Disaster Relief Project; Presentation Boards

RESEARCH ISSUE 1 - NATURAL DISASTER RESEARCH

ANDREA NAGY WITH THE INCREASE IN AWARENESS OF NATURAL AND HUMAN-MADE DISASTERS, RESPONDING TO SUCH OCCURRENCES AND EFFECTIVELY MOVING THE IMPACTED POPULATIONS THROUGH RECOVERY AND RELIEF EFFORTS HAS BEEN PLACED FRONT AND CENTER ON A GLOBAL STAGE. THE DISASTER RECOVERY SECTOR IS FACED WITH THE CHALLENGE OF MEETING THE BASIC PERSONAL NEEDS OF IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. THIS PROJECT FURTHER INVESTIGATES THE DESIGN CRITERIA FOR THE DISTASTER RECOVERY SECTOR WITH FOCUS ON THE POPULATIONS INVOLVED, THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DISASTER AND THOSE WHO WORK/VOLUNTEER IN THE RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. THIS PROJECT INVOLVES THE EXPORATION OF HOW DISASTER RECOVERY IS APPROACHED TODAY AND FUTURE INNOVATIONS WHILE AIMING TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN BEHAVIORS AND THE EXTREME NEEDS DURING A CRISIS LIKE THAT OF A NATURAL. THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A RELIEF/RECOVERY VILLAGE THAT IS MOBILE AND QUICK TO DEPLOY, PROVIDING A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE DISPLACED BY A DISASTER. THE PROJECT INVOLVES RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION OF CURRENT ADVANCEMENTS AND FUTURE INNOVATIONS WITHIN DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY. THE RESEARCH EFFORT FOR THIS PROJECT WAS EXTENSIVE IN REGARDS TO UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENS DURING A NATURAL DISASTER. THE RESEARCH EXPLORED DURING THIS PROJECT BEGAN WITH A GROUP CHARETTE TO INVESTIGATE THE STAGES OF A DISASTER, TYPES OF STRUCTURES CURRENTLY IN THE MARKET, GOALS AND SOLUTIONS FOR CRISIS SOLVING STRUCTURES, AS WELL AS COMPARING PRESCEDENT STUDIES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY PARTS AND PIECES AS PROS AND CO NS OF THE PROJECT. THE RESEARCH IDENTIFIED IS TIED INTO ALL NATURAL DISASTERS AS A GENERAL CATEGORY OF STUDY.

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IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE WILDFIRES ARE ALWAYS A CONCERN; HOWEVER THERE ARE SPECIFIC “WILDFIRE SEASONS”.

FIRES TYPICALLY BURN MOST OFTEN DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND OCTOBER. DUE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE, CALIFORNIA SUMMERS ARE HOT AND DRY. THIS MEANS BY THE TIME SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ARRIVE, THE GROUND IS AT ITS DRYEST BECAUSE OF ABSENCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DRYNESS IS AMPLIFIED BY SEASONAL WINDS, MAKING OCTOBER THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME OF YEAR FOR WILDFIRES.

CACHE IS A FOLDABLE MODULAR STRUCTURE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE HABITAT FOR NATURAL DISASTER VICTIMS, PARTICURALY WILDFIRE VICITIMS. THE STRUCTURE IS SOLD IN A KIT SIZABLE TO FIT ANY VEHICLE AND ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE UNFOLDED ANYWHERE DURING ANY NATURAL DISASTER, THE TARGET LANDSCAPE IS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO HELP DURING DEADLY WILDFIRES.

