A Parametric Process for Shelters and Refugees' Camps Design

Elie Daher (1) , Sylvain Kubicki (1) , Gilles Halin (2)

1 LIST - Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
2 MAP - Modèles et simulations pour l'Architecture et le Patrimoine

Many situations related to natural environment and human activities increase the risk related to housing and create a demand for rapid post-disaster solutions. The solutions implemented by both the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the local and national organizations should fulfill the requirements of the temporarily displaced populations. However post-disaster design faces many challenges in its process making the response always more complex. At the same time, computer-based design is a growing approach in both architectural practice and research. The research described in this paper aims to help in finding solutions to design issues by addressing the potential of computer-based architectural design support. It is applied to shelter and camp development and takes into account physical, contextual and climatic parameters. The outcome is a design process for shelter and camp, which has been validated by a parametric prototype experiment in a case study. This should support humanitarian teams and contribute to enhancing the quality of design as well as to reducing the time required for the design and construction processes.

Mots clés: Humanitarian design; Computer aided architectural design; Parametric architecture; Generative design

Domaines: Architecture, aménagement de l'espace

Elie Daher, Sylvain Kubicki, Gilles Halin. A Parametric Process for Shelters and Refugees' Camps Design. eCAADe 2015, Sep 2015, Vienne, Austria. ⟨hal-02890068⟩