List down five (5) indigenous and local materials they can use in enhancing
their bamboo and wood projects to make it marketable. Write answer in separate
sheet of paper.
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For Ghana, a country in West Africa, this is no different. With a climate that ranges from tropical savanna to tropical rainforest, the materials and construction techniques utilized in its indigenous architecture must navigate a curious mix of dryness, heat, humidity and heavy rainfall. Read on to find more about these material and form-making strategies and consider the parallels with other tropical architectural conditions found elsewhere:
★Materials
•Bamboo
Testament to its siting in West Africa’s forest belt, fast-growing and renewable bamboo is widely grown and available in Ghana, supporting 25 identified species including native and introduced kinds. Bambusa multiplex holds court as the true indigenous variety. The clumping (sympodial) type proves useful for agricultural and environmental purposes, while the running or open (monopodial) type is handy for construction purposes. Environmentally, bamboo assists with such issues as soil stabilization, coastal edge maintenance and microclimatic conditions, while for construction, bamboo aids in scaffolding, furniture, laminated boards and floor-and-roof paneling.
•Laterite
Present in hot and wet tropical conditions, laterite is a reddish-brown surface formation derived from weathered rock containing rich iron and aluminum deposits. In its weathered form, laterite has a clay-like consistency granting it greater water-holding capacity than sandy soils and thus making it valuable for flooring and blockwork (wall units). When compacted, laterite serves as flooring systems for vernacular homes, bases for roadways and fill for foundations and embankments. When moistened, builders can mold laterite into dense bricks that require little mortar, cured according to strength needs, and because of its thermal nature, it can act as building coolants.
•Timber
A prized international export product and domestic resource, timber offers the Ghanaian architectural industry, vernacular and hybridized, a myriad of benefits. Timber use in Ghana often manifests in the form of sawn wood, veneer sheets, particleboards and plywood for both domestic use and export. Within Ghana’s indigenous architecture, timber acts as structural frames or walls (2 to 6 inches in diameter) or as suspended horizontal floors in lagoon-based settlements for food and tools storage.
•Stone
Stone’s primary use in Ghana’s indigenous architecture is as a critical component in foundation prepping. To alleviate the need for foundations, builders typically select sites of firm ground, which will serve as substructures and ground floors for homes. Where firm ground is lacking, builders excavate the earth until hitting firmer ground and carve out holes that will act as footings for vertical wooden posts. From there, masons will add to each individual footing, small pieces of stone held together with lime mortar.
•Seashells
A seashell or sea shell, also known simply as a shell, is a hard, protective outer layer usually created by an animal that lives in the sea. The shell is part of the body of the animal. Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches by beachcombers. The shells are empty because the animal has died and the soft parts have been eaten by another animal or have decomposed.
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