EXPLORATIONS 1 & 2 UPDATE

There were a few observations and considerations that emerged after making the prototypes for the wall and structure. In the case of the plastic bottle wall, cracks were spotted as a potential shortcoming of the earth construction and the next explorations or prototypes would try to solve that. Secondly, it could potentially be washed out by rain.

Update from plastic bottle wall prototype.

In the second prototype, processed clay was used and cracks were not present. This began to suggest that the raw clay sourced from the site would need to go through some kind of processing on site before being used for construction. Also, the sketch by the side is an update of the section of the wall, the initial idea for the footing of the wall was a gabion wall, however due to fire considerations, it was thought that this may not be the best method as  fire could melt out the mesh holding the stones in place and that could eventually lead to the collapse of the wall. 

The new idea for the footing of the wall is for it to be mounted on earth bricks which are finished with stones for reinforcement. This would be thicker than the plastic wall themselves and would add thermal mass to the building and also be more resistant to fire than the gabion walls.

Sketch update from prototype 2