The study and design of housing container for disaster victims

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to design and develop a house from used containers for the victims. A providing residence is one of the most important requisite for the victims. In this study, the unused shipping containers were modified and used as a house for the victims. A container house provided a common space and a share area for the victims to conversed,share the informations and to support each other which is the main purpose. This study decided the containers size 2.50/12/2.50 A container allocated the area into 4 main parts. The first part is for living,the second part is the bathrooms,the third part is the stair and the forth part is the base. From the study the concluded of the design is to arrange the containers in to 4 orientations by located the containers along side the North and South. The purpose is to gain the fresh air and shelter from the glaring sun. And also the reason of reduce the energy in the residence. The useful purpose to put the 3 containers stack is,it easy to install and remove. Therefore the 4 orientations are also provide the share area for the victims and separate the other part of areas clearly.