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Post-Tsunami Rehabilitation
Kirinda, Sri Lanka
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Built in cooperation with students and the villagers.

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Category:
housing
Phase:
in use
Design:
Shigeru Ban Architects
Updated:
17 May 2013
introduction

Recently nominated for the triennial 'Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2013', this post-tsunami housing project of Shigeru Ban Architects located in Kirinda (Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka) is a good example of a disaster relief project adapted to the needs of it's inhabitants.

Site plan

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Bird's-eye view of the site after the Tsunami

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Bird's-eye view of the village after the reconstruction

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Bird's-eye view of the current village

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cultural and social context

Sri Lanka is a very religious country. It is an important part of their daily life. There are four major denominations: Theravada Buddhism (± 70%), Hinduism (± 13%), Islam (± 10%) and Christianity (± 7%).

Interior view of the hall which can be seperated from the roofed court by folding doors.

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Roofed court

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Roofed court

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materials and building techniques

Since this is a rehabilitation project, the projects main focus was to push down building costs and shorten the time to completion. With this in mind, Shigeru Ban developed a design that has a simplified structure and uses locally produced materials.

Setting out

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Foundation

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Compressed Earth Block (CEB), made from a mixture of clay and cement

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Student participation

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Standard masonry techniques

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Wall construction

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Community participation

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Constructing the roof (rubberwood)

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Interior view of the wooden roof

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Exterior view

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Detail of the woodwork (rubberwood)

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Roofed court, a semi-open space

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Roofed court, modifiable by the folding doors

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Interior view of the hall

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Interior view of the bedroom

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Tree planting by students

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earth and climate

Sri Lanka's climate can be described as tropical. The country has year-round warm weather with an average temperature of 28°/30°C. The pattern of life in Sri Lanka depends directly on the availability of rainwater. The coastal village, Kirinda lies in the southeast part of the country which is also known as the 'dry zone'. It receives between 1200/1900 mm of rain annually.

Kirinda street view

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Exterior view

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Exterior view

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Exterior view

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Exterior view

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technical drawings
Model house

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Axonometric

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Floor plan

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Section A-A

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Section B-B

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