The Rebuilding Centre

By in Haiti on December 3, 2010 at 8:52 pm

The Rebuilding Centre is the base for the Architecture for Humanity and has recently been awarded a grant for $800K thereabout grant from the Bush/Clinton Fund.

AFH office is housed on the ground floor and this is where I spend most of my days here in Haiti.

Petionville was hardly affected by the earthquake, but need some slight renovation works. It is now the headquarters for Architecture for Humanity along with a few other local Haitian companies. Companies that are connected with the architectural field.

The long term plan for the Rebuilding Centre is that local Haitian's connected with the construction industry will run and manage this centre. It will be a powerhouse for design, building and reconstruction.

The AFH offices is a light airy space with handmade tables and chairs. It is very basic but has it uses as an office space for us to operate it. The back wall was a self painted blackboard, which highlights all project currently in progress in Haiti.

Throughout the building the finishes are beautiful and utilizes local Haitian artists who make great metalwork.

Each office space is marked out an office number, again beautifully made with Haitian metalwork.

There are eight office spaces and one flat in the entire building. It has an open roof balcony which overlooks Rue Rebecca, which faces a small tent campsite and a local Haitian school.