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As an architect, it is my goal to help solve a problem and improve lives for communities through my designs. To do so, I believe in architectural designs that create valuable and long lasting spaces which contribute to a better environment.

Architecture should be understood as a key player in the wider system of its context, therefore it is essential to consider every scale and its affects to the society at large. Designs are fluid, ever evolving, and to make a lasting impact on society, architects must see through all of the buildings processes.

My architectural values stem from experiences in my life, my relationship with nature, and my passion to design and create something which can contribute to a better future.

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Rumah Bambu Lestari Indonesia Professional 2020-Present

Eco Villa Kupang Pantai Alak, East Nusa Tenggara Professional 2021

Bamboo U Bali, Indonesia Professional 2019-2020

Towards a Habitable Earth Global Academic · TU Delft 2018

Reclaim Reconsiousness Kullu Valley, India Academic · TU Delft 2018

Santos Rotterdam, The Netherlands Academic · TU Delft 2017

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RUMAH BAMBU LESTARI

PROFESSIONAL

How can we empower communities to not only grow their own raw materials, but to use these resources to build their own home?

The Environmental Bamboo Foundation (EBF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 to engage in the field of bamboo and welfare of sustainable communities based on community empowerment. In 2012, Indobamboo was established to be the first champion of the 1,000 Bamboo Village program to create rapidly renewable wood replacement products using engineered bamboo.

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Working off of the 1,000 bamboo village program, the Rumah Bambu Lestari progrom, who’s mission was to establish a constant demand for bamboo through the social housing market by processing bamboo strips into engineered bamboo laminates to build homes. Through this, we are able to combat Indonesia’s housing deficit of 1 million homes per annum whilst restoring Indonesia’s degraded land and providing jobs for local economies.

Pitch deck for Rumah Bambu Lestari Program Page 3-6 Business Model & Plan for Grant application and investors

Upon completion of our prototyping phase, my role was engage with key partners to activate the program including relevant governmental ministries, investors, community members, and factory workers. Activities included focus group discussions, capacity building workshops, and creation of conditional agreements with relevant ministries to support the program. I worked directly with the factory workers to optimize production of a new product for Indobamboo, from raw material to finished good. I developed the business model for bamboo laminates and social housing kits and wrote and submitted several grants.

YEAR: 2019-2021 LOCATION: Indonesia ROLE: Head of research and development at Indobamboo, Project Officer of Rumah Bamboo Lestari Program FUNDS: Climate Break Through 2019 P4G – Partnering for Green Growth Green Climate Fund Australian Consulate Bali Direct AID Program

Presentation by me of RBL program to Indonesia’s Vice Minister of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry

COLLABORATIONS: Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing Ministry of Environment and Forestry Jed Long | Cave Urban, Sydney AUS Guntur Sutiyono | Climate Works AUS

Business Model

TITLE RUMAH BAMBU LESTARI Challenges LACK OF DEMAND

DEGRADED LAND

MISSION The RBL mission is to establish people public private integrated value chain for sustainable timber bamboo in Indonesia over the next 5 years. Such consortium would drive constant demand for high quality carbon negative construction materials. Through policy alliances and pilots projects with several national ministries, and taking forward of Bamboo Village’s restoration economy initiatives, RBL establishes business models for laminate bamboo prefabricated homes and building components. This innovation creates 19x value add across multiple stages of production which translates to immediate income and upskill for participants in this new building sector niche.

RESTORATION ECONOMY

DRIVING DEMAND Solutions

- Empower village cooperatives to restore degraded land through restoration economy - Efficient and sustainable bamboo farming validated by sustainable certification

VALUE CHAIN

ENGINEERED BAMBOO - Introduce carbon negative building products to the market -Design affordable and disaster resilient bamboo houses which responds to local customs

- Establish network of bamboo village level industries - Add value to raw material processing bamboo into laminates -Develop production and material standard codes