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CONCEPT ANDREA NAGY

ISSUE 2 - CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT THE BEGINNING OF THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT STAGES WAS SPARKED FROM A PERSONAL IMAGE TAKEN OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IN CALIFORNIA. FROM THERE, A LIST OF MEMORIES AND REASONS WHY CALIFORNIA IS MEANINGFUL WAS CREATED. THIS LIST INCLUDED A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES AND CHERISHED MEMORIES. ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES LISTED WAS HIKING. A LISTING WAS CREATED OF WHY HIKING IS IMPORTANT, WHY ONE SHOULD HIKE, AND WHAT HIKING MEANS TO ME. THE RESULT OF THESE QUESTIONS LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HIKING AND DISASTER RELIEF STRUCTURES. THIS INCLUDES SHARING EXPERIENCES WITH FAMILY, BEING PROTECTED, FINDING A PATH UNTRAVELLED, FEELING SAFE, AND EXPERIENCING A NEW UNKNOWN. INITIAL SKETCHES OF BOTH STRUCTURES WERE INSPIRED BY CONCEPTUALIZATION OF CAMPING AND HIKING. THE DESIGNED PRODUCT FOLDS OUT OF A KIT THAT CAN BE EASILY TRANSPORTED BY ANY VEHICLE, AND THIS METHOD COMES FROM THE ACTIVITIES OF CAMPING SUCH AS UNFOLDING A TENT WITH EASE FOR IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THE ACTUAL GEOMETRIC FORM OF THE SINGLE UNIT AND TOWN CENTER WAS INSPIRED BY ROCK FORMATIONS SEEN WITHIN IN THE LANDSCAPE OF COASTAL AND MOUNTAIN TRAIL HIKES. THROUGH FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, ON OF THE DEFINITIONS OF HIKE IS ‘TO RISE UP; ESPECIALLY: TO WORK UPWARD OUT OF PLACE’ AND THIS INSPIRED THE NEED FOR A MULTI-LEVEL TOWN CENTER SPACE. THE SPACE PLANNING OF THE TOWN CENTER WAS INFLUENCED BY THE COMPARTMENTALIZATION OF BACKPACKS THAT HIKERS USE. THE SPECIFIC PLACEMENT OF EACH ITEM WITHIN A BACKPACK, SUCH AS WATER, SLEEPING MATERIAL, TOILETRIES, MEDICINE, COOKING GEAR, AND CLOTHING, WAS THE VISION FOR PLACMENT OF SPACES WITHIN THE TOWN CENTER. HIKERS’ BACKPACKS ARE STRATEGICALLY PACKED FOR EASE OF USE AND ACCESS AS WELL AS TO LOAD THE WEIGHT PROPERLY TO ENSURE BACK SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, THE VARIOUS WAYS HIKERS TIE SHOE LACES WERE THE INSPIRATION FOR CIRCULATION AND HOW SPACES FUNCTION WITHIN THE FLOOR PLATE. LACES ARE TIED DIFFERENTLY FOR VARIOUS REASONS INCLUDING ARCH HEIGHT, HEELS SLIPPING OUT OF SHOES, AND FOR TOP OF FOOT PRESSURE. THE LAYOUT OF THE PRESENTATION MATERIALS WAS ALSO INFLUENCED BY LAYOUT OF HIKING TRAIL MAPS.

HIKE | VERB | \’hik\

+ TO TRAVEL BY ANY MEANS + TO RISE UP; ESPECIALLY: TO WORK UPWARD OUT OF PLACE + TO MOVE, PULL, OR RAISE WITH SUDDEN MOTION + TO RAISE IN AMOUNT SHARPLY OR SUDDENLY

H I K E SURROUNDING ONESELF WITH CALM THAT ALLOWS

NATURE CREATES UNDISTURBED

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MOTIVATIONAL EXPLORATION.

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IMPLEMENTATION ANDREA NAGY

ISSUE 3 - DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND DRAWINGS THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THE PROJECT INCLUDED FURTHERING THE SPACE PLANNING DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH THE TOWN CENTER AND UNIT STRUCTURES. THE PROCESS INCLUDED SPACE ADJACENCY STUDIES TO DETERMINE WHERE SPACES SHOULD BE PLACED IN RELATION TO OTHERS IN THE TOWN CENTER. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE BACKPACK COMPARTMENTALIZATION FROM THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT WAS USED TO FORMALIZE SPACES WITHIN THE TOWN CENTER. THE GEOMETRY OF THE FOLDING PANELS UTILIZE INTERLOCKING JOINTS THAT PROVIDE AN AIR-TIGHT AND WATER-TIGHT SEAL TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SAFETY FOR USERS. THE PANELS ARE ALSO MADE OF A LIGHTWEIGHT YET DURABLE MATERIAL AS WELL AS ARE FIREPROOF. THE TOWN CENTER AND SINGLE UNIT ARE BOTH FOLDABLE INTO KITS; THE TOWN CENTER TO BE DELIVERED BY A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY TO A SAFE LOCATION, AND THE SINGLE UNITS TO BE AVAILABLE PRIOR TO A NATURAL DISASTER OR AT THE DETERMINED SAFE SITE. THE SINGLE UNITS FEATURE SLEEPING SPACE FOR TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN AS WELL AS SEATING AREAS AND STORAGE FOR ANY BELONGINGS THAT WERE ABLE TO BE EVACUATED WITH THE USERS. THE TOWN CENTER FEATURES THREE LEVELS THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED ALL TOGETHER OR SEPERATELY. THIS PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY TO THE SPECIFIC SITE AND DISASTER THAT ALLOWS FOR COMMUNITIES TO DETERMINE DEPLOYMENT BASED ON THEIR NEEDS. THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT WAS ALSO DEVELOPED INTO ‘CACHE’. THE DEFINITION OF ‘CACHE’ IS TO STOW OR STORE AWAY FOOD AND SUPPLIES INTENDED FOR FUTURE USE. THIS DEFINITION RESONATED WITH THE PURPOSE OF THE PRODUCT AS WELL AS THE GOALS THE DESIGN WAS INTENDED TO ACHIEVE.

