PERSONAL EDITION
July 6, 2017
Individual Edition
From the research, we gathered we realized...
Bahari seeks to upgrade social architecture. That includes
Individual space experiences
Communal, public space experiences
Individual Space experiences
3 main things
Need something to work on
Mobile, movable
Privacy too is required
Light, carriable
Aesthetics
The personal edition has come through many…many iterations. Lol after all rapid iteration is the way to go
VERSION 1.0
VERSION 2.0
VERSION 3.0
VERSION 4.0
COMMUNITY EDITION
July 6, 2017
We will be revamping some key areas in the Ashesi University Campus (sample experimental zone)
AREAS
1. CHESS AREA
2. SITTING LEDGE NEAR THE CHESS AREA
SKETCHES
BAHARI: CARD SORTING SESSION
March 29, 2017
BAHARI is an innovative design initiative to create portable, creative and fun, yet unique spaces that enables students to express themselves creatively and own their space.
From an interactive and insightful prosumer brainstorming session which reveal a lot about how students felt about their individual spaces. This event aimed to analyse data gathered to generate insights for creating our first prototypes!
Lead – Audrey S-Darko
HOW DO YOU IMAGINE YOUR BAHARI?
March 22, 2017
BAHARI is an innovative design initiative to create portable, creative and fun, yet unique spaces that enable students to express themselves creatively and own their space.
The project team invited everyone to the PROSUMER Brainstorming session engage students in the design process and product development process of creating an innovative student space.
Lead – Audrey S-Darko
POLYTHENE WASTE FOR RAIN WATER HARVESTING
February 23, 2017
A major problem on the Ashesi Farm is constant water supply to the maintain plant growth. After several brainstorming sessions, the team discovered that there could be a solution which would solve two problems: improper waste management (polyethene waste) and poor irrigation on the farm. The solution that was born was the use of polyethene waste, specifically ‘pure water’ sachets, create a mechanism for rainwater harvesting.
About 400 pure water sachets were procured from a single person’s consumption of “pure water.” These sachets were sewn together by a local seamstress in Berekuso into a canvas that will be used as water collection surface.
Some members of the farm team started experimenting with local materials to create the first prototype.
THE ORGANIC SOLAR VEST
February 22, 2017
The organic solar vest is a vest layered with organic photovoltaic cells designed to trap solar energy which would be capable of storing energy for powering mobile devices. The first prototype of this vest is being built by Nicholas Tali, Engineering Lab Coordinator with the support of Pearl Gemegah ’19 and the coordinators of the D:Lab.
GROWING PLANTS WITH SYNTHETIC HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS (HYDROGELS) ON THE ASHESI FARM
February 16, 2017
With the intention of improving farm irrigation and water retention for plant grow, Dr. Elena Rosca, senior lecturer at the engineering department of Ashesi, has partnered with the farm modeling team in creating a test case around the possibility of farm irrigation using water retentive hydrogels during the dry season. This experiment is towards a project that Dr. Rosca will initiate in a bid to modify these hydrogels to become bio-degradable and plant-friendly.
The farm team together with Dr. Rosca, Dr. Charles Jackson, and the D:Lab coordinators visited the farm to explore the potential of the experiment as well as determine the processes involved.
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