Private financing/ Blended Financing

Public funding/ Grants BAMBOO FARMERS

FACTORY WORKERS

LOGISTIC WORKERS

PLANK MANUFACTURERS

BEAM MANUFACTURERS

BUILDERS

BAMBOO POLE

BAMBOO STRIP

BAMBOO WAREHOUSE

BAMBOO PLANK

BAMBOO BEAMS

BAMBOO HOUSE

Growing & Harvesting

SemiProcessing

Aggregation

Manufacturing

Design & Commoditization

Building & Commercialization

ENVIRONMENTAL BAMBOO FOUNDATION Forest Management & Harvesting Farmers form cooperatives with clear benefit sharing written under a business plan they create under the farmer field school (FFS). Under FFS, farmers learn about agroforestry, cocoon seedling cultivation, and the sustainable forestry management system (SFM). SFM activities are the following: socialization, survey, transport, coding, mounding, and harvesting. This ensures that the clumps are healthy and can grow bamboo that can be continuously harvested.

Bamboo Semi-Processing Villages are equipped and trained to use pre-processing tools under FFS. Semi-processing facilities at the village level enable villagers to earn higher revenues and equitable benefit-sharing between the through people-public-private partnerships (4P).

intermediaries

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Logistics, technical assistance, and processing optimization

Building components and Housing kit manufacturing

Source appropriate machinery from China at the right price.

Negotiate transport costs from Flores to East Java. Connect the right suppliers to Indobamboo for materials. Ensure quality of products and facilities, and provide technical assistance to increase efficiency and affordability.

The laminate planks will be further processed to building components which can be sold as either individual pieces or a housing kit of parts.

Activities include sawing, sanding, and cutting, sandwich pressing them together, sanding and coating, and packing.

Plank Manufacturing

Design Services

Process the bamboo strips into Planks, requires the following activities: fine moulding, applying the glue and pressing the fine sticks together.

Certified housing kits which are affordable, disaster resilient, and adaptable to their unique context. Construction system which requires not advanced construction knowledge.

Construction and maintenance support. Centralized warehouse, easy to access building material supply.

Plank Manufacturing Particles- Sawdust from processing bamboo is collected, dried, and sold as biofuel. Pellets- Particles are turned into pellets using a rotary kilner and used internally for fuel in the factory.

Upstream Partners

Downstream Partners

World Agroforestry Ministry of Environment and Forestry Center for International Forestry Research

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing Ministry of Environment Academic institutions Building Contractors

Activities - Policy Advocacy to support upstream bamboo industry -Bamboo village socialization

Market Segment Building components

Commercial - Commercial building - Construction sector - Timber groups - Private tourism

Activities - Policy advocacy to support downstream - Socialization to village - Preparing market demand pipeline

Housing Kit-of-parts

Government - Ministry of Public Works & Public HousingRumah Khursus & Swadaya programs - Ministry of TourismEcotourism homestay

TIMELINE Phase

MARKET CAPTATION Bali 1 Prototype 1 Factory 1 Line

MARKET ACQUISITION

10 Homes 1 Factory 1 Line

Flores 1 New Factory

Construction & Production

6 Lines

SCALE UP

100 homes 2 Factories 7 Lines Central Sulawesi East Java Kalimantan

Expansion Cost Annual Profit

3 New Factories 6 Lines each

1,000 Homes 5 Factories 10 Lines each 200 homes per annum

10 homes @ $14,000 USD

100 homes @ $8,500 USD

1,000 homes @ $8,200 USD

Capex $ 46,000 USD

Capex $ 310,000

Capex $ 8,000,000

$ 9,500 USD$

97,500 USD

Year 3

Homes Revenue

Year 1

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LOW QUALITY

$1,050,000 USD

Year 5

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A Restoration economy vision for the building sector

Business Plan Summary PG 1

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RUMAH BAMBU LESTARI Subtitle

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A Restoration economy vision for the building sector The Environmental Bamboo foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1993 to engage in the field of bamboo and welfare of sustainable communities based on community empowerment. The EBF holds a deep understanding of sustainable bamboo production and agroforestry systems, cultivated over decades of work with communities and strengthened by a solid understanding of supply chain development.

In 2012, Indobamboo was established to be the first champion of the 1,000 Bamboo Village program to create rapidly renewable wood replacement products using engineered bamboo.

