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The Ark: Sanctuary For Isfs, Zejun Sun, Wei Wei Li
The Ark: Sanctuary For Isfs, Zejun Sun, Wei Wei Li
Architecture Thesis Prep
The thesis is aiming to decrease the potential flooding damages to the ISFs, and a balance between the limited resources and high population density to relieve the flooding issues through the renovation and reconstruction of local churches in the Baseco Compound.
Flooding has become one of the most common and devastated issues in developing countries, and it is worsen by the housing crisis that lead to a formation of informal settlements with shoddy constructions and destabilized communities. What is an applicable approach to decrease the potential flooding damage to the ISFs? How to find a balance between the limited resources …
House As Mediator: Integrative Typology As Connector Between Land And Sea, Samantha Kudish
House As Mediator: Integrative Typology As Connector Between Land And Sea, Samantha Kudish
Architecture Thesis Prep
Rather than the water being an obstacle to coastal residential communities, water can act as an opportunity. Instead of barricading these areas from the water, integrating it with the area would create communities that are capable of living in unison with the ocean. This can introduce new typologies of housing that can withstand the continuing rise of sea levels. Blurring the line between land and sea by living with the sea will allow coastal regions to stay afloat, benefiting from ever-changing water conditions. A proposed new housing typology would introduce a new program to coastal neighborhoods, rather than putting up …