The Greenhouse consists of four main modules:
1. Foundation
2. Frame
3. Genderneutral toilet and urinal
4. Composting bags.
Baixing Kindergarten, in the town of Yebu, is lacking water resources and sewage systems. The greenhouse outhouse provides the most befitting solution.
Gansu Province in western China has cold winters and hot summers. There is little rainfall in the eastern part but the loess is too porous to retain it.
The greenhouse design was chosen to ensure a comfortable temperature during the winter to enable the composting of the human waste. Instead of flushing the toilet, dry natural materials are used to cover the waste to absorb the smell and promote the composting.
ABOUT US
Duan Jun: architect
Ao Song: artist, teacher at the Agricultural University
Wang Haiqiang: design, teacher at the Agricultural University
Jin Le: artist, mayor of Shijiezi, teacher at Northwest Normal University
Hu Jianbin: doctor and project manager
Hu Jianqiang: artist and kindergarten owner
Kathleen Bell: educationalist
Das Liao: designer
Wang Shasha: project manager
Marieke Reichwein: project manager
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