Engineering

Primary Structure — U-Shape Container Frame

U-shaped double-stacked 40ft containers forming farm shop and operations base.

Floor Plans

Stage 1 container layout — Level 1 (ground) and Level 2 (upper).

📐 Download Level 1 Floor Plan (PDF)

📐 Download Level 2 Floor Plan (PDF)

Roof Structure

• Large single gable over entire U-shape
• Stage 1: temporary hoop/canvas roof
• Future: native aesthetic (nipa, bamboo cladding)
• Steel structural core retained

Water System

Electrical System

Separate 20ft utility container housing:

• 3-phase grid connection
• Diesel generator backup
• Solar battery bank + charge controllers
• Main switchboard
• Sub boards distributed upstairs and down
• Isolation points for fire and flood events

Drainage & Earthworks

• Elevated pad or high ground selection
• Earth fill bank at rear forming ramp access
• Swales and drainage directed away from road and parking
• Containers raised if required for airflow and flood protection
• No rear overhang — rear is backfilled with earth

Cold Chain Strategy

Direction: Purchase used reefer containers primarily as insulated shells. Install a remote/standalone refrigeration system sized for freezer and coolroom needs, offset by daytime solar with batteries and diesel backup for brownouts.

Rooms and targets

Why this approach

• Better long-term serviceability and efficiency than multiple self-contained reefer units
• Equipment placed in shaded ventilated service yard for easier maintenance and better heat rejection
• Resilience: solar offsets daytime load; batteries smooth outages; diesel generator covers extended brownouts

Local refrigeration partner

• Design, commissioning, and long-term maintenance contracted to a local refrigeration company/expert
• Preventative maintenance schedule and service logbook kept on-site
• Critical spare parts list held on-site (controllers/sensors/relays/door seals)

Container Infrastructure — Engineering Brief

This is NOT design approval. This is a working engineering brief for: Rojan, Anna, You onsite. Everything stays editable.

Horseshoe Multi-Use Logic

• This design repeats.
• Built once.
• Replicated multiple times.
• Future uses: machinery shed, goat barn, chicken barn, cow barn.
• Stage 1 hoop roof reused later.

Generator

• Diesel.
• Back of site.
• Acoustic control later.

Pump & Control Room

• Standalone structure.
• Behind tank area.
• pump systems
• tank level monitoring
• This must be: protected, accessible, serviceable.

Upper Level Surface

• Needs: non-heat retaining, lightweight, structural.
• Proposed: 19mm wet area sheets, non-slip tile finish, box gutter perimeter, multiple drains.
• Engineering review required.

Fire & Safety — Detailed Notes

• multiple exits
• sprinkler future provision
• isolation power points
• flood shutoff zones

Safety — Access & Surfaces

• Multiple exits.
• Vehicle access separated.
• Upper deck non-slip.
• box gutters outside balustrade.
• Floor drains.
• Material under review: 19mm concrete sheet, non-slip tile.
• Engineering final.

Flood Resilience — Detailed Notes

• Drainage channels.
• Raised structures.
• Isolation switches.
• High placement of electrical systems.
• No critical system at ground flood level.
• Container base above grade.
• Electrical above flood line.
• Critical utilities elevated.

Preventative Maintenance Culture

• Machines serviced early.
• Vehicles serviced early.
• Fencing checked.
• Cool rooms inspected.
• Generators tested.
• Livestock health checks routine.
• Vets engaged early.

Pugod Integrated Aquaponic System — Engineering Requirements

The Pugod aquaponic system on the family land in Ragay requires significant civil, structural, and mechanical engineering work. All elements below require professional engineering review before construction.