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Megatrends
66%
60%
53%
43% 1000
36%
875
29%
825
475
450
Slums Slums
No Means
No Land No Land
No Rights
Disaster Eviction
Diagram by author
To address the problem, the areas which are at most risk
and which are the most populated should be examined.
Quotes and risk locations according to World Risk Index (WRI) reports
World Risk Index (WRI) top 10:
Country: % risk:
Vanuatu 36.28
Tonga 29.33
Philippines 26.70
Guatemala 19.88
Bangladesh 19.17
Solomon Islands 19.14
Brunei Darussalam 17.00
Costa Rica 17.00
Cambodia 16.58
Papua New Guinea 16.43
“ [...] urbanization pressure leads to urban growth rates that exceed the
capacity of government authorities to adequately develop and operate urban
infrastructure e.g. for healthcare, flood protection, storm evacuation... “
Urbanization and
Urban communities
climate risks
Proposal
Floating modular
Research Question
unit as alternative
habitation
Case Studies
Manila, Philippines
Age: 28 Age: 23
Stove: no Stove: no
Based on data from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Asian Development Bank 2000 and 2009 reports
Adaptive design for urban risk
RESILIENCE
Water
Multifunctionality Connectivity Redundancy Transferability
Management
Water Management
Transferability Multifunctionality
Redundancy Connectivity
Phnom Penh, Cambodia Manila, Philippines Dhaka, Bangladesh
NOT enormous
Evolutionary Adaptivity
Modulus Magnus
Lumen Privus
Energy Lumen Publicus
Lumen Vidos (external)
Modulus Proximus
Coast
Modulus Ultimus
Connectivity
Facio Pediculus
Transport
Facio Navis
Lumen Tribus
Energy
Lumen Unos
Vastus Tribus
Redunduncy Waste
Vastus Unos
Aqua Tribus
Water
Aqua Unos
Formula Domus
Transferability
Formula Structurus
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Site Selection
Manila, Philippines
One of the major metropolis in Southeast Asia, Manila has a water network
which includes both coast and river, which offers opportunities to analyze and
address the needs of vulnerable urban populations from multiple aspects and
can inform future contexts.
Manila, Philippines
Metropolitan population
High humidity 5-10 storms / year
12,877,253
Density
24 - 32 °C 30% of rainfall
42,000 / km2 (1st)
Typhoon Haiyan
Comfort temperature
Poor population November 2013
10% too hot
4 million 6,300 dead
3% too cold
2 Billion USD
Approach to existing
urban fabric
Port
Ship path
7.5 m
5m
0 3 km
Navotas Slum
Bus Terminal
0 500m
Elements of the Design
Elements of Value
City scale
Multifunctionality
Risk-spreading
Efficiency
Functional stacking
Pedestrian / Greenery
Soil
Utilities
Water Storage
Decentralization of utilities
Storage capacity
Material efficiency
Bouyancy
300
300 300
300
300 300
300
General types of Modules
Number of Units
Public Space
Water Collection
Accessibility
Quality of Views
Adaptation of Manila
Courtyard Access
Number of Units
Water Collection
Quality of Views
Public Space
Accessibility
Score Weight
Number of Units 1 1 1 1 1 5 3
Courtyard Access 0 1 1 1 1 4 3
Public Space 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Water Collection 0 0 1 1 1 3 2
Accessibility 0 0 1 0 1 2 2
Quality of Views 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lumen Privus
Energy Lumen Publicus
Lumen Vidos (external)
Modulus Proximus
Coast
Modulus Ultimus
Connectivity
Facio Pediculus
Transport
Facio Navis
Lumen Tribus
Energy
Lumen Unos
