(map of where)
housing for tsunamic disaster victims in Aceh (Prof. Dr. Ir. Happy Santosa MSc, Lab of Housing and Human Settlements.)
many areas, no access, no assessment, no support
developed a house for this context
small timber frame house with a corrugated metal roof
principle - special house design / tech that an ordinary person can do with little support
any person can build
can be applied for any purpose, based on simple and effective module
26 sq meter house, for 4 persons, in one day using planks and nails
needs only a hand saw and a hammer
core module is a 4x5m main room with toilet, kitchen linked on rear terrace
can be extended up to 8x5 meter.
it's a monolithic main frame (looks like a big roof truss) with 35x35cm pillar foundations
cost about $1500
including tools
shelter for mud volcano disaster victims (!)
oil well accident swamped four villages, thousands of homes gone
temp housing is the priority
social aspects revealed as huse
community do not want to leave home, stress of losing their ordinary lives, safety in return in doubt
rehouse/relocate/resettle process
needs housing resources
living sustenance, community developemtn
design, requirement, price
(diagram of process, with extensive community involvement. looks quite sophisticated, can't reproduce in text notes.)
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