Resilient Community social housing prototype for San JosĂŠ de Chamanga, Ecuador 2016
RESILIENT COMMUNITY A severe earthquake occurred in Chamanga on April 20, 2016, destroying a large number of houses.
Core space model
WEI CHEN
wei.veca.chen@outlook.com TEL: +1 857-472-9034
prototype cluster for 4 families
Considering the fact that the whole site area was at risk of having earthquake again, the idea was to be as resilient as possible. To achieve this, a core space was built, along with light framed structure that had defined the perimeter of one typical unit. In this way, even unfortunately the earthquake happens again, people still have a core space to begin with and know how to quickly rebuild.
Rotatable partition design
Entrance visualization
CHILD-TOPIA What would be an ideal primary school in a child’s mind? “In the forest!” “On a floating island!”... In this child-topia, nothing is impossible, and the design can help achieve their dreams. Located in old industrial zone of Manchester, UK, the site was in need for effective urban regeneration. Therefore, the project aims to provide interactive school and community space.
Barn renovation project
WEI CHEN
wei.veca.chen@outlook.com TEL: +1 857-472-9034
Plans
Structure exploration model
Site elevation for innovative office building design
WEI CHEN
wei.veca.chen@outlook.com TEL: +1 857-472-9034