Rumah Bambu Lestari leverages the potential to add bamboo for housing and construction into this system to create a new commodity to drive the demand for bamboo. Bamboo laminates presents as good alternative for standardized building components with low variable material properties, which is limited in round bamboo pole construction.

Carbon negative house built in Flores.

Construction of first full scale laminate bamboo prototype at Indobamboo factory

Visit to Bamboo Village in Ngada, Flores from the Vice Minister of Environment & Forestry

Visit by the Govenor of NTT, Victor Bungtilu

Over the past decade the Rumah Bambu Lestari program has been developing various housing prototypes to optimize its engineering capabilities, material usage, and integration to renewable energy access.

Upon the completion of prototyping phase, we are ready to activate the program through engaging with relevant partners.

MARKET Opportunities

Gap

Need

PUPR Rumah Khusus Disaster Relief Housing

Disaster prone areas, requiring fast construction 200-500k resilient homes

Over reliance on concrete construction High transportation costs Non-sustainable product

Disaster proof house Quick build Light-weight Kit of parts

PUPR Swadaya Community build for Rural Housing

High construction cost for conventional house due to imported materials and transportation costs in NTT

RISHA is compatible for urban but not for rural setting due to difficulties with logistics and access to resources

High Quality Standardized use of bamboo Culturally appropriate material

Ministry of Tourism Eco tourism

NTT is elected province for tourism

Conventional building high transportation cost and carbon footprint Tourist desire to stay in culturally responsive place

More Affordable Higher Quality Beautiful designs which honor local context

Mid-Rise Rumah Rusun Social high rise

Increased population in urban areas Indonesian capitol to be relocated to Borneo.

No sustainable building material to accomodate urban developements.

Sustainable, standardized and strong building compents for urban construction.

Building Components

Construction materials made of bamboo expected to grow Lack of timber product available

Lack of use of engineered bamboo as a constructuion material

Versatile, modular bamboo components applicable to varied construction uses.

Timber substitute

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PARTNERSHIPS

EBF building workshops in collaboration is Jorg Stamm and Simon Vilez Key studies in Bamboo

4 Laminate bamboo 2015-2018 structures built in Collaboration with collaboration with University of New PUPR, EBF and South Wales and RAW

2019

2018

2017

2015 2017-2019 Construction of cattle shelters in Vietnam part of program with

Palu post earthquake construction of homes using

2021

Climate Breakthrough Award given to Arief Rabik

1,000 Bamboo Villages is launched at COP 21

2012

2006

1995

Million Bamboo Planting Program launched

EBF’s first bamboo village & Indobamboo Factory is established

National Strategy Conservation & Utilization of Bamboo in Indonesia

2009

EBF is Established

1993

MILESTONES

PARTNERSHIP TO-DATE

Vice Minister of Environmental Ministry visits Ngada Bamboo Village and is

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FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN Subtitle

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Phase

CAPTATIONS MARKET CAPTATIONS

ACQUISITION MARKET ACQUISITION Year 1

What we Offer Partnership catalyst milestones

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Partner and Market need

10 homes

P4G SUPPORT 100 homes

CALE UP UP SCALE Year 3

Year 5 1,000 homes

• Proof of concept for small scale community self-build system • Easy guidelines • Training Model • Affordable, adaptable, and disaster resilient design

• Empowered Communities • Trained Builders, operators, logistic force • Scalable operation model

• Standardized code of production • Easy access to quality, affordable materials and construction knowledge • Construction and maintenance support • Centralized warehouse

• Building guidelines • Bamboo housing technical experience • Communication model • Community build program • Cost and production optimization and monitoring

• Evaluation and optimization of production • Community self build system • Established village level communication channel • Financial vehicle securing investment from various institutional and private sectors for scale up

• Certified housing kit, affordable, disaster resilient • Wood alternative products • Housing production system • Optimal production and logistics • Certification for trained building supervisors

• Support for the build of 10 laminate homes for eco-tourism by governor of NTT • Support for building midrise bamboo apartment building in Jakarta • Business case built • Prototype approved

• Investment secured • Partnerships Established • LOI signed for the scale up of 100 homes per annum NTT • Ministry of Public Works and Housing sign MOV & LOI and Ministry of Environment signs similar agreement

• Endorsement from ministry for scale up of 1,000 homes • Activation of program from Ministry of Public Works & Housing • Pak Arief of PUPR financing signs a housing contract which goes out to tender

POLICY BARRIERS GOVERNANCE RISK

MITIGATION

• Conglomerate (any single entity within the governance structure) disrupts the equitable partnerships.

