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Uncommon Solutions for Common Problems
The My Shelter Foundation is a non-stock non-profit organization that aims to create a
system of sustainability and replicability through its capability-building and employment generating
projects. My Shelter empowers its beneficiaries and uses their energies as the greatest force for their
upliftment.
One of the My Shelter Foundation’s goals is to find innovative solutions to
fight climate change through sustainable, eco-friendly, low-cost, disaster-resistant
structures.
With this goal in mind, we have developed a program that will:
• Create an eco-friendly, sustainable, disaster resistant community for the urban poor
• Proactively help in lowering the country’s carbon footprint by creating a community which uses less energy through green architecture
BACKGROUNDTHE POOR ARE
THE MOST VULNERABLE
In the Philippines:
• 1.25 million families
live in informal settlements
• 20% of these families
live in danger zones
• Housing need is estimated to reach 3.75 million units by 2010*
*According to the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan 2004-2010
BACKGROUND
THE POOR ARE AT THE
FOREFRONT OF RISK
The Philippines: • Among the most disaster prone countries in the world• Increase in frequency & intensity of tropical cyclones
• In 6 hours, brought 341.3 mL of rainfall causing floods and landslides (more rainfall than Katrina)
• $237M total damages, $93M infrastructure damages
• Resulted in 464 deaths and misplaced hundreds of families
TYPHOON KETSANA(ONDOY) September 26, 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana_(2009)
TYPHOON KETSANA(ONDOY) September 26, 2009
• Radical & immediate Social & Climate adaptation
• Arm the poorest communities because they are the most unprepared and are at most risk
THE CHALLENGE
DESTRUCTION
DESTRUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION
VICIOUS CYCLE
Billions of pesos have been poured in by the government for rehabilitation and
reconstruction.
DESTRUCTION
DESTRUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION
It’s about time the country breaks the vicious cycle of destruction-death-rehabilitation-destruction…
… and start being better and
building better!
DESTRUCTIONRECONSTRUCTIO
NRESILIENC
YPROGRES
S
What has My Shelter Foundation done in 2009?
In 2009 Project: MILLENNIUM SCHOOL
A design competition for school buildings in developing countries located in the tropics to facilitate the emergence of new sustainable design solutions and appropriate technologies that will improve the quality of school buildings in the developing world.
FOCUS: RURAL SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Bamboo Schools
Winning DesignEleena Jamil (Malaysia)
Building Completion Jan 2010
What will My Shelter Foundation do for 2010?
a design competition for sustainable,
disaster-resilient, affordable housing
for the urban poor that can be built in the tropics
Urban Design Challenge2010
To bring together architects around the world to find solutions to the problem of obsolete shelter and community designs in the developing world
that are at the forefront of climate change reinforced natural disasters through
architectural and structural resiliency against strong typhoon winds and heavy rains.
THE VISION
Winning design will be used to construct housing wherein 250 teachers and their families devastated by Ketsana will be
relocated.
THE GOAL
to foster local and global awareness on Climate Adaptability and its relevance to poverty alleviation
main hypothesis of this project is that having safer structures "ahead of time" will not only lead to less injury, number of climate refugees, and loss of life and property, but will empower communities to uplift their quality of life.
OBJECTIVES
to build the first green, affordable, disaster-resistant village in the Philippines
that could serve as the blueprint of how families in vulnerable areas can successfully cope with the impacts of climate variability.
OBJECTIVES
to build an Encyclopedia of climate-resilient, affordable design solutions
that can be used and repeatedly referred to in the near future, and that could help facilitate the development of policies that address these humanitarian challenges.
OBJECTIVES
DAtE BUILDING BLOCKS
DAtE Competition
Compilation Construction Relocation
and Maintenance
PROPONENTS
Provided land for the housing, and some funds for the competition.
Help in maintaining the structure once done.
General Secretariat
Will run the competition and provide technical expertise.
PROPONENTS
Endorses competition and provide resources for research
and development.
Help in building the housing units.
PROPONENTS
Invite international partners, architects and other individuals
to join this cause.
LOCATION: Taguig, Philippinesnext to Taguig City University
March 5, 2010 Competition launch (Press launch in Manila)
Mar. 28, 2010 Run Against the Elements Fundraiser in Manila
September 24, 2010 Deadline for registration
October 5, 2010 Deadline for submission of questions
October 15, 2010 Deadline to dispatch answers to questions
November 19, 2010 Deadline for submission of entries
December 1-3, 2010 Judging
December 8, 2010 Announcement of Winners
January 14, 2011 Awarding (tentative)
1st Quarter 2011 Start construction in site
SCHEDULE
Design Task:• Building typhoon-resistant housing is only one part of the solution.
To be fully adaptable to climate change, communities should be ready and equipped to survive through anticipated typhoons by becoming self-reliant and having the necessary facilities for post-disaster support.
• Develop a master plan for a village of 250 housing units that can be applied to other similar urban sites.
Design Task:• Integrate development that addresses the sustainability of the
community by understanding the local demographic, economic, social, and environmental attributes.
• Propose a design theme for the entire village to achieve a unified look, that can be applied to all structures within the community.
• Provide a detailed design for a typical housing unit, including
interior space planning.
Sustainability Sustainability of the Built Environment.
The design should incorporate green building strategies for
both community infrastructure and in housing. At a minimum, the design should include the following
considerations:
– Manage solar heat and natural light – Utilize natural ventilation – Water efficiency– Energy efficiency– Waste management and minimization – Life-cycle of building – Use of locally available materials– Use of rapidly renewable materials
Developing local and international Marketing and PR Campaign
WEBSITE
PRESS LAUNCH
FUN RUN
SONG
OTHER EVENTS (DAtE as
Beneficiary)INTEGRATED GLOBAL
CAMPAIGN, ADS: TVC,
PRINT, RADIO
CARDBOARDCAMPAIGN
WORK TO DATE
WORK TO DATEWEBSITE: www.designagainsttheelements.org/beta
WORK TO DATECAMPAIGN JINGLE“Stand Up”Written by Boogie Romero of KjwanSung by Joey Ayala & Kjwan (and 45 other artists)Recorded at Sound Creation Studios
WORK TO DATE
COMPETITION BRIEFDrafted by UAP
Thank you.