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Problem that can be solved by Architecture Basis of the Problem (State the source)
Disaster resilient housing for communities living in the The continuous rise of sea level, which caters higher
coastal areas of the Philippines disaster risk for coastal communities, is inevitable.
Coastal communities’ vulnerability can be treated with
adaptive housing.
A housing project that capitalizes on next-gen or off- The goal of the project is to provide coastal communities
the-shelf materials which increase disaster resiliency vulnerable to high disaster risk with adaptive housing. In
of the structure and utilizes stand-alone renewable accordance to this, the formulated objectives are:
energy systems, such as solar energy and tidal energy,
which make the structure sustainable • To lessen the casualties and damages in
coastal areas when a disaster occurs
Driessen, P., Hegger , D., Bakker, M., Van Rijswick, H., &
This project will help in reducing casualties and
Kundzewicz, Z. (2016). Toward more resilient flood
damages in coastal communities in case of a disaster.
It will provide families living in coastal areas a dwelling risk governance. Ecology and Society, Vol. 21, No. 4.
with sustainable features that can reduce energy Gaillard, J. (2015). People's Response to Disasters in the
consumption
Philippines: Vulnerability, Capacities, and
Resilience. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
This project will also contribute to further studies of
stand-alone renewable energy systems that harness Give2Asia. (2014). Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency:
solar and tidal energies to maximize its full potential in The Philippines. Retrieved from Give2Asia:
conserving energy by incorporating it with the design
http://www.give2asia.org/disaster-preparedness-and-
of the dwelling.
resilience-philippines/
This project can also cater other researchers who are Glavovic, B., Kelly, M., Kay, R., & Travers, A. (2015).
in search of disaster resilient materials and its Climate Change and The Coast: Building Resilient
application.
Communities . CRC Press.
Researchers who conduct research on coastal housing Mortice, Z. (2017, December 7). The Cutting-Edge Materials
or communities will also benefit from this project and Science Making Hurricane-Proof Construction
will be able to use the information about the Possible. Retrieved from ArchDaily:
demographics in the area.
https://www.archdaily.com/884949/the-cutting-edge-
Future researches who wish to improve the project will materials-science-making-hurricane-proof-
also benefit. It can be used to start another project or construction-possible
study related to the project with the same objectives. Rosenfield, K. (2013, Augut 26 ). TEDx: Brian Healy
In this way more communities will benefit from the
Proposes to Reactivate Boston’s Harbor with
existing study. It can also help in exploring the potential
of this type of project. Floating Communities. Retrieved from ArchDaily:
https://www.archdaily.com/420615/waterfront-
architect-brian-healy-speaks-at-tedxboston