• Due diligence of partners and democratic safeguarding mechanisms to hold equitable partnerships.

• With 1,000 bamboo village, set up coordination mechanism to assist many ministry to assist Ministries designated to design and implement the National Strategy for village-level bamboo industry.

• Due diligence of mission-aligned partners and facilitate process to 4P agreement • Safeguarding mechanisms against partners defaulting.

• Ensure by-in and strong governance at all levels of program planning and execution.

PARTNERSHIP RISK

• Non-agreement between 4P (people public private partnerships) on benefit sharing and equity.

• Partners defaulting on agreement POLITICAL RISK

• Change of administration or political will causing change of policy or major disruption in process

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ECO VILLA KUPANG

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Upon completion of our first full scale prototype of our prefabricated social house, the Governor of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) commissioned the construction of several ecotourism sites across the archipelago. The Governor was very impressed with the potential of bamboo laminates to drive the market for more environmentally friendly construction development. East Nusa Tenggara has recently been elected one of Indonesia’s new tourism hotspot, so this provided a great opportunity to introduce a new local building industry for the island. “Eco Villa Kupang” would be the first large scale bamboo laminate project in Indonesia. It would serve as a showcase to promote sustainable tourism development and the innovative potentials of bamboo. This project would also become a springboard to gain support from the government for the scale up of producing 1,000 social houses per annum through the Rumah Bamboo Lestari program.

The concept for the design of this Eco Tourism villa was to honour the local vernacular whilst bringing awareness to the environment and sustainable practices. The site plan consists of 10% of buildings and the remainder will be left for the replanting of local plant species. The design aims to create a harmony between the buildings, the land contours, the vegetation and the sea. Inspired by the traditional structures of East Nusa Tenggara, specifically the villages of Lopo and Ume Khubu, the tall roof structure responds to the local climate and geographical conditions. The composition and spatial planning adapt the cluster and gathering pattering which is found in the traditional village of NTT.

Traditional architecture of East Timor.

Bamboo basket weavers of the local village of Ume Khubu

This project played a pivotal role in securing the Indonesian government’s commitment to the Environmental Bamboo Foundation’s social housing progra and new bamboo industries. The successful completion of this development will pave the way for more bamboo laminate construction projects across Indonesia to promote sustainable development and tourism.

YEAR: 2019-2020 LOCATION: Pantai Alak, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia ROLE: Architect /Designer & Project Manager Site proposal for tourism development.

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FORESTRY, HARVESTING, & PROPAGATION

BAMBOO U

PROFESSIONAL

How can we educate people on the potentials of bamboo as a sustainable building material through participatory design and construction?

Bamboo U was an idea conceived by John Hardy to help teach people about the potential of bamboo as a green building material. The intention is to share unique design and construction knowledge and to explore alternative ways of building. Bamboo U hosts workshops for people from across the globe to discover the endless design opportunities of this sustainable and elegant material. The course follows a detailed curriculum taking participants through the whole life cycle of bamboo from sustainable forestry to design and construction. My role as research and project architect is to help facilitate these workshops as well as assist with design and construction of projects done during our courses.

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Some of the projects include the development of our new campus at Bamboo U. Each structure is built over the course of an 11-Day workshop testing new structural systems to uncover new design opportunities. Some of these projects include our campus kitchen, pool pods, our Bamboo U carpentry workshop, and a look-out tower.

PROCESSING & PRESERVATION

CARPENTRY & DETAILING

I have also been involved in an elective course for Green School middle school students to teach them the basics of bamboo design and construction. The kids learned reciprocal architectural principles through building a yurt and carpentry through designing their own furniture pieces.

