IFAKARA HOUSE FIVE

Ifakara House 5 - CONCRETE AND BRICK WALLS WITH METAL ROOF

The final house of the Ifakara housing surveys is constructed using brick and concrete. This house is comparatively larger than most of the other houses within the area, especially the others in the survey. The concrete was poured for the foundation and the windows with a lintel wrapping around the entire structure. The tall walls are met with a corrugated metal roof. This roof is held up by large truss systems that run the width of the length of the house creating a large gable structure. This house’s eaves are closed which helps keep mosquitoes from entering in the night.

Individual Blocks

The concrete is paired with burnt bricks to finish making up the walls.

Openings

There are plenty of windows to open to allow for airflow and passive cooling. These windows have metal grates as well as insect screens for protection purposes.

Interior Spaces

Inside Ifakara House 5, an elevated concrete foundation provides a solid base for the brick-walled structure, while raised lumbar trusses support a comparatively high corrugated metal roof. The hallway has small windows at either end that are not screened to allow for optimal airflow, but pose a risk of mosquito access. The windows in the individual rooms are both screened and barred, and every bed is netted. At the end of the hallway lies a smaller foyer area. While the hallway and rooms of the home include concrete-plastered walls, though scuffed in numerous spots, this foyer area transitions to exposed brick walls and an uneven brick floor. There is an exterior window with an extremely worn-out screen as well as an interior “window”, essentially a small gap in the brick wall looking into the next room

Environmental Data

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