uplift). but i might have to redesign the roof…

 

Photos above are the Corridor View, and the Exterior view made entirely in Revit.  It’s really a fast render since i haven’t done enough detail to it. I hope i can continue on this project in the near future. Right now, i have to be full-time soon-to-be dad. 🙂 5months to go!

 

for the pdf file, here’s the link: CLICK ME!

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Hello everyone! I thought of sharing you this online university course entitled “Designing Resilient Schools”. Since my country needs these kinds of designs, (Since typhoon Haiyan visited our country) I tried joining on this online course and hoping to produce something. (and my target is low-cost resilient schools.) Try to check this out and you might find it interesting. 🙂

by the way, it’s free!

Open Online University – Designing Resilient Schools.

Reminiscing my Multiply site – 1

Since multiply abruptly decided to shut down their services,  I’m having a hard time on what should I do with these recovered photos.   I’ve decided I’ll feature some of them in my blog. Their stories, techniques, history etc. (which i didn’t do in my multiply website.)

To start of…

B&W Branches

I shot this using my Olympus OM-1. With Ilford Delta 200. (watermark were added digitally.) A very memorable shot since this is one of the first batch that I develop using my own film tank, chemicals, etc. that I’ve learned while reading post from this great website:  Rangefinder Filipinas.  Of course I did not tried to create a print since it will really require me to get a dark room.  Just developing the negatives and hanging it in our bathroom until its dry. 🙂

Native Christmas Tree

This is a shot of a Christmas Tree situated outside our Capitol Building. (Malolos) This was taken around December 2008, when i got my first DSLR. An Olympus E-520! (A Christmas gift for myself.) This is the result of the time I was really itching to go outside and use my camera for the first time. (and heck i don’t really know back then the basics, the relation of aperture, shutter speed, ISO, etc.  haha!)

Product shot daw!

I tried copying some product shot from the magazines by using my camera, 2 table lamp, and a glossy cartolina for the backdrop.  I really don’t know what I was doing back then. LOL! Turned out good but not that good. By the way, this is still my watch up until today. (2009 – present)

Ilocos Gang

a group photo of my colleagues during my Duotal days. We were invited by Bitay, Karol & the rest of the Ilocos people to visit their hometown! I’m really thankful for the invite!  It was a really great experience of traveling with really great guys and a really great tourist spots.  This was taken from the entrance at Kapurpurawan Rock formation.  This is the first out-of-town trip together with my wife.  🙂

I’ll post some more tomorrow. I’m getting really sleepy now.  Bye!

Revit… First things first…

Let me start my Revit tutorial by explaining a couple of things…

I won’t discuss in details what can Autodesk Revit do here… since you can just simply google it.  (for short, it’s Autodesk’s answer for a Building Information Modeling software).   This is more of a technical aspect tutorial.

 

So let’s start…

Let say you like to create your own dream house.  (in my case, my parent’s house extension). and you like to try this Revit thing.  (and you’re an autocad master already…) On a quick note, Revit is like a modeling software, the main difference to other modeling software are:

• Revit can store data. (i.e. Your Door model can be labeled with the type, manufacturer, cost, even the paint color.
• It can calculate the length, Area, volume, etc. of almost any object you model.
• It can be a drafting tool too. But for detailing, (i.e. Mullion details, Door jamb details.) it would be best to do it in Autocad then later link it to revit.
• Almost automatically produce dimensions, levels, etc. (well, assuming that you modeled it correctly.)
• and many more… (generate schedule, perspective, instant visualization, etc.

So first things first, when you’re using revit… Check the path for your local files. (assuming you’re doing a worksharing project. I’ll discuss it in the future…) It’s a good practice.

STEP 1: Go to Option Menu

Step 1: Go to option menu and check whether your local files are in the correct designated folder. Click the Upper Left button (the big R) and choose option at the lower part of that window.