YEAR: 2019-2020 LOCATION: Bali, Indonesia ROLE: Program Coordinator for Design & Build Workshops, Architectural Assistant in designing and construction of new Bamboo U campus COLLABORATIONS: IBUKU | Bamboo Architectural & Design firm Neil Thomas | Atelier One, London Arief Rabik | Environmental Bamboo Foundation John Hardy | Founder of the Green School Bali Architectura Mixta | Green School Tulum Jed Long | Cave Urban, Sydney AUS Jorg Stam | Bamboo master carpenter, Columbia

DESIGN & BUILD

CARPENTRY WORKSHOP BUILDING Collaboration with Jorg Stamm

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The structure is composed of seven hyperbolic paraboloid panels to create a double curved grid-shell. These panels are formed from a series of straight bamboo members that generate a curve.

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Flattened bamboo is placed on top of the bamboo poles to triangulate the structure, thus stabilizing the panels. Once finished this will be a workshop space for bamboo carpentry.

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Collaboration with IBUKU

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Reciprocal Tower The design concept for the Bamboo U Kitchen (“Dapur Naga” or Dragon Kitchen) resulted from an on-site conversation between Neil Thomas, Elora Hardy and the Bamboo U team: to create a volcano-shaped structure that would erupt with smoke when a meal is being prepared.

The roof is covered with copper shingles, which were hand made by Balinese villagers to look like scales.

The interior; a central reciprocal tower. By splaying open the base foundations 10 to 15m we were able to achieve an open floor plan without a central tower.

KUBU CONNECTION

This project was part of a workshop during a Bamboo U 11-Day Build and Design Immersion Course in collaboration with Tim Fijal, director Green School Bali’s local community engagement program. One of their initiatives has been to work with local rice farmers to experiment with regenerative farming methods to go chemical free. But this hasn’t been easy transition for them, as they are trying to find ways which won’t impact both their food and financial security. For this project we wanted to construct a “Kubu” or small shelter for the farmers to store their tools and gather, but we thought why can’t we make a more meaningful space? We wanted to construct something beautiful and empowering, to be a place that would bring more honour and respect to the rice farmers. The design and construction of the Kubu was lead by myself, in collaboration with Tim and Made, the owner and farmer of the local rice paddy. I was in charge of teaching and leading the construction process over the 5-day building portion of the Bamboo U workshop with a team of 20 participants, bamboo carpenters, and local farmers.

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How could a Kubu be a catalyst for change in Balinese rice farming?

ROOF RIDGE

Split Bamboo Petung ROOF RAFTERS

Bamboo Tali Ø7cm ROOF EAVE

Lidi Bundle

PERLIN

Split Bamboo Petung CROSS BRACING

Bamboo Petung Ø11cm ROOF SUPPORTS

Bamboo Tali POST & BEAM A-FRAME

Bamboo Petung Ø11cm FLOOR

Bamboo Tali Ø7cm

FLOOR STRUCTURE

Bamboo Petung Ø12cm CONCRETE FOUNDATION

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TOWARDS A HABITABLE EARTH

RESEARCH

THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT HAS DIRECT OR INDIRECT IMPACT ON:

38%

50-70%

of the global Green House Gas emissions

percentage of global resource extration; mainly sand cement & steel

What does a ‘safe space’ mean for the built environment?

‘Towards a Habitable Earth’ is the research part of my graduation thesis for TU Delft by the A.R.E.A team. This project focused on creating a framework for a resilient built environment that ensures social, economic and environmental sustainability which is integrated and considered holistic in everyday practice.

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This project derived from our initial research on the severe impact the built environment has on these three components of sustainable development, which are necessary for human survival in this time of ecological fragility. The realization of this, and that current modes of sustainable building are not available for most people around the globe, the AREA team set out to search for an alternative approach to building sustainability.

Inspired by famed economist Kate Raworth and her idea of a ‘safe space’ for humanity (later developed in to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals) we formulated the question for our graduation thesis; What this ‘safe space’ means for the built environment?

This extensive research led to three books; ‘InConversation’ which contains our interview series with multiple practitioners, ‘InTheory’ which explains our framework for a resilient built environment with best practice examples, and ‘InPlan’ our project book which uses the framework for our own architectural proposals in India.

