KAIRA LOORO
ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION MATERIAL PRICES
This is only an example materials list in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Participants are free to use any other type of material in according to design requirements.
For materials not listed, average international market prices can be used.
Average prices of building materials in Sub-Saharan Africa
Material Unit Use Price (€)
Cement / Sand Brick 1 brick 20 x 30 x 15centimeters Structure 1,5
Earth/laterite Brick 1 brick 20x30x15centimeters Structure 1,2
Earth/laterite Brick with
cement 1 brick 20x30x15centimeters Structure 2
Clay Brick 1 brick Structure 0,3
Cement 32.5 1 ton Structure 120
White wood plank 1 (3meters x 25 centimeters x 3
centimeters) roofing and carpentry 9,3
Bamboo Vulgaris 1 bamboo (diameter 15/20 centimeters –
length 6 meters) Forniture 3,8
River sand 15 m3 concrete 35
Rosewood trunk 1 trunk Forniture and carpentry 234
Rosewooor beam 5centimeters x 8centimeters x 4 meters Carpentry 8,5
Rosewood plank 4 centimeters x 20centimeters x 4 meters Forniture 11,45 Rosewood
(it is possible to request non-standard sizes from sawmills)
1m3 Forniture and carpentry 545
Iron tube 1 pipe (6meters x 2centimeters) Building 13
Plastic bags 1000 (1meters x 0,5metersx0,2meters) Food storage 306
Laterite earth 5 m3 Building 109,5
Laterite stone (shapeless
stones) 5 m3 Building 154
Laterite aggregates 5 m3 Building 120
Black aggregates for
concrete 5 m3 Infrastrutture 900
Shells from river 50kg Decoration and aggregate 15
Sheet metal corrugated 1 element (2meters x 0,8meters) Roof 15
Sheet metal with
decoration 80
Red clay / laterite earth 8 m3 Brick 85
Sand 8 m3 Brick 50
Iron for reinforced concrete 12mm / 8mm / 6mm Length 12 meters
9 elements 12 elements 20 elements
Reinforcement of
concrete 70
Straw A group of straw (length 1.5m - diameter
50centimeters) Roof 0,5
Wild bamboo 1 bamboo (diameter 2/4 centimeters –
length 5 meters) Fence production 0,5
Local bamboo fence 1,5meters x 2,5meters Fence 5
Barbed wire 1 roll of 80 meters Fence 10
Iron profile IPE 100 as per international standards Building 114
Iron profile IPE 80 as per international standards Building 38
Square iron profile 6centimeters x 8 centimeters x 6 meters Building and furnitures 20 L-shaped iron profile 4centimeters x 4 centimeters x 6 meters Building and furnitures 11
Fabrics 1 m2 clothes 2
Tires 1 tires (different sizes because they are
discarded) Fence and furniture 1,5
Tiles 1m2 Floor 10
Broken tiles 5 m2 Floor and decorations 40
Multilayer panel (bois) 2,50meters x 1,40meters,
thickness 8-10mm countertop and formiture 25€
Multilayer plywood
wood 125centimeters x 235 centimeters
thickness 10mm roof 20€
Half an empty pumpkin Variable diameter between 25 and 40
centimetres variable price
between 2.5€
and 5€
Rammed earth * It there is no fixed cost because it depends on the type of dosage (quantity of earth, cement etc.) therefore the designer must foresee the quantities of the individual parts
Building The cost of the rammed earth must be evaluated by the competitor who decides the various proportions used to compose the material (for example sand, cement, earth, etc.)
Palm trunk There is no fixed size because it depends on the type of tree and its age. The competitor may refer to the average size of the trees
carpentry there is no cost because they are not for sale, but the cost must be agreed with the authorities and with the landowner. For these, it is possible to indicate a flat- rate price at the competitor's choice
