Course 3

The Right to (quality) Shelter To sustain human development and build resilience

Local materials and simple tecniques

social development

durable and resilient

emergency proof

access to basic services

passive design

Gaza, August 2014 Planning the reconstruction

ARCÒ IN COLLABORATION WITH BGF, TERRA DEI BAMBINI KINDERGARTEN, GAZA

By creating built environments

BGF, REFUGEE SHELTER FOR PALESTINIAN REFUGEES

LIVING IN AREA C

that incorporate clean technologies and local knowledge

to enhance access to local resources

BGF, IMPLEMENTING SMALL SCALE SMART GRIDS IN GAZA TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY AND WATER

MC A IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNRWA, GREEN SCHOOL IN GAZA

and improve living conditions thus restoring dignity to the people

Earth by night

the importance of resources

Our vision Responsibility

GPS

PV cells

frigde doctor

KUWAIT SCHOOL Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, schematic design

What happens if there is no water?

there is no electricity?

there are no construction materials?

this is Gazans daily life

Gaza, August 2014 after the conflict

30/11/13

In this context

how can we design buildings capable

of overcoming the country challenges?

NATURAL RESOURCES IN KHAN YUNIS

2Km from the sea

8 °C min T gap between

night and day

400mm average rainfall

2055 kWh/m2 y global horizontal radiation

DESIGN SUGGESTIONS natural ventilation induced by external winds is available thermal mass can be naturally cooled down

rainwater harvesting becomes cost-effective solar technology becomes cost-effective

site analysis

Khan Yunis

Petra, El Deir

SOLID FORM OF CONSTRUCTION Thermal inertia

excavations for foundations, water tanks and heat storages

pillars the school structure

MASHRABIYA to shadow the interiors

M’Zab, Ghardaia, Algeria _ Dry (arid and semiarid) climate

Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, the windcatchers city

WINDCATCHER natural ventilation

20 solar chimneys to improve air extraction

potted trees to shade the roof

summer

100 sqm of thermal solar panels

272 sqm of photovoltaic cells

air pipes located beneath the slab

6 rainwater columns

2 water treatment lands

winter

comfort comes from the design

…and the use of simple techniques

-60% of water demand from municipal network

Kuwait School in Gaza

capacity building December 2014

a better learning space

-60% water demand -4°C in summer 0 oil and 0 CO2

+ energy surplus

why buildings are so important?

a case study: Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza

GREEN SCHOOL

the green school can power up to 40 dwellings

greening public buildings can power the neighborhood

water harvesting and purification: a new infrastructure for drinking and sanitation using only local rainwater

power to all 0 oil, 0 CO2 and 0 water from waterworks; safe, reliable and clean infrastructure

UM AL-NASSER Kindergarten

Um al-Nasser, Gaza Strip, built and destroyed

Destroyed by the Israeli army during the last war

September 2014

SHELTER West bank

Low Cost Self Construction Shelter Area C, Palestinian Territories

Provide a comfortable habitat and enhance access to resources to vulnerable communities in Area C

0 energy from oil

double tent

rainwater collection

tank

+ comfort 0 water from tank trucks

Off grid kit for emergency

Construction kit

Prototype Implementation in a refugee camp near to Bardala. Palestine, 21st September 2013

Women Center in Al Aqrabaniya Jordan Valley, Palestinian Territories

WOMEN CENTER West bank

Vernacular earth house in Al Jiflick, a little village few kilometers from the women center project site facebook.com/pages/Reviving-Earth-Architecture-in-the-Jordan-Valley-Palestine/248639418496868

Reviving earth construction in Jordan Vallley program

Tell es Sultan, Jericho UNESCO world heritage site

Troglodyte houses, Matmata Tunisia

Living in the ground, with ground

The project site

Environmental strategies Massive envelope Geothermal ventilation + solar chimney Ventilated roof

0 water 0 energy + comfort + food

Skylights Humid garden Organic digester

During the summer day, the massive envelope reduces the indoor temperature by 6°C if compared to outdoors -6°C

In summertime, the geothermal pipes cools external air for ventilation up to 10°C -10°C

Organic digester