YEAR: 2017-2018 LOCATION: Global

90%

20%

global urban population living with extreme pollution

of the population living in unadequate housing

45%

36%

people living in hazard prone areas

of hazard damage resulting from earthquakes

66%

39%

of global population living in urban areas by 2050

people lacking access to clean water

40%

40%

of global energy consumption

of global water pollution

50%

47%

of global landfill waste

of global urban popluationl without safe sanitiation

ACADEMIC: TU Delft Final Graduation Project - Research TUTORS: Henri van Bennekom (Main Mentor) Andy van den Doppelsteen (Research tutor) ACHIEVEMENTS: Honourable Mention- a title given to a maximum of ten graduation project per year at TU Delft Architecture faculty

KATE RAWORTH’S DOUGHNUTTITLE FOR A ‘SAFE SPACE FOR HUMANITY’: key problematic Subtitle global conditions & trends

28%

higher than the recommended limit

WATER Due to current over consumption trends

WASTE AND POLLUTION Air and water pollution contributes directly to

21 of 37

of the global deaths every year

aquifers for global fresh water is currently depleting

13%

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CLIMATE CHANGE The atmospheric concentration of CO2 is currently

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The Doughnut: a twenty-first-century compass. Between social and planetary boundaries lies an environmentally safe and socially just space in which humanity can thrive. The blue wedges show the planetary boundaries and social foundation topics in distress, the grey show boundaries which are unquantifiable.

AMENITIES Although the global poverty line is declining

11%

still live under the global poverty line, with limited access to water and energy

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT The global population consumes resources worth about

2

EARTHS, and in some high income countries up to 6 earths

HEALTH 39% of the global population lacks access to clean water and

47%

of the urban population lacks safe sanitation

CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY

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Hazard-prone areas, awareness, & morality distribution across countries and income groups

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FRAMEWORK FOR A RESILIENT BUILT ENVIRONMENT: a guide for designing within the ‘safe space’ for humanity

Provides Primary Functions & Amenities to minimize the human vulnerability and ensure basic human needs by: - Providing adequate shelter - Having access to energy supply - Having access to safe drinking water - Having access to food supply - Provide safeguards for human health

Promoting risk awareness Promoting risk preparedness Providing secure structures Adhering to safe planning Enabling immediate recovery

- Encouraging strong community cohesion - Providing resilient network of institutions - Having a resilient supply of resources - Providing distributed network of communications - Having a resilient energy network

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Integrating with local norms Allowing for flexibility Setting an example Ensuring understanding Enabling equal opportunities

- Utilizing localized resources - Utilizing localized labor - Utilize localized knowledge - Being economically affordable to a widespread public - Ensuring sustained supply & affordability

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Is Available & Affordable reducing the need for transport and provides long- term socio-economical prosperity by:

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INCLUSIVE & ADOPTABLE

CU EC LT ON U O VA

LOW ENVIRO L NMENTA IMPACT

EMISSIONS

RE SO UR CE S

IG R FO R E H

RES OUR CE DE PLETION

Is Inclusive & Adoptable ensuring integration with local societies and creates functional, suitable and strengthening living environments for the population by:

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A RESILIENT BUILT ENVIRONMENT

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PRIMARY FUNCTIONS & AMENITIES

WA TER SC AR CI TY DI SA ST ER E NC LIE SI RE

N TIO VA E PR DE TH AL E H S& C I M L& L A R ICA M E LU

Provides a Network of Infrastructure that is efficient and can continue to support the wellbeing of societies in case of disruption by:

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LOS SO FC UL TU RE SO CIO -E CO NO

- Supporting a localized economy - Encouraging diverse economy - Supporting long term societal wealth - Contributing to local culture - Responding to local preferences

Ensures Reduced Risk which minimizes the exposure to disasters by:

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Has Cultural & Economical Value to ensure longevity of the built environment and form an important part of the society by:

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Has Low Environmental Impact to ensure the continued wellbeing of the earth and all its living creatures depending on it by: - Using renewable resources - Optimizing circular life-cycle of resources - Producing minimal emissions and waste - Optimizing durability - Using renewable energy sources

Has High Performance to improve efficiency and durability of energy consumption, reducing pollution and resource depletion by: - Minimizing energy demand - Encouraging awareness of energy usage - Applying passive design principles - Applying responsive design principles - Optimizing energy source to use

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FOUR STRATEGIES

Implementations for creating a resilient Kullu valley

RECLAIM RECONSIOUSNESS

THE KULLU VALLEY

INDUSTRY

1. CIRCULAR INDUSTRY & FLOW OF RESOURCES

How can a circular industry of resources be implemented in the Kullu valley to create a Resilient Built Environment?

