Studio Week 1 task

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Earthquakes:

Haiti

Earthquakes occur when a slipping of tectonic plates takes place, the activity causes a releasing of stored energy sending out seismic waves through the crust. This then causes the shaking movement on any object that is on the ground.

 

General effects after an earthquake often include structural damage, landslides, disruption of services and destruction of the crust.

 

 

A major earthquake occurred in 2011 at Haiti in the Dominican republic where a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit, resulting in a death toll of

100,000 - 159,000 with over 250,000 residencies collapsed and 30,000 government buildings destroyed. Due to limited aid led to further rioting, looting and damage due to the populace. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fukashima: 

 

The earthquake  occurring in 2013 in Japan caused mass damage to structures, triggering a tsunami as well as compromising the nuclear facility causing leaks into the pacific ocean leaving traces of nuclear waste. Damages varied from car, housing to government buildings and power failure.

 

Reference: http://www.latimes.com/includes/projects/before-after/japan-tsunami-2013/tsunami_cars_before.jpg

Reference: http://media.indiatimes.in/media/content/2013/Mar/japan_earthquake_1363085660_540x540.jpg

Reference: http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1444907!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/correction-japan-quake.jpg 

 

 

3. The selected location is Haiti suffering from an Earthquake disaster.

4.

 

Similarities:

 - Use if ISO containers for home use and redesigned in use

- Standard shipping size of 20ft containers

-Use in designed homes 

 

 

 

 

 

Differences:

 - Different environments and situations thus different problems to address

-Metal use vs timber

-ISO containers use, Home vs expanded house

- Different designers

 

 

 

 

 

Design Approach:

 

Similarities:

• Home design with the use of ISO containers
• Built for its specific environment
• New uses for standardized shipping containters
• Used in a non-emergency situation

 

Differences:

• Different client/ approaches to environment and setting
• Use of ISO containers in housing

Conclusion:

Use of ISO containers as emergency aid housing does not quite apply in this situation  as these ISO containers are used in the context of a permanent housing however it does fulfill the needs of housing in smaller spaces so some of the design approaches are still applicable. In Haiti the needs are more communal rather than individual requiring large communal showers rooms, bed rooms and etc..
Due to continuing aftershocks from the initial earthquake housing will be need to set up with

 

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