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Maps here show the damage intensity, nd comparative built up along the banks of river 20km which is further simulated for the purpose of selection of a sutiable site and to understand the scope of resources in the chosen plot.
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The built-up along the banks of the river are completely destroyed as a result , there is abundance of debris which could be used for reconstructing. On the contrary, the presence of existing farmlands could be utilised as a starting point to redevelop the site. Since the gradient suggests that the slope is limited, it was necessary to identify those low points where water catchment would be possible. For this purpose tessellation based on the elevation gradient was simulated. The resulting voronoi tessellation is represented with the wider voronoi cells equating to flat areas and the narrow,dense network ,the steeper areas. Low points were identified on either sides of the river. These points are further used as the platform to analyse water flow analysis.
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The Aleppo beehive homes are ancient dwellings with evidence of its existence going back to 3700 BC. These are used for both storage and residences. It is believed that the conical homes continue to be built in areas of Syria as there are no alternative building materials available which are better suited to the environment. Built of all natural local materials, the thick walls act as thick insulation,helping to cool the interiors by keeping out the sun. The design can be built quickly with unskilled labour and performs better than tents, cement blocks nand corrugated metal sheets. Lower temperatures in summers and warmer during winters due to the thermal insulation.
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The Masterplan is an intervention that includes a reconfiguration of the ground level to allow productive water accumulation and introduction of built-up that focusses on both the private and public life of the inhabitants. The two sample buildings; community centre and a residential block form a closely knit neighborhood simultaneously working as a social unit as well as a working model for water harvesting on site. Since Aleppo is not bestowed with sufficient rainfall throughout the year, it became necessary to work on accumulting water from all possible sources. One such technique used is here a hydrophilic mesh tower. Air always contains a certain amount of water vapor, irrespective of local ambient temperatures and humidity conditions. This makes it possible to produce water from air almost anywhere in the world. Locations with high rates of fog or humidity are the best places to install these towers The pavements are proposed to be permeable to enhance the water pentration beneath such towers.
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Community centers are safe public places where people meet from diverse social backgrounds to engage in social and recreational activities and access to integrated protection services from legal aid, education, livelihood training, grants to start private enterprises, primary health care and psychosocial support.It helps mobilize and empower displaced people. Proposed underground community interaction space can be useful in providing much needed safe, protected space to organize activities and assist communities in identifying available community needs and capacities and formulating and implementing practical solutions, thereby creating a resilient social life in Aleppo.
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With continuous bombings and prevelant attacks, it is indeed difficult to imagine a safe scenario as intented but as architects, we cannot afford to be afraid. Built environment can offer a sense of protection and security which people of Aleppo need the most at this time. To create such atmosphere, it is necessary to connect all the loose ends of broken community, simultaneously preserving cultural values. This project aimed at creating a self-sustainable resilient community, relying as less as possible on off site building resources and giving people of Aleppo a motivational push to re-build and a hope to re-gather.
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