Vastus Tribus
Redunduncy Waste
Vastus Unos
Aqua Tribus
Water
Aqua Unos
Formula Domus
Transferability
Formula Structurus
Size of prototype community
6500 m2
10
0m
50 m
Infrastructure
Distribution of urban services
Schools
Hospitals
Employment radius
0 500m
Public buildings
Manila - W / m2 / Day
~1800
Output / Day
~1 Kwh Map of Global Horizonal Irradiation (GHI) by SolarGIS
w/hour MIN w/hour MAX Hours / day Kwh/day MIN Kwh/day MAX
Ventilation Fan 10 25 6 0.06 0.15
Lightbulb 25 100 6 0.15 0.6
TV 80 400 6 0.48 2.4
Refrigerator 100 400 24 2.4 9.6
Electric Stove 1000 1500 1 1 1.5
Total 4.09 14.25
Power to the people
Families : 257
1 2
3 4 5
6 7
Native Reed
“Phragmites Karka”
20cm Sand
Grey Water
Water and Waste flows
Rainwater
Waste
Septic Tank
Collection Tank
Washing
Local materials
Circular usage
Choosing a material for modular pod
Weight
Durability
Sustainability
Strength
Cost
Good
OK
Bad
Pods and Caps
Wetland soil
1% slope IN 1% slope OUT
Rainwater tank
Bouyancy chamber Bouyancy chamber
Septic tank
Multiple uses
5 6
X 8
X 82
Street Pod Wetland Pod Family Pod
Housing for the Urban Poor
Vernacular huts / Vernacular slums
Bamboo Plastics
Cheap
Simple to maintain
Flexible
Kitchen
Shower
35 m2 core
Solar Heating
Toilet
STRUCTURE
Sleeping
WC
Living
Kitchen /
Dining
35 m2 / floor Metal sheet roof
5-7 people
6cm bamboo purlins
3
5
2
Basic plan
A A
B
0 1 5m
Plan variations
0 1 5m
Construction
Climate section
0 1 5m
INFILL
DIY extension
Section C-C
C
0 1 5m
Appropriation and Improvement
Exploring other house typologies
Hexagonal options
27 m2 38 m2 38 m2 38 m2
2m between houses 0.8m between houses 1.7m between houses 0.7m between houses
Hexagonal floorplan
Sleeping Living
WC
Kitchen /
Dining
0 1 5m
Hexagonal volume
0 1 5m
Comparison of hexagonal and rectangular houses
Floorarea
Structural complexity
Maintenance
Durability
Flexibility
Accessibility
Cost
Material use
Waterproofing
Collective informal
House extensions
Collective extensions
Street life
Housing in Time
CURRENT
PROJECT
Components in Time
Food source
Nutrient Exchange
3 generation home
B D B
Fishermen
0 20 m
Urban Scenarios
Scenario 1 - Housing
Slums Housing
0 10 50 m
0 10 50 m
0 10 50 m
0 10 50 m
0 10 50 m
0 10 50 m
Coastal improvements
Mixed transport
Pedestrian only
Housing cluster
Boat docking
Urban Scenario
Year 3
10 communities
1000 pods
65,000 m2
3 wavebreakers
45 IMTA units
0 100m
Wave Breaker
A floating wave breaker which integrates nutrient remediation with
economic opportunity could prove resilient on many scales.
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture [IMTA]
Feed
Per m2 :
Mussels / Shellfish
Nitrogen &
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
O2 NO3- O4 P
-3
Working at sea
IMTA
315 m
50 m 100 m
IMTA unit section
5m
Wav
e Ab
sorp
tion
Grad
ient
fish net
1m
waterline
A B A-B
Connecting modules
Gap covers
1m gap
Socket
Flexible joint
1m steel rod
Seabed anchoring - suction caissons
Development
Sequence
1st Pod
Development
Sequence
Attached Pods
Development
Sequence
Complete
Assembly
Development
Sequence
Structure
Development
Sequence
Utility Core
Development
Sequence
Roof
Development
Sequence
Infill
Development
Sequence
Canopies
APPENDIX
Utility schematic for House and Courtyard
WL
OF
ST WC
F Filter
OF Tank Overflow
WT Water Tank
P Pump
SH SW
S Sink
SH Solar Heater
SW Shower
WC Toilet
ST Septic Tank
WL Wetland
OF
P
WT
S
F F
Safety measures