This project was the second part of the graduation thesis ‘Towards a Habitable Earth’ in which the framework for a resilient built environment, developed in the initial, was applied to a case study. The area chosen was the Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India which is experiencing multiple challenges such as; rising risk of disaster (particularly earthquakes and landslides), increased densification CABLE CAR NETWORK caused by mass-tourism which has led to infrastructural failures and pollution, and a loss of culture as the traditional vernacular architecture is rapidly being replaced by cheap, but unsafe, concrete structures.

BAMBOO Used for beams, columns, roof, wall, floor finishes

HEMP Used as loose or rigid insulation, can replace brick

PLATFORM 2. ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION & ONLINE CONNECTIVITY

CABLE CAR NETWORK

ONLINE PLATFORM OPEN SOURCE DATA

OPEN SOURCE DATA

ORDER ON DEMAND

ORDER ON DEMAND

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KULLU

A.R.E.A

From the analysis of the built environment in the Kullu Valley in terms of its performance according to the framework for A 2A a Resilient Built Environment, four key issues were identified; CABLE CAR ONLINE PLATFORM 100% 1000 transportation, tourism, housing and waste. These issues 60%Replaces 1000 SEPERATION &Safe construction manual, WINTER & cars/hr & uses SYMMETRY order building materials SUMMER SU renewable energy manifested four design proposals in Mohal, Kullu, Naggar SAFE SLOPE CUT and Manali which all play important roles in creating 5H 60% a 100% 1000 even cut and fill min. 3m resilient Kullu Valley.

3.

SAFE & HEALTHY BUILDINGS with slope grade KULLU

A.R.E.A KULLU

CHEAPER/KM THAN NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION

RUN ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE

CARS REPLACED EVERY HOUR

A.R.E.A KULLU

CHEAPER/KM THAN NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Each team member concentrated on one of these four proposals of which mine focused on introducing a circular industry of resources through re-linking the community and industry relationship through a new resource center in Mohal.

LOAD Reduce weight above 2 stories SAFE SLOPE CUT even cut and 2017-2018 fill YEAR: with slope grade

RUN ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE

CARS REPLACED EVERY HOUR

LOAD & WEIGHT A

PASSIVE DESIGN WINTER & SUMMER SUN Winter/Summer sun, insulation & cross ventilation 5H

min. 3m

ACADEMIC: TU Delft Final Graduation Project - Design TUTORS: Henri van Bennekom (Main Mentor) Andy van den Doppelsteen (Research tutor)

AD duce weight above ories ACHIEVEMENTS: The research gained from this project

allowed us to collaborate with a non-profit project

by ARUP in India.

INSULATIO CROSS VENTIL

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EARTHQUAKE SEPERATIONSAFE & SYMMETRY Separation, symmetry, load and weight

LOCATION: Kullu Valley, India

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BIO GAS 4.

PROMOTING SELF SUFFICIENCY WATER SYSTEM H x4 PRODUCTION

HARVEST RAIN WATER

60%

1 11 LOAD & WEIGHT HECTARES BAMBOO

OF HOUSEHOLD WATER SUPPLY

INSULATION & CROSS VENTILATION

KM BUS FUEL

GREY WATER FILTRATION

1

HECHTARES HEMP

BIO GAS PRODUCTION

100%

OF HOUSEHOLD WATER SUPPLY

8.2

KM BUS FUEL

SOLAR ENERGY WATER SYSTEM & WATER HARVEST RAIN WATER

PROPOSED SYSTEM FLOWS

map showing location of four projects & connectivity NAGGAR Promoting sustainable tourism through a centralized tourist center and trekking network. Through a design of self-sufficient cabins, tourism can be evenly distributed.

