UAP Emergency Architects: Design Ideas

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Friday, May 1, 2015

Temporary Shelter: TOLDA

TOLDA (Tent)
This temporary Shelter was practically designed for low-cost budget only. The materials used in this option can be salvaged from the debris after the storm.

Modular components, Prefabricated frames and easy to assemble and tear down.

Temporary Shelter from Palettes

A private and decent temporary shelter for Filipinos is the goal of this project. It could be replicated and stored if not anymore in use. Made of sustainable materials, the aim is for a solution to a common problem.

Because the Philippines is an archipelago and has vast shorelines, a disaster brought by storm surges and tidal waves is inevitable. Add to that the many active volcanoes and a possible tragedy brought by an earthquake. A ready and easily buildable house is a measure of how ready the population is.

The cost is around P25,000.00 per unit and can be used as temporary shelter after a disaster.

Permanent Shelter: Bahay eCO-BU

Ar. Adonis C. Canonicato submitted this design for a permanent shelter which he calls the "Bahay eCO-BU" (Bahay Kubo - a native Filipino house). It also means eco-House_Build Uniquely.

We have been blessed generously with natural light around us, so why not harness from it?

Alternative energy will be of great importance in the future. Solar power will make a difference in one's way of living and view once we started utilizing it.

Resilient Schoolbuilding Design 2

In times of calamity, schools are converted into emergency evacuation centers. S3H(Sustainable+Strong+Schoo+Home) focuses on how versatile a school can be. The combination of sustainability through the various use of indigenous materials, and other green design features with durability, makes it different and more efficient than generic school buildings.

Bamboo is used as the main component for the classroom design, its durability and availability allows a faster and cheaper method of construction. A-frame trusses that support the roof also acts as

columns connected directly to the ground.This design makes it more resilient against high speed wind disturbances. Storm shutter louvers, measured to an appropriate size envelope the building fenestrations. This allows a passive wind direction and lessens wind drag as wind exits immediately as it penetrates the building, it can be used also to protect windows from breaking during storm.

This design for a two-classroom building which can be converted into a temprary shelter to serve as an evacuation center during typhoons and other disasters was submitted to UAP-EA by Ar. Adonis C. Canonicato.