O.B.R.E.D.I.M.C.E.
My design toolbox
"Teaching the OBREDIM"
My design toolbox
The key for designing the projects
Wen i design i try to keep my design toolbox very close to me, so that at any moment i can just look inside and see which one is the most efficient in that precise moment.
My favorite design tools that i apply to my ideas are:
O.B.R.E.D.I.M.C.E.
Holistic management
The scale of permanence
D.A.F.O.R.
P.A.S.T.E.
S.W.O.C.
P.M.I.
P.M.I.
Small but strong steps
O.B.R.E.D.I.M.C.E.
For the design process of this projects ive chosen the O.B.R.E.D.I.M.C.E. as main framework, based on the O.B.R.E.D.I.M. tool to which i extended the C. and E. and mixed with other tools like holistic management or the scale of permanence.
O.B.R.E.D.I.M.C.E. is a mnemonic that stands for Observation, Boundaries, Resources, Evaluation, Design, Implementation, Maintenance, Celebration and Evaluation again.
I ve used this tool because it is in my opinion the most “organic” design process of everything i ve tried, easy to remember and easy to apply, thats the reason for using it and specially teaching it...and i really love to do that...
Ive added the C. that stands for celebration, because i foud a critical importance on celebrating and taking some time to rejubilate with the achievements, and i also added another E. for another evaluation, so that the evaluation keeps happening several times along the process, to make it even more holistic and so that the spirit is not lost between the letters, and also so that the people never forget to celebrate and appreciate their regenerations .
Ive added the C. that stands for celebration, because i foud a critical importance on celebrating and taking some time to rejubilate with the achievements, and i also added another E. for another evaluation, so that the evaluation keeps happening several times along the process, to make it even more holistic and so that the spirit is not lost between the letters, and also so that the people never forget to celebrate and appreciate their regenerations .
The process will move on without stopping, after getting to the final E. of evaluation we should go back again to the beginning to improve it or try new updates and then implement the new ideas, maintain them and finally to celebrate again, as a spiral that repeats the pattern...
O.B.R.E.D.I.M.C.E. O.B.R.E.D.I.M.C.E. O.B.R.E.D.I.M.C.E.
It flows like the pattern of a song that repeats itself and we try to keep an open eye for a constant observation of changes.
Obredimce, obredamce... life goes ooonnnn...ohhhh ohhhh life goes on...
"Painting about Permaculture"
For the projects ive been involved in, the implementation started right after i arrived, because of the urgent need for development, but still i ve chosen to give small and slow steps so that i could develop my skills of observation and conscience of the landscape, and by doing that i could know what to do next and wen to do it, just by listening to what nature wants to say.
Desire lines
Objectives
for evaluation
-Understanding energy flows and leaks
Quality of life
Do you have the quality of life you were
Permaculture Ethics
Is your design a manifestation of the
three permaculture ethics?
Efficiency questions
P.M.I.
Plus-Minus-Interesting
P.A.S.T.E.
" Wen composting for 30 000 people at Boom festival"
O.B.R.E.D.I.M.C.E.
Index
Observation
Objectives
for observation:
Intuitive
Observation
Deductive
Observation
D.A.F.O.R.
Principle
for observation:
Boundaries
Objectives
for boundaries:
Holistic
objectives
Visible
Boundaries
Invisible
Boundaries
The
scale of permanence
Subtile
boundaries
Desire lines
Desire lines
D.A.F.O.R.
Principle
for boundaries
Resources
Objectives
for resources:
Visible
Resources
Invisible
Resources
P.A.S.T.E.
P.A.S.T.E.
D.A.F.O.R.
Principle
for resources
Evaluation
Objectives
for evaluation
Imput and output analysis
Needs/Yields
Limiting
factors
S.W.O.C.
Systems
dynamics
Web
of life
D.A.F.O.R.
Principle
for evaluation
Design
Objectives
for design:
Master
plan
Zoning
Sector Analisys
Sector Analisys
Filtering
Tools
Principles use
P.M.I.
Principles use
P.M.I.
Principle
for design
Implementation
Objectives
for implementation:
Stacking
D.A.F.O.R.
