SAFE HAVEN:
A Landscape Framework for Displaced Syrians
Tripoli, Lebanon
Service Circulation
Dwellings
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Zachary Rees / 12_08_15
Pedestrian Circulation
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Communal Latrines
Amenities Water Supply
Dwelling Relationships
Lowest Level of Activity
Private Agriculture
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Public Greenspace
Intensity Diagram
Project Introduction
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With the growing number, 42 million at present, of displaced persons across the globe it has become imperative to study the fundamentals of refugee camp design in an urban setting. An average stay of 17 years in a foreign country has created a larger challenge in the global community. This project aims to contribute to the current conversation on how to serve, house, protect, and integrate refugees in a scaleable manner.
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Project Location In terms of location, this project will be based in the outskirts of Tripoli, Lebanon and adjacent to its urban center. Due to the close geographic and Sunni-based cultural ties, this proposed location will offer physical and emotional comfort to the displaced inhabitants. Climate-wise, the site will experience a general Mediterranean Climate with mild winters and moderately hot summers. Geographically, the site will be located on a lowland-type landscape in the central plateau.
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Dwelling Typologies
Site Plan (200 People)
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An overall Kit-Of-Parts will be implemented for all dwellings that includes: shipping containers, awnings, and cinder blocks.
Showing the relationships between the dwellings and a detailed view of each pod was the main goal of this illustrative plan.
A) Entrances B) Latrines C) Amenities D) Dwellings E) Family Plots
Project Assumptions According to the United Nations Population Fund, seventy-five percent of Syrian refugees are considered to be women and children. Of that proportion, 716,492 are women and girls of reproductive age. Due to these statistics, this project will consider women and children to be the population majority. In addition, it is assumed that those that inhabit the dwellings are of an urban to sub-urban background. Lastly, it is assumed that each person requires 40 square feet of indoor space while 240 square feet is required per family (6 people).
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F) Alleys G) Roads H) Green Space I) Water Structure
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Project Design Design wise, this project allowed the cultural ties of its future inhabitants to influence the overall spatial order. This will aid in decreasing stress in the displaced people while also encouraging connections to their new land to form. Doing so will aid in the ultimate goal of the displaced people to take ownership of their new land. A clustered organizational structure naturally fit these requirements in addition to both being easily folded into topography in an additive approach and having roads that form veins that spread out in hierarchal manner.
Site Plan (1000 People) Creating a road network that spreads out to form veins throughout the development and showing relationship between pods was the goal of this illustrative plan
Water/Power Allocation Water will be sourced from the local urban fabric of Tripoli and be stored in communal and centrally located water structures. Power will obtained from Tripoli and windmills.
Food Allocation Food will be located in centrally located “Goods” stores that will provide ingredients to be prepared at home to cut down on lines and instill a strong sense of community.
Earth mound to keep surface water out of the pit
Fence around the pit
Waste Disposal Initially, communal latrines will be placed centrally for immediate use with private latrines being created on individual family plots after settlement.
Site Plan (10,000 People) Waste layers
0.1m layer of soil/ash to cover each layer of waste
This plan illustrates the clustered organization’s ability to fold into topography.