Results of the 8th Advanced Architecture Contest

The purpose of this project is to design the structure that promotes new living system in which beneficial to all living , death and the earth Looking towards the idea of closed loop self-sustainable system (based on cradle-to-cradle templates), instead of considering death as the end of human life cycle, turning it to become aesthetically valuable traces that support daily routine. The design take advantage of fundamental metabolisms process to convert dead body into a temporal renewable energy for dwelling and respectively, provides nourishment for upcoming nature to grow. As a result, death creates life

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The project proposes methods in which refugee camps can become self-sufficient entities with an unique identity by looking at and overwhelmingly crowded example-Shatila- a refugee camp that was meant to accommodate hundreds of Palestinian refugees within Beirut but later became permanent and over-populated with approximately 10.000-22.000 new residents. With the ongoing pandemic in mind, one wonders how those in such conditions would live through an unanticipated lockdown.

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The Philippines ranks third in the world as the biggest ocean polluter of plastic. Wall-E’s main idea is to find life in the middle of a wasteland. It’s named after a series of walls that connect and provide foundation for the settlements in the area. These sunken fortifications now serve as the walkways to connect to the people to their homes. However, Binuangan village has to problems: their land is slowly sinking into the ocean and the lack of proper water treatment and solid waste management. Despite these alarming problems the locals refuse to leave their homes as fishing is their main source of livehood. To address these environmental issues Wall-E proposes amphibious pods made from recycled plastic waste. The future presents us an opportunity to transform our coastal habitats into resilient cost-effective and mass-produced alternatives which positively impact our environment.