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LAUTOKA IMMEDIATE NESTLING project for CATASTROPHE

HERITAGE MANAGEMENT - POLITECNICO DI MILANO

871292 Anna Markaryan
871556 Dimitria Intan Prasraya Duhita
865341 Dodona Blakaj
865629 Gonzalo Mir
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LAUTOKA IMMEDIATE NESTLING project for CATASTROPHE

FOLLOWING THE NATURAL DISASTERS OCCURRED IN THE LAST YEARS

AROUND THE WORLD, IT IS INTERESTING TO DEVELOP A PROJECT WHICH
HAS A STRONG REAL DEMAND NOWADAYS.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE FOLLOWING PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON THE

CYCLONE OCCURRED AT FIJI IN FEBRUARY 2016, AND PRESENTS A
SOLUTION FOR THE GREAT DEMAND EXISTS.

THE INTENTION IS TO REALIZE AN EVOLUTION OF THE PROPOSAL CARRIED

OUT BY RMIT UNIVERSITY, TAKING THIS AS A STARTING POINT, THANKS TO
THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING ABLE TO STUDY THE BEHAVIOR OF ITS FINAL
RESULT.

THE SPECIALIZED PLANNING, REGARDING THE LOGISTICS AND

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, IS DEVELOPED TO BE ABLE TO ARRIVE TO A VERY
SIMPLE RESULT, WHICH CAN BE BUILT BY ANYONE WITHOUT DEMANDING
HIGH KNOWLEDGE OR SPECIAL RESOURCES.

THE NAME LINC., REFERS TO THIS BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS (LINKS) A

COMPLEX AND SPECIALIZED PLANNING MADE BY THE ARCHITECTS, WITH A
SIMPLE AND CLEAR PROPOSAL POSSIBLE TO BE CARRIED OUT BY ANY USER.
KOROIPITA
HOUSING
PROJECT
The objectives are: Development summary
- Land subdivisions in a short - Expected population: 750 residents
period and low cost - Number of houses in K2: 232 + 34 in 2018/19
- Provide families with a - Number of lots in each stage:
sustainable place of residence
- Provide services like water Stage 1: 2 Lots
reticulation, road access, Stage 2: 7 Lots
stormwater drainage, sewage Stage 3: 18 Lots
reticulation and treatment Stage 4: 27 Lots
and electric power Stage 5: 14 Lots
- Cyclone-resistant homes can Stage 6: 26 Lots
be built quickly and cheap Stage 7: 11 Lots
- Homes can be independent Stage 8: 32 Lots
and provide programs and Stage 9: 16 Lots
training that will create
sustainable future for them
and their children
KOROIPITA
HOUSING
PROJECT
KEY POINT
- There is 1.000 roofing and
wall screws that go into one
house. Roofing screws, not
nails.
- The houses could be built in
five days or $13.000 each

MATERIALS
- Concrete
- Timber
- Structural Steal
- Light Timber Framing

COMMUNAL BUILDINGS
Community hall, office, shop

OTHER INTERVENTIONS
- Electricity connections : 88
- Solar lights - houses : 149
- Smokeless stoves : 120
- Beds : 80
- Solar street lights : 10
GENERAL SUSTAINABLE OBJECTIVES
APPLICABLE ASPECTS IN THE NEW CONTAINER DESIGN
 GENERAL SUSTAINABLE OBJECTIVES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY SOLUTIONS IN THE NEW CONTAINER DESIGN
THE PROJECT.
ESSENCE
OF THE TRADITIONAL FIJIAN
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE
IS REPRESENTED BY
BURE - THE HOUSE
CONSTRUCTED WITH
MATERIALS THAT EVERYONE
HAS BY THE HAND. THIS IDEA
IS OUR MAIN SOURCE OF
INSPIRATION, THIS WHAT IS
GOING TO HELP US TO
TRANSFORM A STRONG
SHELTER TO A HOUSE THAT
BELONGS TO A PLACE AND TO
A PARTICULAR FAMILY. THE
USE OF SHIPPING
CONTAINERS MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF FAST AND
LO W - C O S T S H E LT E R
RESISTANT TO A CYCLONE
WHILE THE USE OF LOCAL
MATERIALS BRINGS THE
INDIVIDUALITY TO EACH
SINGLE UNIT, BRINGS A SENSE
OF HOME AND MAKE IT
BELONGS TO A PLACE. THE
COMBINATION OF MODERN
ELEMENTS AND VERNACULAR
PRINCIPLES IS A KEY TO
ACHIEVE OUR MAIN GOAL :
PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH FAST
SHELTER, EASILY
TRANSFORMED TO A
PERMANENT HOUSE.
 STAKEHOLDERS
THE ACTORS

