ice cap arcti c p olar
HIGH-
47%
would move out ALONE
61% occupy below standard dwellings
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LAR ICE
ARCTIC POLAR ICE CAP the polar ice caps are melting at a rate of 10% per decade allowing potential new global connec tions. climate change is a realit y.
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EXISTING ARC
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OUTES - NO A
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3815
R G N I
waiting for public housing need immediate home
APTA AD
41%
would move out ALONE
DENT EN
IN LIV G
A R C T I C TO U R I S M B O O M to u r i s m grow t h i n t h e a rc t i c h a s r i s e n i n recent years allowing the nor th to benefit from increased global exposure and interest.
E & FL BL EXI E
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BAFFIN region
INDEP
600
I Q A LU I T
KEEW AT I N regio n
66% occupy below standard dwellings
AF
MINERAL EXTRAC TION economic development and mineral ex trac tion offer a unique oppor tunit y to address the housing shor tage while capitalizing on the oppor tunities the KITIKMEOT region offers
AB
I LI T Y
W & O NE
760 230
waiting for public housing need immediate home
F OR D
E OT r e gion
I R SH P
KITIKM
K U G LU K T U K
C A M B R I D G E B AY
BAKER LAKE
would move out ALONE
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ADAPTABLE. FLEXIBLE. RAPIDLY-DEPLOYABLE and SUSTAINABLE
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R G NO TH
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need immediate home
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TI I N
THE N I ES
IN
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1220
occupy below standard dwellings
waiting for public housing
SI
TI
57%
NEEDS AND OPP
44%
INUIT H L A O N
A L L - W E AT H E R R O A D A CC E S S TO S O U T H year-round land access to M anitoba and the south positions BAKER L A K E a n d s u r ro u n d i n g tow n s h i p s i n t h e K E E WAT I N regi o n a s a k e y gateway for logistic distribution of materials bet ween the Nor th and S outh. This influx in economic potential offers greater employment oppor tunit y and housing ownership.
T H E H O U S I N G TO O L B OX “How can HOUSING change with the NOR TH” ?
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The HOUSING TOOLBOX is a solution for the deployment and q ui c k con str uc ti on of h ousi n g un i ts sui ta ble for th e var ying demands of different communities in Nunavut.
S Th e s o l u t i o n a i m s to d e p l oy a s e r i e s o f l a rg e “ F R A M E S” capa ble of susta i n a bly con str uc ti n g str uc ture s f rom dis a ste r re li e f str uc ture s to con d omi n i um commun i ti e s with full amenities (refer to housing continuum).
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SE
The design can also be applied for industr y related “camps” or eco - tourism excursions. Coupled with various different “SKINS” and “BASES”, the combinations are endless. Lastly, the inte gration of a “PERSONAL HOUSING UNIT ” allows versatile living arrangements, aggregations and mobilit y. The assembly of these par ts are intended to create jobs in the nor th. When settlements or communities have exhausted their use, the individual par ts can be dis a sse mble d a n d store d or re - a sse mble d wh e re ve r the re i s a n e e d. Th i s i s se mi - pe r ma n e n t a pproa c h a llows housing to be truly sustainable in Nunavut.