Ying-Ting Shen
Eindwerk
Build with Memory
Application of traditional construction method in post-disaster shelter.
In the 2018 Hualien Earthquake, sturdy buildings we believed in crumbled down. This shocking fact became my motivation to research traditional Taiwanese indigenous architecture. In the process of research, I found that they used simple and easy-to-learn construction methods to create sturdy buildings.
Due to limited technology, none of these indigenous buildings used adhesives. As a result, on the one hand, flexible intersection without adhesives creates resilience for the house. On the other, it also becomes a sustainable building method. Building materials are undamaged by nail and glue, thus they could stay intact and be reused when buildings are demolished.
In the further process, I want to apply this method to post-disaster reconstruction. In a post-disaster state where everything is destroyed and disorderly, how can we continue the lifespan of the material? And what value could we create in this scenario? I intend to construct a temporary shelter by a traditional building method and the remains of our home. The process of reconstruct a shelter, it is also a reconstruct treatment for our memory. Furthermore, the completeness of materials is preserved by this method, thus the wreckages could be used in the permanent housing rather than be transported into landfill.
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