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MANALI Constructing a transportation hub with the first cable car station. This cable car network can later expand to the other villages to release the pressure on roads.

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KULLU Create a showcase for a new sustainable housing template which informs the community on how and why to build more resilient communities throughout the valley.

MOHAL Introducing new sustainable industries for prefabricated building materials of hemp and bamboo. This can be facilitated by turning waste into resource.

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1. New waste facilities

2. Drop off & pick up logistics

3. Composting zone

4. Bio-fuel and fertilizer

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5. Local hemp & bamboo farms

6. Drop off of raw materials

7. Production of hemp chives & bricks

8. Production of laminated bamboo beams & panels

9. Industry offices in the resource center

10. Distribution point in the resource center

RECLAIM RECONSCIOUSNESS architecture portfolio

A new resource center in Mohal

PG 26

Building Concepts; Program + Flows

Industry offices & Order shop

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Entrance to Resource Center PG 27

Food Stalls

PG 28 polishing pond

wetland plants to filter water

bamboo footing collects water run off

rain collection from roof canvas

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ROOF STRUCTURE section & plan

WATER GARDEN

water catchment details & filtration system isabella van der griend

Canvas for shade and water collection

Bamboo bundle of 7 members ø 50mm

Water catchment pool

Closure strap

Bamboo bundle of 7 members ø 50mm

Bolt rope

Eyelet

Steel footing

Concrete footing

Water outlet

Belt for tangential forces Canvas

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Canvas for shade and water collection

Bamboo bundle of 7 members ø 50mm

Water catchment pool

Closure strap

Bamboo bundle of 7 members ø 50mm

Bolt rope

Steel footing

Eyelet

Concrete footing

Water outlet

Center water garden

1680

Belt for tangential forces Canvas

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05

SANTOS

HERITAGE

Located in Katendrecht Rotterdam, Santos, an old coffee warehouse awaits a revitalization after being vacant for almost all of its existence. The building was constructed in 1901 for the storage of Brazilian coffee called ‘Santos’ and was the highest warehouse in Rotterdam, consisting of mirroring iconic and identical front facades. The supporting structure consists of beautiful cast iron ‘phoenix’ columns.

In the year 2000, Santos was listed as a Rijksmonument due to its cultural-historical, typological and architectural value.

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The revitalization of Santos takes into consideration the rich history of the building and the area, recognizing the importance of conservation. Through extensive research and building surveys, a Cultural Value Assessment provides the opportunity to classify relevant heritage values to different building aspects of Santos. Looking towards the future, the developers envision Katendrecht to become a cosmopolitan area for leisure, design, food and lifestyle with a wide array of shops, galleries and restaurants. Santos offers an opportunity to be hotel function as the municipality wants to realize a diverse and multifunctional program on the harbor. The design of this new hotel aims to break down the cube-like form by carving out a center void to allow for light and air to flood the current dark warehouse.

The building program is organized with the private hotel rooms around the periphery and the two main public spaces on the ground floor and on the top floor extension.

The middle void houses special hotel rooms which ‘float’ amongst the forest of exposed cast iron columns. These hotel rooms are reserved for traveling artists and other creative professionals to stay for extended periods of time and allow for collaboration amongst the local creatives of Katendrecht. The artist’s rooms feature a custom furniture piece which holds the bed, desk and storage space to allow artists to arrange their studio space as needed. This element slides along the iron beams which puncture through the volumes. A series of bridges and terraces through the void allows for a connection between the bottom floor and gallery spaces on the top. The wood which is removed from the floors is used in the façade of the extension as shutters for shading. The extension give the illusion of a floating volume, to appear as it is not touching the original monument.

YEAR: 2017 LOCATION: Rotterdam, The Netherlands ACADEMIC: TU Delft Masters Project - Heritage & Architecture Studio

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY isabella van der griend PG 31

FLOOR PLAN & LONGITUDINAL SECTION architecture portfolio

Top floor with public art gallery & event space

PG 32

EXTENSION

Connection to existing building & shutter details isabella van der griend PG 33