NATIONAL MANAGER
DISASTER OFFICE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

UNISDR

WORLD BANK

PRIVATE SECTOR

NGO

VOLUNTEERS

COMMUNITY

DESIGN PROJECT MATERIAL SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION USER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

 STAKEHOLDERS
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
NATIONAL MANAGER DISASTER OFFICE
The office was established as the coordinating Centre for the Fiji Government times of
Natural Disasters. The aim applies to all government activities related to disaster
management, including mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, relief and
rehabilitation. It includes the Ministry of Finance, Ministry for Public Work and
Coordination Agencies that support all stakeholders to collaborate in contributing their
capacities and resources.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The Local Government/Municipality offers the sustainable framework to support their
citizens in achieving shelter, settlement and reconstruction, as to recovering their
livehoods. The Municipality invited Humanitarian Agencies to assist in the process.
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
UNISDR’s vision is anchored on the four priorities for action set out in the Sendai
Framework: understanding disaster risk, strengthening disaster risk governance to
manage disaster risk, investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience, and enhancing
disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery,
rehabilitation and reconstruction.
WORLD BANK
The World Bank works in every major area of development. They provide a wide array
of financial products and technical assistance, and they help to share and apply
innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face. The World Bank’s
approach to delivering on its strategy is organized by priority areas of engagement.
These areas of engagement include: Promoting open access to risk information,
Promoting resilient infrastructure, Deepening financial protection, Building resilience at
community level, Enabling resilient recovery, etc.
PRIVATE SECTOR
The private sector and particularly the national regional and international construction
industries are integral to all responses. The private sector entry points in engaging with
humanitarian agencies, so that private sector contractors may contribute appropriately
to achieving the humanitarian objective agreed and not to be perceived as driving
response. In the Private Sector are: Global Organization: Fiji Airlines, Fiji Waters,
Craftsman with knowledge of traditional techniques, Architect without frontiers,
Construction Companies.
NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION/NGO
The role of NGOs is recognized as a valuable contribution to disaster preparedness relief
and rehabilitation. There are 170 registered NGOs throughout Fiji. They are mostly,
coordinated either through the Fiji Council of Social Services or the Fiji Red Cross.
VOLUNTEERS
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and
development through voluntarism worldwide. Online volunteering allows organizations
and volunteers to team up to address sustainable development challenges – anywhere
in the world, from any device.
All Hands Volunteers is a US-based, non-profit organization. All Hands provides relief to
residents in areas affected by natural disasters in the US and internationally.
COMMUNITY
There are numerous ways in which populations can contribute both to planning and
implementing responses to the disasters that affect them, recognizing that they usually
undertake the majority of work and have the best understanding of what assistance
they require.
LINC. The first type of container used

PROJECT is the 40’-size container with

2.59 m
the side opening. The container
come with toilet and its
AS PER WE KNOW, SHIPPING drainage system with vacant
CONTAINER COMES IN space for the rest of the
VARIOUS SIZE AND TYPE container without any partition
DEPENDS ON THE PURPOSE. in between.
2.44 m 12.2 m
A F T E R S T U DY I N G T H E This unit can be used as single
NECESSITY FOR VICTIMS unit for small family or
AND THE POSSIBILITY TO combined with the second type
PROVIDE COMFORTABLE to provide shelter for bigger
AND DECENT SHELTER IN A family.
VERY FAST PERIOD OF TIME,
THE PROPOSAL OF THE NEW
HOUSING PROJECT USES TYPE 1
TWO TYPES OF CONTAINER
WITH DIFFERENT SIZES BUT
THE SAME SYSTEM.
THIS SOLUTION SIMPLIFY
THE PRODUCTION TIME
WITHOUT NEGLECTING THE

