AD HOC DESIGN STRATEGIES IN RECENT RESPONSE AND REBUILDING OF DISASTER AREAS
a Collaborative Effort From the Students of Architecture (S2)
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Natural Disaster Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 26 December 2004
Situation
In this situation, the architect is being faced with a problem-solving process which is unknown beforehand whether a particular design strategy will yield a solution or not.
Design Knowledge Rules of Thumb
Concept of Situation
General Theories
The context of natural disaster has led the architect to see situation in the terms of ‘involvement in circumstances’.
Learn How To Act
In the creative process of architectural design in responding to disaster, attempts shall be made to overcome the complexity and contradiction of the situation and make some sense out of it.
Rapidness
Social
Technology
Cost
Environmental Impact
Culture
Religion
Labor
Capacity Building
Community Involvement
Sustainability
Material
Human Behaviour
Accountability
Safety
Process of Selection
Design Decisions
All design decisions were made through a process of identifying some of the most critical problems and attempted a set of action that would lead to a more specific problem solving strategy.
Examples of Design Considerations
Planning:
Safety and accessibility
Layout:
Privacy and social interaction
Height:
Lifestyle and climate
Weight:
Mobility
Size and Space:
Milieu of social practice
Shape:
Efficiency and stability
Openings:
Ventilation, view and comfort level
Structure:
Easy, strong and safe
Materials:
Climate consideration and durability
Detailing:
Simple and easy
Color:
Climate and visual connectivity
Design Product
First Phase Rapid Intervention (collaborative synergy)
Supporting Capacity Building Programs
Continuation for Second Phase Development (long term intervention)
Parallel Development Strategy
Designing and construction process for the Core Houses took period simultaneously with the setting up of the IDP Camps. A parallel work strategy is needed to respond to the needs of the community.
Community Participation - A Self Help Housing Initiatives
Mobilizing Community’s Spirit to Secure Humanity’s Future on This Devastated Land of Finite Resources
Design Product
Flexibility of Change
Basis of Design Methods and Decisions (underlying basis)
Design Approaches (looking at problems)
Logical and Heuristic Reasoning in Approaching Ad-Hoc Situations
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Future Plans
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