Over the period from 1976 to 2004 the concept of home has changed along with the revolution in communications technology. From being a place of escape and calm from society's pressures and demands homes have become more connected to society through television, internet, mobile telephones, and social media. More people now work from home than ever before blurring the line between private home life and work life.
2) Description of the concept of home:
My design proposal for displaced dwellers is to give them a sense of normality and continuity by providing basic security and comfort while avoiding social and environmental isolation.The design gives priority to the social custom of sitting outside and interacting socially through dinning, drinking and snacking.
3) Conduct research on your clients:
a) Most of the victims of the wildfires of 2007 were rural people living in villages and small towns. Many lost their houses, livestock and orchards and crops. Their urgent needs are secure housing, food, water, and alternate income. Their vulnerabilities are their material and economic loss and displacement and their psychological trauma.
b) They are in a rural location mainly in the Peloponnese and Southern Evia.
c) Most of the previous housing was old single or double storey stone houses, mostly in a compact village settings, with people sharing immediate spaces, courtyards, alleys etc. Many houses were originally built to combine animal shelter, storage of grain and feed and family dwelling which included extended family and shared sleeping spaces. In terms of climate control houses were mainly built to keep winter wind, rain and cold out.
d) Southern Greece has a Mediterranean climate with hot dry summers and cold wet winters, but only occasional heavy snow fall.
e) Day to day customs are influenced by rural life and farming activities and social interaction in coffee houses and public squares.
4) Discuss how your current design proposal addresses your clients
- Outdoor living and dining
- Cross Ventilation
- Abundant natural lighting
- Open living
- Orientation of living space to the south for winter sun
- Large windows and openings
- Views onto surrounding landscape
5) Principles of universal design
My design follows the principle of "flexibility in use" by reusing and modifying a container that can be quickly transported to any area affected by disaster.
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