Disability Day Centre

Dien Ban, Vietnam

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Client : Jackie Wrafter, Kianh Foundation
Current Status : Construction

 

Project Summary :

Architects without Frontiers Australia (AWF) have been working with the Kianh Foundation since 2008 to develop proposals for a purpose-designed Disability Day Centre in Dien Ban, (near Hoi An) Central Vietnam. The Centre hopes to meet pressing needs for 60 - 80 disabled and disadvantaged children in the area and provide access to urgent health, physiotherapy and educational needs.

The Disability Day Centre will also provide educational opportunities for students from RMIT University (RMIT) and RMIT International University Vietnam (RIUV). In January 2010 a group of RMIT students worked with AWF, the Kianh Foundation and the local community as part of the Building the Community Design Studio. The project also offers RMIT and RIUV students ongoing opportunities for cross cultural engagement, learning and teaching across a number of disciplines.

The AWF team visited Hoi An in November 2008 and made site visits, studied characteristics of local construction and design and undertook extensive consultation with the client. The client provided a list of requirements and rough schematic drawings for the proposed day care centre.

AWF worked with Melbourne design from BURO Architects and Interiors to finalise the initial designs.

Latest Updates:

January 2012: Construction is almost complete on the Dien Ban Disability Day Care Centre.

Currently the internal fit out of this fantastic new building is beginning. The external structure, the ceilings and floor tiling have already been completed. The electrical, plumbing and internal finishes are still to be done.

The workers and our staff have now finished for the TET holiday but will resume in early February. Chuc Mung Nam Moi! (Happy New Year!).

Keep following the progress and get involved in this exciting project. The Disability Centre will make a huge difference to the lives of children with disability and their families on the Kianh Foundation facebook page.

December 2011:

Construction has continued at a remarkable pace. The superstructure is complete and the roof is on and tiled. The Kianh Foundation has been working tirelessly to get the project to this state before the end of the year and they have done a great job. It is an impressive structure and we are looking forward to seeing completion in the new year. Congratulations to all.

September 2011:

Construction is underway on the Centre!

These images show the building in the third week of construction and the foundations almost complete.

July 2011:

The final Architectural, Mechanical and Engineering drawings were checked by BURO architects and AWF before going to tender. In this process the drawings were checked for compliance to code, suitability of design and the plans will be assessed against their original intent.

During July the Bidding Dossier was compiled including all instructions, timelines and necessary documents for the Tenderers. This Bidding Dossier was checked by the Kianh Foundation and AWF prior to being released. The Bidding Committee also took on the advice of the Kianh Foundation when choosing the 5 builders to be involved in the limited closed Tender.

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