Set priorities
Set priorities
Principle
for implementation
Maintenance
Objectives
for maintainance:
P.A.S.T.E.
S.W.O.C.
Colecting
data
Principle
for maintainance
Celebration
Objectives
for celebration:
S.W.O.C.
D.A.F.O.R.
Party
Principle
for celebration
Evaluation
Objectives
for evaluation:
P.A.S.T.E.
Limiting
factors
S.W.O.C.
Systems
dynamics
Web
of life
Principle
for evaluation
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...step
by step...
Observation
“The
key to permaculture is a good observation”
For the projects ive been involved in, the implementation started right after i arrived, because of the urgent need for development, but still i ve chosen to give small and slow steps so that i could develop my skills of observation and conscience of the landscape, and by doing that i could know what to do next and wen to do it, just by listening to what nature wants to say.
Objectives
of observation:
-Improve
and practice observation skills
-Give
a general and detailed idea of the aspects of the elements in the
system
-Get
a detailed perception of the landscape and the cause of problems
-Take
into consideration all the potential of the elements in the system
-Read
the patterns in the landscape
-Visit
the area under development in different conditions, in different
times of the day and night, and in different times of the year.
-Discover
in an intuitive way the connections between the elements.
-Go
slowly into conclusions, so that they can be more precise
-Avoid
judgement before gathering all the aspects of the intuitive
observation.
The
process of observation can be done in an intuitive or deductive way,
very different in the way each one approaches observation one its
based on a childlike pattern, and the other in an mature experience.
Intuitive
Observation
-Childlike
observation
-Done
in meditative state
-Use
all of possible senses
-The
longer the better thru different seasons
-With
clear mind without concepts
-Register
what pops up
-Apply
in extreme conditions
Deductive
Observation
-Mature
and based on experience
-Looking
for natural connections
-Cause
and effect
-How?
Why?Wen?Who?
-Looking
for characteristics of elements
-Energy
efficient links
-Avoid
imposing patterns
-Dance
with nature
D.A.F.O.R.
Ive
also used the D.A.F.O.R.
Framework in my
designs, in many different moments, and its another mnemonic, that
stands for Dominant,
Abundant, Frequent, Occasional, Rare
and that can used to classify the patterns of presence of specific
resources or elements, like plants, animals, tools, materials,
climate, money, events, ideas etc.
Principle
for observation
“Design
from patterns to details”
Boundaries
“To
know our boundaries is to know witch direction we can expand”
Objectives
for boundaries:
-Create
an holistic view statement
-To
know the context were we are working
-Share
of information with client
-Identify
areas were energy is produced or acumulated
-Gathering
of crucial information
-Awareness
of available resources
-Identify
were is the potential to expand and scale up.
-To
know were are entropic situations.
-To
get a more clear idea of focus and direction
Client
interview
A
good moment to make the client interview so that he can start
influencing the design with more detailed information about the
project.
Holistic
objectives
Vision
Mission
Quality of life
Future resource base
Types
of boundaries
There
are two types of boundaries, the visible and the invisible, usualy
people can very easily identify the visible ones, there is an extreme
importance on being aware of invisible boundaries.
Visible
Boundaries
Climatic
Landscape
Natural
Constructions
Materials
Money
People
Invisible
Boundaries
Cultural
Language
Legal
Finance
Knowledge
Education
The
scale of permanence
Ive
also used P.A. Yeomans scale of permanence to get to know my limiting
factors for design, a tool that can be used to find priorities for
the regeneration.
Its
very important when designing to consider how we can use resources to
best effect, and how we can get it to perform as many functions as
possible before they leave the site, so that we can achieve energy
efficiency and self resiliency.
1-Climate
Weather
potentials
2-Landscape
Geography
3-Water
Sources
and possibilities
4-Access
Flows
of activity
5-Habitats
Ecosystem
architecture
6-Micro
climates
Sun,
water, soil,
wind patterns
7-Buildings
Location
and function
8-Zones
Environmental,
social and
legal limits
9-Soils
Type
and characteristics
10-Aesthetics
Experiences
and
feelings
Subtile boundaries
Areas
were yield can be maximized:
-Ecotones
-Opened
niches
-Edge
effects
-Microclimates
Desire lines
-Is the access placed on the best place?
