Oxygen House

Oxygen House (OH) is a liveable modern house that is economic and affordable with home design concept grow either as couple dwelling. Minimum land requirement is 5 metres by 10 metres length which can be built upstairs or connected to the next plot (into a couple). Affordable in terms of economic budget for low income society (Starting from IDR 80 Million). Reasonable satisfaction in comfort, safety, energy efficiency and sustainability aspects. Economical value that anyone could develop   with the raw material which are available almost in all over Indonesia, thus conceive manageable materials.

First of all, the split level floor design house generate more effectively and efficiently space, therefore it provided 2 bedrooms of 2 metres by 3 metres and a bathroom approximately 1.15 metres by 2 metres. In addition, a multi-function room (can be used for pantry/dining room/living room) approximately 3 metres by 2 metres. On the other level provide a kitchen and harvesting rainwater component storage need 2 metres by 1.2 metres.

Energy efficiency can be obtained by making cross ventilation and natural lighting at the opening of the wall, consequently the air-conditioner and artificial could be reduce at noon. Moreover the waste aspect, bio-septic tank use to cesspool system and sewerage treatment system applied in the dwelling therefore there is zero waste in the neighbourhood. Afterwards the clean water provide from PDAM supply  or artesian well and ground water-tank also supplied with the capacity of 3.6 metres cubic from harvesting the rain water.

In contrast from other dwellings, the material for this OH uses bamboo, in clump aor palupuh form. Bamboo a highly renewable, eco-friendly resource which grows faster than any wood, and can be grown and harvested without the use of pesticides are the reason choosen as major material.

The main structure is like a footing with assemble system in the form of reinforcement bamboo concrete walls with thickness of 20 centimetres and the height of 180.5 centimetres. The coloms and trusses block uses Strand Woven Bamboo type (SWB) bamboology product either for wall, floor, seal, leaf doors, stairs and all of those components use SWB bamboo board and block form. The opening for ventilation uses whole pieces of bamboo with the length of 20 centimetres or used cutlle of bamboo rod. Apparently for natural lighting some walls that are boxed and closed using clear or transparent material. The roof’s frame and cover uses SWB bamboo and palupuh for the top. The connection system is like Lego connection system which is reinforced with myrrh, bolt and screw so it can be join together. Consequently, at the wet areas, such as bathroom, bamboo wood materials are coated with materials that act as waterproofing, as well as the connection and meeting parts of the roof and lid. In addition, to increase oxygen, on the outer wall is mounted vertical garden using a rope fibres and bamboo vines.

Finally, the interior and furniture from bamboo specially designed for OH dimension. The manual is provided for maintenance. The requirement time to assemble OH is 4 days with 4 workers or only a day if they have 10 workers. Particuarly to generate the assemble footing foundation need the minimal of 2 days. Hopefully with this OH design could support the backlog of 3 million people's homes. Therefore in the next 5 years Indonesia will reduce a lot of slum areas. Apparantly, the balance of nature will be maintained, because the concept designed with dream and integrity and sustainable material of RO is environmentally friendly.
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