ARCH 1254 – DESIGN 6

RSW NUMBER: RSW-PR-01

TITLE: “DESIGN FOR TEMPORARY SHELTER”
DATE GIVEN: FEBRUARY 07, 2021
DATE DUE: FEBRUARY 21, 2021
REFERENCES:
“COVID-19 Pandemic Shelter Design Proposal” retrieved from
https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-projects/hfevz/covid19-pandemic-shelter-design-
proposal-project-pages.html
“Emergency Shelters in Disaster Response in Global, Low Resource Settings” retrieved
from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/global-covid-19/emergency-shelters-low-
resource-global.html
“Metaplate: Disaster Shelter Modifies for different purposes” retrieved from
https://designbuzz.com/metaplate-disaster-shelter-modifies-for-different-purposes/

MAGALAD, ELJEAN MAE M. AR. ANA LEA DIEGO

TEMPORARY SHELTER is a non-permanent commercially prefabricated extension structure characterized
by a light metal column, fiber glass, plastic, or wood frame structure with a cloth cover made of canvas,
nylon, and is built to be easily dismantled or removed.

SOCIAL DISTANCING, also known as physical distancing, is a series of non-pharmaceutical techniques or

strategies used in public health to prevent the spread of infectious diseases by maintaining a physical
distance between people and minimizing the number of times they come into close contact.

I. IDEA ON SPACE PLANNING ON THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL DISTANCING

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the term became widely used, and it has had an
influence on the usage of indoor/outdoor spaces, parks, and restaurants. The pandemic, which
began in 2019, elicited a strong response from the design community, with several projects
proposed, including medical masks and face shields, as well as innovative emergency responses.
Individuals who are housed in emergency shelters as a result of disasters may be
subjected to cramped conditions, such as shared living spaces and sanitary facilities. The
possibility of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and other infectious diseases being
introduced and transmitted in these settings should be understood by emergency managers,
shelter coordinators and managers, and public health practitioners.

II. BRIEF GUIDELINES ON THE DESIGN OF TEMPORARY SHELTER

-Personal controls: General recommendations for physical distancing in emergency shelters

-Where practicable, keep a distance of 6 feet (2 meters) from those outside of the individual
family units.
-Place groups or families in different rooms or sections of the shelter facility wherever possible.
-The shelter should be spacious enough to allow for distancing between residents.
-Allow at least 6 feet (2 meters) between cots from different households and make residents
sleep head-to-toe.
-To direct spacing, use physical cues like tape or chalk.
-Modify food distribution practices.
- If appropriate, serve pre-packaged meals or individual meals served by food service
employees.
 - During meal preparation and service, food service employees can use gloves and
masks.
- Although maintaining a minimum of 6 feet (2 meters) spacing between individuals,
cafeteria-style service is favored over self-service, buffet, or family-style.
- Increase table spacing and stagger mealtimes to maintain a minimum of 6 feet (2
meters) between people from different households at mealtimes. Between meal service
periods, clean and disinfect the region.
- Encourage shelter workers and tenants not to share plates, drinking glasses, cups,
eating utensils, towels, or bedding.
- If disposable silverware, cups, and plates are available, serve foods and drinks with
them. If these products aren't disposable, the food contact surface should be kept clean and
disinfected after each use to avoid contamination.
- Until joining the food line, have handwashing stations and soap, as well as disposable
towels or hand sanitizer (minimum 60% alcohol).
- When waiting in line for food, residents should wear masks.
- Workers should be stationed at handwashing stations to encourage proper
handwashing and to keep an eye out for symptoms of illness. Masks should be worn by all
employees.
- Residents accessing the food distribution area should be screened for illnesses,
including fever monitoring.
-Limit Crowding
- One-way circulation should be established in hallways, entrances/exits, and other
facilities. Provide physical distancing guides, such as tape, paint, or chalk on floors or sidewalks,
and signs on walls, to ensure that workers and residents stay at least 6 feet (2 meters) apart in
lines, hallways, sanitation facilities (toilets/latrines), common areas, and other areas.
- Food delivery, water collection, and other required tasks should be rescheduled.
Among the possibilities are:
- Start and end times for relief agency programs should be staggered.
- Extend the schedule: As lighting and protection permit, schedule some individual
family units to perform relief services in the morning, others in the afternoon, and still others in
the evening.
 - Increase the number of days of the week that services are provided: assign certain
individual family units to relief work on some days (e.g. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) and
others to work on the other days (e.g. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday).
- Residents and workers should be educated and encouraged not to
congregate/socialize while arriving at/leaving the shelter and during free time.
- Assign workers to keep an eye on tenants and other staff for physical distancing during
the day and throughout the sheltering area.
- Materials, activities, and personnel needed for implementation
- Residents and staff are informed about new procedures through radio, SMS/mobile
messaging, and letters/announcements to caregivers.
- Signs were placed in the shelter to remind tenants and employees of the new policies
and why they were being implemented.
- To show desk/table/seating spacing, circulation directions, and physical distancing
cues, use tape, chalk, or paint.
- Separation area(s) materials to be used as barriers between cots (such as curtains or
bed linens)
- Educate parents and caregivers on how to prevent sickness from spreading.
- Increase ventilation and air flow.
- If ventilation systems are functional, make sure they're working properly. By opening
windows and doors and/or using fans, you can improve the circulation of outdoor air inside
buildings.
- Where necessary, air exchange systems should be installed in shelters.
- If you're using a ceiling fan, use upward airflow rotation.
- Clean all common areas, including play areas, thoroughly. Temporarily close areas that
are often used by children and concentrate on cleaning products that are more likely to come
into contact with children's hands, mouths, or bodily fluids (e.g., toys).
III. SAMPLE CONCEPT OF TEMPORARY SHELTER

1. ECO FACTOR
The eco factor is yet another term that is based on renewable energy. It's simple to set
up and can be dropped from the sky in difficult-to-reach places. It gets its energy from the sun,
and its water comes from a rainwater tank on the roof. It can be folded and recycled after it's
been used.

2. STANDARD SPACE PROTOTYPE VISION FOR COVID-19

The vision focuses to provide shelter/isolation spaces for -
• Covid-19 Suspects Patients
• Hospital Incremental Design
• Portable Washroom Unit
• Portable Testing Unit
• Shelter for Migrant workers and Healthcare Workers
The target group of occupants of this project are the Healthcare workers, Covid-19 suspects,
Quarantine at Home, Quarantine at Hospitals, Migrant workers, and the like.
Portable Clinic
The same-concept Portable Shelter will be an effective way to ensure the safety of medical
personnel as well as the Covid-19 suspects. It may be adaptable to a variety of medical applications.