DAR ES SALAAM HOUSE THREE

HOUSE 3 – PLASTER COVERED CONCRETE BLOCK WITH METAL ROOF

Found in the Kigamboni Region, this house is constructed using concrete blocks for walls and shed metal roofs with a gentle slope for rain management. This house is split into two zones – one for those living in the home and the other for storing animals and materials. On the residential side, the windows are screened and operable and on the side for storage, the windows are partially covered by metal sheets to keep chickens in while also allowing airflow.

Individual Blocks

Concrete blocks with plaster covering the exterior faces compose the walls of this house.

Openings

The individual rooms have screened windows while the hallway has barred yet unscreened windows. The rooms are separated from the hall by manufactured wooden doors. This indicates that mosquitoes are isolated from the rooms specifically rather than the house as a whole.

Interior Spaces

Upon entering the residential side of the house, one is met with cement-plastered walls and ceilings. The ceiling plaster overlays some sort of board material, potentially gypsum. The floors is concrete slab, covered with decorative floor paper in some areas. Each bedroom has a raised bed with an intact mosquito net. The storage/chicken side of the home includes gravel and dust floors, non-plastered block walls with visible rebar, and an exposed lumbar framed roof. Despite the wall openings and the gap between the roof and walls, there seems to be little ventilation.

Environmental Data

To better understand the possibility of mosquito bite rates and the thermal comfort of the occupants, carbon dioxide, light intensity, and temperature were measured in the house.