SPACE PLANNING PROCESS

TOWN CENTER VIEW

UNIT FLOOR PLAN

SINGLE UNIT VIEW

TOWN CENTER FLOOR PLAN

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TOWN CENTER WITH CIRCULATION PATHS

DEPLOYMENT ANDREA NAGY

ISSUE 4 - CACHE KIT DEPLOYMENT THE CACHE PRODUCT INCLUDES A KIT THAT INCLUDES ALL REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR DEPLOYMENT. THE SINGLE UNIT PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE FOR PREPURCHASE FOR USERS WHO LIVE IN NATURAL DISASTER-PRONE AREAS. THE KIT IS CONDENSED ENOUGH TO KEEP IN GARAGES, BASEMENTS, OR OTHER STORAGE SPACES UNTIL NEEDED. THIS SCENARIO IS BEST FOR ADVANCED PREPARATION ALLOWING FASTEST REACTION TIME AT THE TIME OF EMERGENCY. FOR THOSE NOT EXPECTING A CRISIS IN THEIR AREA, THE CACHE KITS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE TOWN CENTER SITE. THE TOWN CENTER KIT FITS INSIDE A SEMI-TRUCK AND WILL BE DEPLOYED

BY A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY AT AN APPROVED SELECTED SAFE SITE AWAY FROM THE NATURAL DISASTER. THE CACHE TOWN CENTER IS LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE THE USERS OF FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR SINGLE UNITS. THE SINGLE UNITS CAN BE PLACED IN ANY FORMATION AROUND THE TOWN UNIT DEPENDING ON AVAILABLE SPACE AT THE SAFE SITE. ALL KITS ARE INTENDED FOR USE BY ANY VARIETY OF USERS. FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, COUPLES, AND OTHERS WILL ALL GAIN USE FROM CACHE. THE SINGLE UNIT KIT CAN BE DEPLOYED IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS FOR MULTIPLE UNITS TO BE CONNECTED, ALLOWING FOR MORE SPACE FOR LARGER FAMILIES OR COMMUNITIES. THE SHORT SIDES OF THE STRUCTURE ARE REMOVABLE ALLOWING FOR UNITS TO BE PLACED END TO END SECURELY. CACHE KIT IS AVAILABLE AS A STANDARD UNIT AND WITH A MENU OF KIT ADD ON OPTIONS. THE MENU INCLUDES OPTIONS SUCH AS ADDITIONAL FREESTANDING FOLD OUT FURNITURE, SOLAR ENERGY, WATER COLLECTION AND PURIFICATION, FLASHLIGHT AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING, FIRST AID KIT, THERMAL INSULATION, FOLD OUT STOVE, AND ADDITIONAL SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS.

CACHE PRODUCT IS INTENDED FOR USE BY INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, SINGLE FAMILY UNITS, OR COMMUNITIES, AMONG OTHERS, TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS, PARTICURALY WILDFIRES. USERS ARE INTENDED TO BE VICTIMS FORCED INTO EVACUATION SITUATIONS WHERE TEMPORARY HOUSING IS REQUIRED. OCCUPANCY AND USERS

LOGISITICS OF DEPLOYMENT

CACHE PRODUCT IS TRANSPORTABLE BY VEHICLE SO IT IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL USER GROUPS. CACHE MAY BE PURCHASED AHEAD OF TIME IN PREPARATION FOR A NATURAL DISASTER FOR THOSE IN A DISASTER PRONE AREA. PRODUCT KITS ARE SOLD IN SIZES THAT FIT IN OR ON MOST STANDARD SIZE VEHICLES WITH TRAIILER PARTS BEING SOLD SEPERATELY FOR SMALLER OR ODD-SIZED VEHICLES. THE PRODUCT IS INTENDED TO BE DEPLOYED AT A SAFE LOCATION

BY THE OWNER AT TIME OF NATURAL DISASTER.

KIT ADD ON OPTIONS

1. PURCHASE CACHE PRIOR TO NATURAL DISASTER. 2. WILDFIRES OCCUR IN REGION. 3. LOCATE AND PREPARE CACHE KIT FOR EVACUATION. 4. ATTACH KIT TO VEHICLE THROUGH PREFERRED METHOD. 5. EVACUATE DISASTER AREA BY VEHICLE WITH KIT. 6. ARRIVE AT TOWN CENTER WITH CACHE PRODUCT. 7. UNATTACH AND UNFOLD KIT AT SAFE LOCATION. 8. DEPLOY UNIT IN SAFE ZONE AROUND TOWN CENTER AND ATTACH MULTIPLE KITS AS NEEDED. 9. UTILIZE CACHE UNIT AROUND TOWN CENTER FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME UNTIL DISASTER IS CLEARED.

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