Uncommon Solutions for Common Problems

The My Shelter Foundation is a non-stock non-profit organization that aims to create a

system of sustainability and replicability through its capability-building and employment generating

projects. My Shelter empowers its beneficiaries and uses their energies as the greatest force for their

upliftment.

One of the My Shelter Foundation’s goals is to find innovative solutions to

fight climate change through sustainable, eco-friendly, low-cost, disaster-resistant

structures.

With this goal in mind, we have developed a program that will:

• Create an eco-friendly, sustainable, disaster resistant community for the urban poor

• Proactively help in lowering the country’s carbon footprint by creating a community which uses less energy through green architecture

BACKGROUNDTHE POOR ARE

THE MOST VULNERABLE

In the Philippines:

• 1.25 million families

live in informal settlements

• 20% of these families

live in danger zones

• Housing need is estimated to reach 3.75 million units by 2010*

*According to the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan 2004-2010

BACKGROUND

THE POOR ARE AT THE

FOREFRONT OF RISK

The Philippines: • Among the most disaster prone countries in the world• Increase in frequency & intensity of tropical cyclones

• In 6 hours, brought 341.3 mL of rainfall causing floods and landslides (more rainfall than Katrina)

• $237M total damages, $93M infrastructure damages

• Resulted in 464 deaths and misplaced hundreds of families

TYPHOON KETSANA(ONDOY) September 26, 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana_(2009)

TYPHOON KETSANA(ONDOY) September 26, 2009

• Radical & immediate Social & Climate adaptation

• Arm the poorest communities because they are the most unprepared and are at most risk

THE CHALLENGE

DESTRUCTION

DESTRUCTION

RECONSTRUCTION

RECONSTRUCTION

VICIOUS CYCLE

Billions of pesos have been poured in by the government for rehabilitation and

reconstruction.

DESTRUCTION

DESTRUCTION

RECONSTRUCTION

RECONSTRUCTION

It’s about time the country breaks the vicious cycle of destruction-death-rehabilitation-destruction…

… and start being better and

building better!

DESTRUCTIONRECONSTRUCTIO

NRESILIENC

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What has My Shelter Foundation done in 2009?

In 2009 Project: MILLENNIUM SCHOOL

A design competition for school buildings in developing countries located in the tropics to facilitate the emergence of new sustainable design solutions and appropriate technologies that will improve the quality of school buildings in the developing world.

FOCUS: RURAL SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Bamboo Schools

Winning DesignEleena Jamil (Malaysia)

Building Completion Jan 2010

What will My Shelter Foundation do for 2010?

a design competition for sustainable,

disaster-resilient, affordable housing

for the urban poor that can be built in the tropics

Urban Design Challenge2010

To bring together architects around the world to find solutions to the problem of obsolete shelter and community designs in the developing world

that are at the forefront of climate change reinforced natural disasters through

architectural and structural resiliency against strong typhoon winds and heavy rains.

THE VISION

Winning design will be used to construct housing wherein 250 teachers and their families devastated by Ketsana will be

relocated.

THE GOAL

to foster local and global awareness on Climate Adaptability and its relevance to poverty alleviation

main hypothesis of this project is that having safer structures "ahead of time" will not only lead to less injury, number of climate refugees, and loss of life and property, but will empower communities to uplift their quality of life.

OBJECTIVES

to build the first green, affordable, disaster-resistant village in the Philippines

that could serve as the blueprint of how families in vulnerable areas can successfully cope with the impacts of climate variability.

OBJECTIVES

to build an Encyclopedia of climate-resilient, affordable design solutions

that can be used and repeatedly referred to in the near future, and that could help facilitate the development of policies that address these humanitarian challenges.

OBJECTIVES

DAtE BUILDING BLOCKS

DAtE Competition

Compilation Construction Relocation

and Maintenance

PROPONENTS

Provided land for the housing, and some funds for the competition.

Help in maintaining the structure once done.

General Secretariat

Will run the competition and provide technical expertise.

PROPONENTS

Endorses competition and provide resources for research

and development.

Help in building the housing units.

PROPONENTS

Invite international partners, architects and other individuals

to join this cause.

LOCATION: Taguig, Philippinesnext to Taguig City University

March 5, 2010 Competition launch (Press launch in Manila)

Mar. 28, 2010 Run Against the Elements Fundraiser in Manila

September 24, 2010 Deadline for registration

October 5, 2010 Deadline for submission of questions

October 15, 2010 Deadline to dispatch answers to questions

November 19, 2010 Deadline for submission of entries

December 1-3, 2010 Judging

December 8, 2010 Announcement of Winners

January 14, 2011 Awarding (tentative)

1st Quarter 2011 Start construction in site

SCHEDULE

Design Task:• Building typhoon-resistant housing is only one part of the solution.

To be fully adaptable to climate change, communities should be ready and equipped to survive through anticipated typhoons by becoming self-reliant and having the necessary facilities for post-disaster support.

• Develop a master plan for a village of 250 housing units that can be applied to other similar urban sites.

Design Task:• Integrate development that addresses the sustainability of the

community by understanding the local demographic, economic, social, and environmental attributes.

• Propose a design theme for the entire village to achieve a unified look, that can be applied to all structures within the community.

• Provide a detailed design for a typical housing unit, including

interior space planning.

Sustainability Sustainability of the Built Environment.

The design should incorporate green building strategies for

both community infrastructure and in housing. At a minimum, the design should include the following

considerations:

– Manage solar heat and natural light – Utilize natural ventilation – Water efficiency– Energy efficiency– Waste management and minimization – Life-cycle of building – Use of locally available materials– Use of rapidly renewable materials

Developing local and international Marketing and PR Campaign

WEBSITE

PRESS LAUNCH

FUN RUN

SONG

OTHER EVENTS (DAtE as

Beneficiary)INTEGRATED GLOBAL

CAMPAIGN, ADS: TVC,

PRINT, RADIO

CARDBOARDCAMPAIGN

WORK TO DATE

WORK TO DATEWEBSITE: www.designagainsttheelements.org/beta

WORK TO DATECAMPAIGN JINGLE“Stand Up”Written by Boogie Romero of KjwanSung by Joey Ayala & Kjwan (and 45 other artists)Recorded at Sound Creation Studios

WORK TO DATE

COMPETITION BRIEFDrafted by UAP

Thank you.