Location: Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Date of start and completion:: 2020

Area: 2.8 hectares

Clients: Aga Khan Agency for Habitat

Project Description:

As the relocation planning (design development) for Dekhaw village had been fulfilled, a “Detailed Area Design for the Dasht-e-Dehkhaw (DADD)” and “Architecture Documents for Construction Level (ADCL)” were prepared by Protek Yapi ECC so that AKAH be able to start the construction of the village and preparing safe and affordable housing and living environment for those people who were affected by a derbies flood on 2017 and lost their houses.

Scope of Services:

The outputs of the assignment were:

• Detailed Area Design for Dasht-e-Dehkhaw at scale 1:500 to 1:100 in which,
• The exact amount of soil excavation and embankments was determined with dimension (width and height) based on the topography survey available for the site
• The road’s slope and the in-detail surface water drainage system were designed
• The height level of the entrances of the house allied to the roads based on site topography plan was determined
• Infrastructure network in-detail design and construction level drawings were prepared including water, sewage system, energy/power, etc. (details of networks, excavation depth, pipes, connectors, access location, equipment, substation location, etc.)
• Rural furniture was designed in detail (pattern, materials, size, color, location, etc.)
• Public spaces were designed including Entrances, Landmarks (design, material, location, color, etc.) Shading, Floor cover (Pattern, Color, materials), Determination of Performance and Spatial Territories, and landscape design.
• Mitigation measures were designed to reduce the natural hazards based on the remote sensing modeling
• Lighting and wiring details were provided including (systems, materials, color, location, etc.)
• Accurate and in-detail BOQ were prepared based on a list of approved material for all required details
• Tender documents were generated including (RFP, Specifications, List of Approved Materials, Contract document as per FIDIC standards, etc.)
• Detailed documents for construction level architecture (1:100 to 1:10) in which, detailed design for construction level drawing and in-detail BoQs and specifications (tender documents) of infrastructure including water supply system, sewage system, (entire scheme from household to pipeline to filtration, etc.), energy system, etc. were prepared as follows:
  • A detailed review of national and international bylaws and standards was conducted
  • Geotechnical and topographic studies for its implementation for the housing scope of work were done
  • A whole building life cycle assessment was conducted to reduce embodied carbon
  • An energy modeling was utilized to estimate a building’s energy use.
  • Structural systems for energy efficiency were optimized.
  • Building services in rural areas for minimum maintenance and fewer energy consumptions were optimized
  • The design was based on using low-energy materials, fixtures, equipment, water, and electricity-saving devices, and reducing waste through source reduction and recycling
  • Structural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing designs of houses were prepared for construction level
  • Health facilities, including water systems, rainwater collection systems, waste collection, and disposal systems were designed
  • Tender documents were generated including (RFP, Specifications, List of Approved Materials, Contract document as per FIDIC standards, etc.)