Carlotta Conte Oliver Hester Oleg Sevelkov THE EXCHANGING ROOM
EXCHANGING ROOM PROJECT INTRODUCTION
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Current Total Cost
£100m
Total spending on Refugees and Asylum seekers in the UK, 2015
£
How to define ‘Asylum Seeker’ and ‘Refugee’? Asylum seekers are people who have fled their homeland and have a legal right to stay in the UK, while the Home Office processes their asylum application. If their claim is accepted by the government, they are given refugee status.
(Home Office)
Benefits
(Private Company)
Housing
Secondary aid
7,000
10,200
?
300 People
1m
1.5m
?
11,600
40m
60m
?
2 People
2015 T o t a l Requests 25,700
Tot.Accepted
CLAIM ASYLUM
assessed
(NGO)
granted
decision (most times up to 1 year)
successful
refused appeal
unsuccessfull
LEAVE ACCOMODATION (28 days) DEPORTED
Proposed Cost
£2.2m
41% Approved 11,600
Total spending for 300 people in 1 EXCHANGING ROOM
Rejected 14,100
£ Benefits
Housing
Secondary aid
8,000
?
1m
1.2m
?
40m
46.4m
?
(Cooperative)
2 People (1 shelter) 300 People (150 shelters) 11,600
Tot.accepted
7,000
(Cooperative) (Material, transport & labor)
£ 300,000
for 150 shelters
SAVING
(Cooperative)
Base for better secondary aid in reception centres
1.6M €
EU:refugee integration grant
10,000 €
WDCD: refugee challenge
2 0 1 6 GRANTS
EXCHANGING ROOM PROJECT STRATEGY
2
STOP
UK
WHY IS THE UK NOT DOING ENOUGH TO ALLEVIATE THE REFUGEE CRISIS
ISSUES
S PAC E
A I D
WO R K
INTEGRATION
Lack of cohesive system for NGOs and Government entities to collaborate
Lack of space in urban areas. Sensitive subject if compared to the uk housing crisis.
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Lack of direct contact between host and the guest community
Lack of incentive for future independence
EXCHANGING ROOM
PROPOSAL
[What?]
[Where?]
[How?]
1 R E C E P T I O N C E N T R E 2 RELOCATION UNITS
G U A R D I N G VACANT BUILDINGS
S E T T I N G U P N O N - P RO F I T C O - O P E R AT I V E U K
Possible vacant typologies:
A) Reception centre inside vacant warehouse
E U
fundings donations
grants 1
2
3
Governmental
Educational
Religious
[Who?]
6
7
Commercial
Residential
Industrial
Lucrative (workshop)
grants
Non Lucrative (aid)
VOLUNTEER Hannah
O B T A I N Freer and more open minded environment
COUNCIL WORKER Tom
R E C E I V E Greater human and financial resources.
UK CITIZEN Natalie
EXPERIENCE Leisure, Culture, Information.
B) Unit within a vacant nursery
A)
B)
C) Unit above vacant offices
C)
R E C E I V E Aid, Living Space, Integration, Work.
U N
4 Heritage
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REFUGEE Dariush
[Why?]
U S I N G L O W- I M PA C T S T RU C T U R E S
Tower Hamlets
LANDLORD John
M A I N TA I N Building care and financial savings.
EXCHANGING ROOM PROJECT STAGES
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ÂŁ 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
SET UP A COOPERATIVE volunteers and council workers
PALLET RACK SYSTEM IN PLACE: within newly occupied vacant building
SECONDARY AID: legal advice, psychological aid and learning
OCCUPY VACANT BUILDING with authorisation agreement between landlord and cooperative
QUICKLY MOUNT PARTITIONS: sheet flooring & roll walls
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: refugees can volunteer within the
SECURE FUNDING From EU and UK gov.
RECEPTION CENTRE READY ! pallet racking system is standard and can accomodate different spaces. They can be designed according to the qualities of the vacant building available.
LONG TERM INTEGRATION: refugees can choose to join the cooperative
SOURCE MATERIALS & RECEIVE DONATIONS
REFUGEES ARRIVE & GET PRIMARY AID: shelter, food & clothing
SELF-SUFFICIENCY: refugees can move out of the hub to an other vacant building
EXCHANGING ROOM PROJECT PLAN
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Communal decision making in the Hub...
Entering the Hub...
UK/EU
Non UK/EU
Non UK/EU
UK/EU
5.
1.
CONFLICT
8.
1.
7.
4.
2.
3.
3. 4.
9.
2.
5.
5.
From learning wall to relocated unit in London’s building in limbo
5.
6.
6.
UK REFUGEES TIMELINE C L A I N A S Y L U M
CLAIM ASSESSED
CLAIM DECISION
CLAIM GRANTED
SUCCESSFUL
CLAIM REFUSED
APPEAL
most times up to 1 year
Volunteers confrontation with the refugees, facing the difficulties of wanting to help others. Relationship between the refugees and the doctors/professionals who are sharing their knowladge and listening to their personal issues. Indirect call/ discussion between the visitors and the refugees.
Face to face confrontation between the visitors and the refugees.
28 days
DEPORTED
UNSUCCESSFULL
7.
2,898
SECTION 4 SUPPORT
Volunteer warehouse Auberge du Migrant
5,903
4,965
HOME OFFICE PRIMARY AID
Detention centres
Refugees serving food to the doctors/professionals who have been listening to their private issues in a different context, the consultation pods
LEAVING LOCAL AUTHORITY ACCOMODATUION
UNABLE TO LEAVE THE UK
10.
Refugees with different background
Reception centres
Emergency accomodation
Disperse accomodation
Own property
5,433
Group meeting among all the actors, internal and external members. (decision making, general information...)
1,791
2,535
JUNGLE BOOK
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6.
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?
? The Exchanging Room
5.
The unit
on a commercial building in limbo
The unit
Inside a nursery in limbo
NGO LEGAL
NGO PSYCOLOGICAL
NGO HOUSING
Help refugees
Helen Bamber Foundation & Freedom from turture
Citizens UK
8.
UK asulum seekers per region, January 2014
7. 9.
A workspace where diffrent culture and ethnic background will co-work. Learning local attitude and work ethic and approach. While helping (non specialized work) volunteers will be able to share and discuss/argue/share info and thoughts.