Warm Winterized Steel Frame ShelterPakistan case

Parallel Prototyping

Department Architecture Building & Planning

Chair: Product Development

Shelter Research Group

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TU/e Shelter Research Group

• Shelter Research Group

• Peter Erkelens • P.A.Erkelens@tue.nl

• Eelko Brouwer• E.R.P.Brouwer@tue.nl

• Mark Cox• M.G.D.M.Cox@tue.nl

• Tim de Haas• T.C.A.D.Haas@tue.nl

• Vince Limpens• V.J.C.Limpens@student.tue.nl

• Mi-Sue Akkerman• M.S.K.Akkerman@tue.nl

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Background Pakistan Case

• Assignment of the Dutch Red Cross: • Steel frame winterized

solution for IDPs in Pakistan

• Start: Mid-July 2009• End: October 2009

First Pakistan prototype

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Method – Parallel Prototyping

• Pakistan• Upgraded tent• Experience based design

• TU/e• Storm proof dwelling• Evidence based design

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Evaluation & Products

• Pakistan Shelter• Light structure 80 kg• Welding • Transport• Voluminous package• Upgraded tent

• TU/e Shelter• Heavy structure 400 kg• Plates, bolts and nuts • Wind & snow load resistant• Small package• Building

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Evaluation & Process

• Positive points• Transfer of knowledge through Parallel Prototyping process

• General idea of the steel frame

• Cooperation between university and NGO

• First steps of sharing knowledge

• Points of improvement• Intercultural communication problematic

• Clarity on the nature of the assignment

• Clarity of the points of departure and general objectives

• Clarity on the final product

• Demand of access to all information available

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Recommendations – Shadow of the future

• Shelter Design Method (SDM)• Guideline into shelter design of:

− Materials− Geometry− Possible solutions − Etc. as a result of:

− availability of materials; − climate; − culture; − Politics;− Etc.

• (Description of SDM)• 1 Global design requirements• 2 Conversion of local data into design requirements• 3 Calculations, Analysis, Design & Prototyping