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Community center in eco community in mountains
Kosiv, Ukraine
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Location:
Kosiv, Ukraine
Category:
recreation & sport
Phase:
design development
Updated:
30 December 2022
Since the war in Ukraine started in February 2022, eco centre "Tepla Gora" hosted 150 war refugees and volunteers, giving them place and time for rehabilitation.

Now community grows and needs multifunctional space for comfort and simultaneous stay of up to 30 people.

It is planned to use space for physical and mental practices (such as yoga and meditation) with a separated space for library, living room, coworking, bicycle workshop.
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Introduction
The renovated community center should be a project about innovation, environmental friendliness, energy efficiency, and minimal energy use. The solutions in the project should be accessible to inspire repetition and reuse by visitors.

We are planning renovated space to have:
  • a large bright hall (space for yoga, events, seminars, workshops)
  • coworking library room
  • a room for meetings, working in silence
  • covered terrace and roof space (can be used for outdoor yoga, cinema, playground)
  • greenhouse
  • garage and workshop for electric bicycles
  • outdoor space with flowers, benches for rest and communication, remote cabins for meditation and mindfulness practices

Our timelines:
1st stage - renovation of the existing building of the center:
  • February-March 2023: buy materials, find volunteers
  • April 2023 - makers construction camp: professional builders + volunteers
2nd stage - insulation, heating - by December 2023
3rd stage - completion of new pavilions - by May 2024
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Impact
Renovated community center will allow to have common events for bigger groups of people - up to 30. And it will allow to raise more money on tourism and use that money for community development and to continue the free of charge program Kolo that supports war refugees. 

Although faith and hope give us strength to resist, this difficult war time in Ukraine also brings anxiety, exhaustion and trauma. For people living in survival mode and under high stress, taking a break to recharge is crucial. Besides helping the affected people feel grounded again and balancing their emotional state, a restful pause on "Tepla Gora" will strengthen their hope and faith and enable them to go on and/to help others.
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Core team
“Tepla Gore” is non-profit organization. We unite volonteers, tourists, partners from other eco villages, investors, people from local area.

Andriy Hrushetskyi
Roles: financial management, legal issues, fundraising, team engagement.
https://www.facebook.com/andriygrushetsky 

Sofia Levinska
Roles: communication, accommodation and care of guests, management of social networks, community involvement (community management), project management of common space renovation.
https://www.facebook.com/sofiia.levinska 

Vasyl Yuskiv
Roles: involvement of builders and coordination of the common space renovation process.
https://www.facebook.com/vasyl.iuskiv 

Serhii Dumyk
Roles: ensuring the energy independence of the ecocenter.
https://www.facebook.com/sergiiidumyk 

Olesya Zhebrovska
Roles: conducting restorative retreats, purchases, care for the spaces of the ecocenter.
https://www.facebook.com/zolevas 

Ihor Mostovy
Roles: involvement in construction projects
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000925120832 
Team "Tepla Gora"

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Image gallery
doing yoga near to community center

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Having lunch in front of community center

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View of community center from end side

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Campfire on summer camp for children near to community center

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Siting in the window on the 2nd flour of community center

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Inside the center. View from second flour

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Room that is planned to be dismantled

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Room that is planned to be dismantled

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Community center 2nd flour

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Children sitting on the couch in the 2nd flour of community center

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Eating together near to community center

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Tourists and refugees in 3days event on permaculture design

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Community center front side

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View of community center from end side

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First flout that is planned to be united with 2nd flour

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Wood walls of community center

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Eating together near to community center

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Therapeutic circle near to community center

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Technical drawings
concept of reconstruction

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Drawing of concept of renovation - front side of the building

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Drawing of concept of renovation - front side of the building

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Where are we now
Plan for community center renovation for March-April 2023:
- remove the partition between the 1st and 2nd floors -> one floor;
- move the floor on the 1st floor;
- demolish buildings attached to the right and left;
- in the walls (on the side of the annexes) along the entire height, make vertical, frequently placed windows;
- install a good quality floor.

More information on project plans: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MwP6VFFOnqHmCx4YEsQJYagQdnGgitsBd2inbPYGL8o/edit?usp=sharing
An indication of our team’s capacity:
20% expertise already found
20% materials / equipment already found
20% builders already found
Finance: € 10,000
With €10,000 raised, we would be able to have a functioning innovative space for physical and mental practices such as yoga, meditation, as library, as living room, coworking for simultanious stay of 30 people. And we will be able to develop our tourism income and raise money for free of charge program for refugees "Kolo".
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Skills: Design, Planning & Management
We are looking for architecture design, coordination and construction supervision.

- The project should depict the overall picture of the building + outbuildings. The project should beon the renovation of the existing space (remove the partition between the 1st and 2nd floors; move the floor on the 1st floor; demolish the attached buildings on the right and left; make vertical, frequently placed windows in the walls (on the side of the annexes) along the entire height) + completion of new pavilions.
Hands
We are going to have a "construction maker's camp" in April 2023 and we are looking for volunteers
Help bring our project to life!
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