REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR FLOOD AFFECTED WOMEN
Participatory Design
LOCATION - WAYANAD, KERALA, INDIA
AREA - 7400 SQFT
FEATURE - FLOOD-RESISTANT DESIGN
CONCEPT - TO INTRODUCE A MICRO STITCHING UNIT TO EMPOWER FLOOD-AFFECTED WOMEN
- DOUBLES UP AS A SHELTER DURING EMERGENCY
- INTEGRATES EXISTING SYSTEMS (NGOs, GOVERNING BODIES) AND STAKEHOLDERS TO ALLOW FOR LIVELIHOOD GENERATION ACTIVITIES (STITCHING UNIT IN THIS CASE), MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING, DAYCARE FOR CHILDREN AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING.
TO DESIGN A COMMUNITY GATHERING AREA WHICH ENABLES THE WOMEN OF A FLOOD-AFFECTED COMMUNITY TO COPE BETTER DURING THE POST-FLOOD REHABILITATION PERIOD. AT THE TIME OF THE DISASTER (FLOODING), IT CAN ALSO BE USED AS AN IMMEDIATE RELIEF SPACE BY THE LOCALITY.
Stakeholders
Site Analysis
Ideation
Section of Flood Resistant Structure
FEATURES OF FLOOD-RESISTANT DESIGN INCLUDE REIFORCED CONCRETE FOUNDATION, STILTS, GIRDERS, RAISED PLINTH LEVEL, WATERPROOF TATCH, DOUBLE GLAZING, TERRACOTA TILES, A LONG HALLWAY WHIOCH CAN DOUBLE UP AS A COMMUNITY SHELTER, WIDE DOORS AND WINDOWS FOR EMERGENCY EXIT.
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