Elemental: A Do Tank

Aravena, Alejandro

doi:10.1002/ad.1235

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“…In his social housing projects (e.g., Villa Verde housing in Chile), he considers phasing of the construction process to suit the current needs of the users. The residents can, at a relatively low cost, expand the area of their homes by up to twice the original size [17,18]. In the first phase of construction, Alejandro Aravena proposes leaving undeveloped spaces where, in subsequent stages, utilizing the existing structure (such as the roof), additional living spaces can be created [17,18].…”

Section: Alehandro Aravenamentioning

confidence: 99%

An Innovative Concept for 3D Sand-Printed Sustainable Refugee Shelters in a Sandy Desert in a Hot and Dry Climate

Labuda,

Pugliese,

Dzwierzynska

2024

Sustainability

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This article deals with the urban and architectural concept of a shelter for refugees (refugees from civil war-stricken Syria), located in a desert area, in a hot and dry climate. The aim of the research was to develop a design concept for a temporary shelter that would provide refugees with decent living conditions and, at the same time, meet the demands of sustainable development. The conceptual design of the shelter includes a complex of 100 residential units intended for 500 refugees, service buildings, and public spaces. The proposed urban layout can be expanded multiple times. At an architectural scale, the concept includes several variants of residential units. To implement this project, it is proposed to use an innovative, environmentally friendly 3D printing technology employing quartz sand and using solar energy. The implementation of this technology in the construction of shelters for refugees in sandy desert areas will solve many problems related to logistics, availability of building materials, and energy costs. The design solutions proposed in the article are the result of taking into account technological, functional, cultural, humanitarian, economic, climatic, and ecological aspects.

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Section: Alehandro Aravenamentioning

confidence: 99%

An Innovative Concept for 3D Sand-Printed Sustainable Refugee Shelters in a Sandy Desert in a Hot and Dry Climate

Labuda,

Pugliese,

Dzwierzynska

2024

Sustainability

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“…This firm uses the concept of incremental housing, in other words dwellings that expect a future expansion. These are half built, thanks to state subsidies, which, however, are insufficient for the realization of an entire building, while the other half is left to self-construction (Aravena 2011).…”

Section: Incremental Housingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Thinking Landscape

2023

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Since the onset of the new millennium, landscape, as a concept and theme, is increasingly present in the most diverse fields of knowledge. As such, it is not just an issue of a lyrical, pictorial, geographical or architectonical use of the concept, but a growth of considerations, that in their whole may be understood as a paradigmatic shift and an ineluctable reflection on landscape. This book has the objective of thinking landscape as a fundamental part of practical philosophy, and designated as Philosophy of Landscape has been consolidated at the Centre of Philosophy of the University of Lisbon over the past decade and has been considered with numerous publications, projects and academic events.

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“…Walker (2001) noted that a major challenge against the progressive building process is the lack of adequate resources on the part of housing developers. Aravena (2011), Farvacque and McAuslan (1992), Greene and Duran (1990) posits that while the public sector favours access to sanitation services as the most crucial need, households mostly value maximum protection against the elements (relative to their previous situation of squatting on illegal land that might be overly susceptible to natural risks) and some privacy (relative to their previously overcrowded circumstances). This may question the integrity of incremental housing development as a possible viable low income housing development option.…”

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confidence: 99%