Step 2: Click the file location and check whether it is on the right folder

Step 2: Click the file location and check whether it is on the right folder. The reason I’m saying this is that in some companies, BIM modeler doesn’t work only with 1 project. Thus, if for example, you’re working with a “Worksharing Project-A” yesterday, but now your boss handed you the new “Worksharing Project-B”, then all of your local files will mix on that same file location if you didn’t change it. (Just Housekeeping purposes)

Step 3: Creating a new file

Step 3:  Creating a new file. When creating a new file, always use the New file button @ the Main Dropdown menu of revit. Don’t use the New file shown at the default view of revit. (See image below… the one with the cross-mark) Since it will automatically use Metric or English template (Depending on how you installed your Revit.) And, you can’t choose your own self-made template if you’re using that button.

Don’t use this New file

When you use the New file button under the drop-down box of the R-button, this will appear. (See below)

You now have the power to choose your own template!

See, by using the suggested new file button, you now have the power to choose your own template, and/or create a new template. After clicking the Ok button, this will appear:

This is where you’ll work. Your canvas. I’ve divided it into 6 parts in order to explain it briefly. (don’t know the exact name of each… but here goes.)

1. This is the Main Ribbon of Revit. This is where you’ll get your walls, floors, object, schedules, new camera view, hatch, etc. almost all model-creation tools are here, as well as the collaboration tools & some add-ins.
2. The property bar. This is where you’ll look if you’re trying to find out the property of a selected object. (i.e. it’s height, area, volume, etc.) Also, this is where you’ll have to input/edit some data as well as controlling the visibility/options.
3. The Project Browser.  This is where you get your view of the projects. (whether plans, RCP, elevations, sections, details, etc.) Also, this is where you’ll gonna name your drawings. It’s kinda hard to explain…. but i’ll try to explain it next time.
4. I don’t know what’s the official name of these icons, but these are the icons responsible on how you would like to see the models. (i.e. whether you want it to be in wireframe, shaded, etc. or to show the shadow cast, etc.)
5. Press and drag & filter button. 2 things. NEVER CHECK THE PRESS AND DRAG! it’s just a pain in the ass if you’re coming from autocad.  The filter button purpose is just to filter-out the selected objects.
6. The canvas. This is where you’ll gonna model, draw, etc.

 

I’m kinda sleepy now. I’ll just cut the tutorial here and continue sometime this week or the next. (Whenever i have free time) Ciao!

 

 

 

The Padul-ong Experience

Here’s my first entry for my new Blog site.
(sort of a tribute to my fellow waraynons.)

My wife and I woke up around 4:30am in the morning just to get ready for the Padul-ong festival here in Borongan, Eastern Samar.  For those who don’t know where exactly the location of Borongan… here’s the link. CLICK ME!

The Padul-ong Festival will start @ the shores of Punta Maria then after the Mass there, there will be a parade of boats from there up to the docks of Rawis. So my wife and I were ready to go to check the Boat Parade… 5am in the morning! (We were told that the start of the parade were 5am, but it was the start of the mass @ Punta Maria.)

We were the first ones to arrive at Rawis.  It was all dark at that time… But luckily,  we saw the beautiful sunrise on the shores of Rawis… Here’s a snapshot of it…

What a refreshing sight to behold! After coming from a 1.5 hour plane trip and 4hour trip by land (van), and sleeping for just 3 hours,  it surely is a rewarding view!

Then, one by one, the event organizer, the hermana, knights of columbus, etc. all arrived at the Rawis Pier. Here are some of my snapshots.

Happy Birthday Mama Mary!

The 3 Knights (of Columbus)

Getting ready to dance the long walk!

  Boronganons are all smiles!

A moment later, the whole pier was congested with people & vehicles! The BDPF  (Borongan Digital Photography Forum)  were also present at that time to facilitate/Join the event organized by BHCS (Borongan Historical & Cultural Society). That explains a lot of photographers swarming the pier. 🙂

A shot using 70-300mm lens. (@300mm crop sensor… still pretty small)

Then, a swarm of boats glide the whole pier side. What a magnificent view it was! The feeling was like pre-colonial era of boat men invading a city! Really it’s worth waking up in the morning! Here are some shots I’ve made.

It’s too bad I missed the opportunity to get some shots on the Dance Event held @ Borongan Plaza after the parade.  But i did some shots last 2009  Padul-ong. (i’ll update this blog as soon as i find those photos.) 🙂