D.A.F.O.R.
Dominant,
Abundant, Frequent, Occasional, Rare
Principle
for Boundaries
“Valorize
marginal elements”
Resources
“What
can i count on”
Objectives
for resources:
-To
know what are the available resources
-Gathering
of information
-How
many? How long?
-What
do we have on site?
Visible
Resources
Water
Energy
Materials
Money
Friends
Space
Structures
Invisible
Resources
Knowledge
Skills
Ideas
Information
Time
Optimism
P.A.S.T.E.
I also use the P.A.S.T.E. tool wen evaluating so that i can know who are the main elements in my design, and how can i use them.
P.A.S.T.E. stands for Plants, Animals, Structures, Tools, Events
Plants
Annuals, Perennials, trees and fungi
Animals
Wild and domestic, birds, mammals, insects, fish, reptiles and amphibians
Structures
Houses, buildings, sheds, paths
Tools
Machines and tools available
Events
Social and natural, courses, storms, gatherings, visits
D.A.F.O.R.
Dominant,
Abundant, Frequent, Occasional, Rare
Principle
for Resources
“Use
local and renewable resources”
Evaluation
“What
you see its not what you get, its now time to think about”
-Site
analysis
-How
is the energy flowing?
-Were
are the energy leaks?
-What
might be the needs and the yields
-Evaluate
information
-Identify
interactions
-To know were are entropic situations.
-To get a more clear idea of focus and direction
-What might be the needs and the yields
-External and internal inputs
-Understanding energy flows and leaks
-Potential
for the reproduction of patterns
-Possibilities
for application of permaculture principles
-Future steps
-Identify were is the potential to expand and scale up.
-This
is the time to stop the information gathering, check the previous
moments and to start looking for potential connections, its very
important to try to have a look from different perspectives to find
niches.
Imput and output analysis
Needs /Yields
What do we have?
What is missing?
What will we have?
What will be missing?
Limiting
factors
What
is limiting your yield?
Were
can i open more niches?
What
improvements can be done?
How
to extend limits and comfort zones?
Energy
leaks
Where
are you bleeding?
Biological
social
financial
legal
energetic
climatic
Working
force
Water
Soils
S.W.O.C.
Strenghts,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, Constraints
Systems
dynamics
Identify
key functions
Identify
witch systems will support the key functions
Identify
witch elements will support the systems
Relations + + between systems
Relations + + between systems
Web
of life
Possible
efficient relations
D.A.F.O.R.
Dominant,
Abundant, Frequent, Occasional, Rare
Principle
for evaluation
“Take
responsability and accept feed back”
Design
“ -Design
its only a way to make life more efficient and beautiful.”
Objectives
for design
-Create
a base map of what exists.
-Practice
your drawing skills
-Take
the evaluation to a new step
-Organization
of ideas
-Organize
interactions
-Develop
efficient connections
-Apply
permaculture principles
-Objectives
for time and space
This
is the moment wen we start making our drawings and, we look for our
creative skills to apply the permaculture principles in our design,
by following our clients opinion at the same time that we try to be
opened to change.
The
main goal is to work with nature for most efficiency and to be aware
that there are no limits to imagination.
Master
plan
What
are your objectives in time and space and the resources to make it
happen
Zoning
According
to visits per year
Based
on clients needs
Looking
at landscape characteristics
Considering
energy flows
Time
stacking
Space
stacking
Filtering
Tools
Financial
analysis
Budget adjustments?
Budget adjustments?
Quality of life
Do you have the quality of life you were
looking for?
Is your design a manifestation of the
three permaculture ethics?
Permaculture Principles
Are they consciously being
Are they consciously being
applied?
Efficiency questions
1. How much observation and interaction has lead to this design?
What can be done to increase the observance and interaction?
Can protracted and thoughtful observation be increased as part of the day to day?
What functional relationships can you recognise?
2. How much energy is caught and stored?
What energy is entering and leaving the habitat?