2.59 m
PRIMARY FUNCTION The second type of container
NEEDED BY THE FAMILY. WE used is the 20’-size container
UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE with the side opening. The
CASE OF DISASTER, container is provided without
SANITARY IS ONE OF THE any furniture or other specific
2.44 m 6.06 m function as a compliment for
I M P O R TA N T T H I N G ,
THEREFORE THE CONTAINER the first type unit to provide
IS TOILET INCLUDED AND more space for the bigger
OTHER PRIMARY (EX: family with sharing facilities
BED/MAT TRESS) centered on the first type of
FURNITURE FOLLOWING container.
LATER.
TYPE 2
FIRST UNIT.
THE FIRST UNIT OF THE
HOUSE FORMED BY SINGLE
CONTAINER TO PROVIDE THE SEED
SHELTER FOR SMALL FAMILY.

STARTED FROM THE BASIC

UNIT - VACANT SPACE WITH
TOILET AND DRAINAGE
SYSTEM INCLUDED - THE
HOUSE CAN TRANSFORM
INTO BETTER HOME WITH
ADDITIONAL PARTITION TO TRANSFORMATION BEDROOM LIVING ROOM
DIVIDE PRIVATE-PUBLIC
AREA IN THE HOUSE AND
WINDOW FOR AIR
CIRCULATION. GARDENING
AREA
OUTDOOR DECK
THE UNIT ALSO CAN BE
EXPANDED BY ADDING SELF-
BUILT WOODEN DECK AS
TERRACE TO PROVIDE A
SPACE FOR THE FAMILY TO
REST OR GATHER WITH THE
NEIGHBOR.
EXAMPLE OF
THE WASTE FROM THE USER ADAPTATION
TOILET IS UTILIZED TO
WATER A SIMPLE HOME
GARDEN CULTIVATE BY THE
FAMILY.
SECOND UNIT.

THE CONCERN FOR THE

DIFFERENT TYPE OF FAMILY
LEAD US TO PROPOSE THE
SECOND TYPOLOGY OF THE
SHELTER.
+
THE SECOND UNIT OF THE
SHELTER COMBINE THE
FIRST AND THE SECOND
TYPE OF CONTAINER.

THIS SECOND UNIT IS

STARTED WITH THE SEED AS
THE MAIN SHELTER WHICH
PROVIDE THE WHOLE UNIT
MAIN FACILITY. THE SEED BEDROOM LIVING ROOM

AS EXPLAINED BEFORE, THE

SECOND TYPE OF THE

+
CONTAINER IS SMALLER

GARDENING AREA
AND WITHOUT ANY
PARTICULAR FUNCTION OUTDOOR DECK
INTACT. IN THIS CASE, THIS
TYPE OF CONTAINER CAN BE
TRANSFORMED INTO
BEDROOM AREA WITH CONTAINER TYPE 2
BEDROOM BEDROOM
ADDITIONAL PARTITIONS AS ADDITIONAL
AND WINDOWS.
SECOND UNIT.

THE ADDITION FOR THE

SECOND CONTAINER ITSELF
CAN BE SINCE THE VERY
BEGINNING OR LATER IN
THE ADAPTATION.
NATURAL
TO CONNECT THE TWO
CONTAINERS THEMSELVES, ‘UMBRELLA STRUCTURE’
SELF-BUILT WOODEN DECK
IS PROVIDED.

SINCE THE AREA OF THE

DECK IS NOT COVERED BY
‘UMBRELLA STRUCTURE’, IT
IS PROPOSED THAT IN THE
MIDDLE IS PREPARED SMALL
HOLE TO GIVE A SPACE FOR
SMALL TO MEDIUM TREE TO
GROW THEREFORE A NICE
SHADE CAN PROTECT THE EXAMPLE OF
PEOPLE RESTING ON THE USER ADAPTATION
DECK.

WITH THE BIGGER LAND OF

OCCUPATION OF THIS UNIT
AND MORE WATER WASTE,
THE HOME GARDEN ALSO
CAN BE EXPANDED.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

De Garrido, Luis. (2012). Containers: Sustainable Architecture. Spain:

Instituto Monsa de Ediciones.