V D Joshi Award winning Corona Bug- ferrocement house

10th Ferrocement Day - Mattias Nowe wins V D Joshi Award
This video shows the Construction of Ferrocement house.
Every year the Ferrocement Society, India celebrates ferrocement day in the memory of renowned and famous engineer of yester years Late V D Joshi. A competition is held amongst engineers and architects every year. The winner is felicitated by Late V D Joshi award for the best ferrocement structure. This is the 10th consecutive year in line. The past award winners are, Ar. Anupama Kundu from Pondicherry, Ar. Ajay Thosar, Pune, Er. Biji John from Kerala, Shri Shilp Consultants from Aurangabad, Owen Waldschlagel, USA, Shri Subhash Patil of Sangli, Shri Sumit Bagade and Shri Nandakumar Jadhav of Satara.
An eminent engineer from NSW, Australia, Mattias Nowe bagged this year’s award for the innovative building in ferrocement “CORONA BUG” built at Jiggi. Er Ulhas Paranjape was the Chief Guest. Prof Bilawari Karkare, Prof. Shilpa Patil, HOD, Civil Engg Department of VIIT college, Prof R K Ambegaonkar was also present. Prof Dr. Archana Tanawade presented application of ferrocement for roads construction. President Girish Sangle welcomed the guests and spoke about V D Joshi’s pioneer work in India. Er. Vijay Shitole delivered vote of thanks.
The houses built in ferrocement are earthquake resistant. These are also easy to construct. Materials like wooden planks, metal, bricks, rubble, etc., are not required for this type of construction. So these houses are more environment friendly.
Artisan awards were also given to the best ferrocement workers. Pradeep Jadhav, Umesh Sawant, Ganpat Tukaram Sawant and Shaahid Sannate are the winners of Artisan Award of 2022.

[@samanthamasters5015]

Beautiful curves and flowy feel to this place. Looks osm!❤

[@Immortal-_-0n]

Wow,you can easily get rain water too .

[@davidseiffert3999]

Beautiful, well done 🎉

[@singtp]

congratulations Matt. I did not know your house project won this award. Accidentally discovered this while looking out for FEN and Paul sarnstorm. Just learnt about the sad news of Paul passing away in Oct. 22. Keep in touch

[@kimobailey2926]

Respect !!! Well done !!

[@rossr6616]

beautiful build! I love the crab shell top hat. Am working on a fc shed for solar equipment and this is inspiring to me.

[@crunchycountrycatholic]

This is marvelous

[@gabriellafarella2926]

Sì è Magnificamente Genialmente .....Fantasiosa quindi Artistica a 360° a tutto " tondo".....Quando l'Architettura diventa Scultura

[@markdoell1834]

super interesting build. Reminds me of a James Hubbell design from the 1970's socal. Very cool.

[@brettedgar6733]

SAVE THE TREES. THIS IS GREAT. BINISHELL IS ALSO, A WONDERFUL IDEA.

[@viyoddha8840]

Earlier I was thinking ferrocement construction as a low cost cheap house but if we design houses like this one, it could generate enough demands.

[@ShambhalaVillage]

It can be less expensive and have this appeal if the ferrocement could be limited to the core elements of the building and the render could be applied thin, less than 2 centimeters, by leveraging the stability advantage of smooth curves and a balanced roof, like how the awning functions here to stabilize, or balance, the dome. A simplified and sturdy base frame that features fluid curves for just the support columns and a roof, a roof that supplies a sturdy, stress-skin (structural sandwich) insulating thickness, would result in an attractive column pavilion that would simplify and lower the cost of the entry-wall designs while freeing up those wall designs to be more interesting and beautiful by not having to be load bearing and needing only a non-mechanical bond because the walls key into the rounded profile of the columns and roof for mutual stability. It would achieve long-term and even seismic stability, thus reducing long term costs and resource demands. Aesthetics and personal taste would become the focus of the entry-wall design that are more easily redesigned, adapted, as time goes on, rather than the basic practical function of holding up the roof being the core purpose of the walls. A core pavilion could work! .

[@kathrynralli4557]

Very cool.

[@AutoNomades]

It looks like loveshakes (made of clay on wooden/bamboo woven structure) but more expensive and less livable... ^^

[@FATTONYKAUAI]

What was covered over the steel mesh

[@ferrocement123]

Cement sand mortar

[@rossr6616]

​@@ferrocement123basic 2:1 ? and any additives?

[@samman-kd8gc]

What is cost of this house in India?

[@AutoNomades]

Expensive and unbreathable.. Look at "loveshakes" style houses They are made of clay on wooden/bamboo woven structure, you'll find good inspiration too !