How can you capture gravitational energy of water, or fertility, higher up?
How can we put the same energy through more systems?
3. How much yield does is produced?
How can the edges yields be increased?
4. How much feedback is allowed?
Can you increase localization?
How can more control be relinquished to the habitat?
5. How much renewable resources and services does it use?
How would nature do it?
What genetic intelligence is available to help?
What biological resources are available on site or locally?
6. How much waste does this system produce?
Waste is an unused resource. What use can be devised for waste on site?
Does the system return at least what it takes?
7. How much has this design been worked from patterns to details?
What are the functional relationships?
Would changing the relative location of elements be helpful?
8. How integrated is the solution?
How can you stack more into the existing system?
9. How small and slow are the solutions?
Have you waited one year? (or equivalent full cycle?)
What’s the least change for the greatest effect?
What strategic planting will help?
Have you given room for unforseen sucession in the whole system?
What can you do for the smallest organisms that could help the Habitat?
10. How much diversity does it value?
What elements can be altered or redeployed to given added functions?
What are the back up plan systems?
11. How much does it use edges and the marginal?
Where are the edges?
Soil, the ultimate ‘edge’: How can it be increased with least amount of effort?
12. How does this design encourage creative use and response to change?
What seed in the problem is the solution?
Does your plan allow for disorder and entropy?
What are the opportunities?
Principle
for design
“The
problem is the solution”
Implementation
“Lets
get our hands dirty”
Objectives
for implementation
-Start
small
-Define
priorities of action
-Move
in a controlled front
-How
can the plans be made real
-Get
the resources to start
-Manifest
your dreams
-Call
all your friends
-Usually
there are a lot of adaptations that are done to the design, because
looking at the paper is not the same as looking at the land and also
because the resources dont always have the flow that we expect.
D.A.F.O.R.
Set priorities
Set priorities
Dominant,
Abundant, Frequent, Occasional, Rare
Stacking
Time
Space
P.M.I.
Plus-Minus-Interesting
Principle
for implementation
“Integrate
rather than segregate”
Maintenance
Objectives
for maintenance
-How
much do I want to work?
-What
does the system needs?
-Share
with the people
-Valorize
feed back
-Collecting
data
-Be
opened to change
-Question
yourself
-Adapt
S.W.O.C.
Strenghts,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, Constraints
P.A.S.T.E.
P.A.S.T.E.
stands for Plants,
Animals, Structures, Tools, Events
Colecting
data
-What
is going on?
Principle
for maintainance
“Respond
to change creatively”
Celebration
Objectives
for celebration
-Sharing
-Open space for celebrating
-Open space for celebrating
-Stop
the mind
-Relax
-Call
the community
-Show
your achievements
-Enjoy
your success
-Breath
deep
-Develop
art
-Fill
other niches
-Celebrate
your yields
D.A.F.O.R.
Dominant,
Abundant, Frequent, Occasional, Rare
S.W.O.C.
Strenghts,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, Constraints
Party
-Pizza
night
-Convergence
-Meetings
-Movie
nights
Principle
for celebration
“Obtain
a yield”
Evaluation
Objectives
for evaluation
-New
site analysis
-How
is the energy flowing?
-Were
are the energy leaks?
-What
might be the new needs and the yields
-Evaluate
information
-Identify
efficient and in efficient interactions
-Future
steps
-Potential
for the reproduction of patterns
-Possibilities
for application of permaculture principles
-This
is the time to do a new information gathering, check the previous
moments and to start looking for potential connections, its very
important to try to have a look from different perspectives to find
niches.
P.A.S.T.E.
P.A.S.T.E.
stands for Plants, Animals, Structures,
Tools, Events
New
possibilities for P.A.S.T.E.
Limiting
factors
New
limitations
Energy
leaks
Where
are you bleeding?
S.W.O.C.
Strenghts,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, Constraints
Systems
dynamics
Identify
new key functions
Identify
witch systems will support the key functions
Identify
witch elements will support the systems
Web
of life
Possible
efficient relations
Principle
for evaluation
“Produce no waste”
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