The expression “SENSE OF HOME” is referred to a Nordic concept, based on the deep meaning of the term Home, way far from “House”. A House can be defined, in its most basic form, as the place that gives protection and privacy from the external world, but it is also a fundamental space for personal realization, with a specific atmosphere, different from any other place. This means that a House is not just a containing box, but becomes part of the identity of the inhabitant himself (Leupen, 2011), with whom it establishes an intimate connection. If one of the two ingredients is missing, the physical space or the identity given by the inhabitant, the House cannot be defined as such. “Sense of Home” is a project thesis that starts from the interest in a wider research program, “REFUGEE POWER [Re_P +]”, carried out by the Politecnico di Milano for the Polisocial Award in 2018. Lately, the refugees dramatic situations have been for long at the centre of the international debate. The dynamics behind the huge camps that host this large flow of incoming population are complex and articulated, but it is possible to say that camps are designed as temporary settlements, and therefore perceived only as places of passage and waiting; however, the average time that refugees spend in the camps is 17 years, which means a huge period of the lifetime for a a human being. Perhaps the seed of the problem coul lie in the origin of the fields themselves and in their temporary nature. The thesis is about the transition of refugee camps from temporary places to permanent settlements and the goal is to bring the “SENSE OF HOME” into what today seems more like a military camp or a prison than a place to live. The aim consists therefore in seeking an alternative direction to those so far undertaken. An interesting phenomenon is also the recent proliferation of a large number of new shelter projects, always temporary objects, and often decontextualized or designed in the scale of detail without reflecting on the aggregative and urban relationships before. Moving from camp to city and from shelter to HOME, considering both scales, is hence the project proposal carried out in this thesis work. The hope is that this transition will be helpful to improve the current and tragic situation, giving even just a little of that “SENSE OF HOME” that everybody should be able to breathe their own Home. After some analysis at the global and sub-Saharan level, the case study, the Shimelba refugee camp, located in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, is considered. The deep study of the current situation introduces a planning phase that starts from the widest scale, with a reorganization of the settlement structure, up to the aggregative scale of the housing units. The overall concept of the House is reviewed, in a bigger scale, considering also the relation with the other blocks, and with the open space as part of the house itself. In this way, the new houses should no longer be seen as tents of waiting but as houses for the future.
Il presente lavoro di tesi prende avvio dall’interesse in un progetto di ricerca più ampio, “REFUGEE POWER [Re_P+]”, portato avanti dal Politecnico di Milano in occasione del Polisocial Award 2018. Il tema dei rifugiati è da tempo al centro del dibattito internazionale. Le dinamiche retrostanti gli enormi campi che ospitano questa grande massa di popolazione in arrivo sono complesse e articolate, ma di base è possibile affermare che i campi vengono progettati come insediamenti temporanei, e dunque percepiti solo come luoghi di passaggio e di attesa; quest’ultima a volte si protrae però per anni, ben 17 in media, dunque un ingente periodo della vita di un individuo, ma nonostante ciò si è ben lontani da chiamare quei luoghi CASA. Questo è dunque il tema e le relative problematiche di partenza. L’obiettivo complessivo consiste innanzitutto nel cercare una direzione alternativa a quelle fin’ora intraprese. Forse il seme del problema sta proprio nell’origine dei campi e nella loro provvisorietà. Fenomeno interessante è il recente proliferare di una grande quantità di progetti di nuovi shelter, sempre temporanei, spesso però decontestualizzati o pensati alla scala del dettaglio senza riflettere sui rapporti aggregativi e urbani. Passare da campo a città e da shelter a HOME, considerando quindi entrambe le scale, è dunque la proposta progettuale portata avanti in questo progetto di tesi e l’auspicio è che tale transizione aiuti a migliorare la tragica situazione attuale, conferendo anche solo un po’ di quel “SENSE OF HOME” che si dovrebbe respirare in una casa. A seguito di alcune analisi a livello globale e sub-Sahariano, il caso studio diventa il campo di rifugiati Shimelba, localizzato nella regione del Tigray in Etiopia. L’approfondimento della situazione attuale introduce ad una fase progettuale che parte dalla scala più ampia, con una riorganizzazione dell’assetto insediativo, fino ad arrivare alla scala aggregativa delle unità abitative, non più viste dunque come tende dell’attesa ma come case per il futuro.
Sense of home. Da campi a città, da shelter a home. Lettura critica e riconfigurazione degli assetti temporanei d’emergenza dei campi di rifugiati e loro transizione verso insediamenti stabili : progetto sul caso-studio del campo Shimelba, in Etiopia
CATANI, CHIARA
2018/2019
Abstract
The expression “SENSE OF HOME” is referred to a Nordic concept, based on the deep meaning of the term Home, way far from “House”. A House can be defined, in its most basic form, as the place that gives protection and privacy from the external world, but it is also a fundamental space for personal realization, with a specific atmosphere, different from any other place. This means that a House is not just a containing box, but becomes part of the identity of the inhabitant himself (Leupen, 2011), with whom it establishes an intimate connection. If one of the two ingredients is missing, the physical space or the identity given by the inhabitant, the House cannot be defined as such. “Sense of Home” is a project thesis that starts from the interest in a wider research program, “REFUGEE POWER [Re_P +]”, carried out by the Politecnico di Milano for the Polisocial Award in 2018. Lately, the refugees dramatic situations have been for long at the centre of the international debate. The dynamics behind the huge camps that host this large flow of incoming population are complex and articulated, but it is possible to say that camps are designed as temporary settlements, and therefore perceived only as places of passage and waiting; however, the average time that refugees spend in the camps is 17 years, which means a huge period of the lifetime for a a human being. Perhaps the seed of the problem coul lie in the origin of the fields themselves and in their temporary nature. The thesis is about the transition of refugee camps from temporary places to permanent settlements and the goal is to bring the “SENSE OF HOME” into what today seems more like a military camp or a prison than a place to live. The aim consists therefore in seeking an alternative direction to those so far undertaken. An interesting phenomenon is also the recent proliferation of a large number of new shelter projects, always temporary objects, and often decontextualized or designed in the scale of detail without reflecting on the aggregative and urban relationships before. Moving from camp to city and from shelter to HOME, considering both scales, is hence the project proposal carried out in this thesis work. The hope is that this transition will be helpful to improve the current and tragic situation, giving even just a little of that “SENSE OF HOME” that everybody should be able to breathe their own Home. After some analysis at the global and sub-Saharan level, the case study, the Shimelba refugee camp, located in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, is considered. The deep study of the current situation introduces a planning phase that starts from the widest scale, with a reorganization of the settlement structure, up to the aggregative scale of the housing units. The overall concept of the House is reviewed, in a bigger scale, considering also the relation with the other blocks, and with the open space as part of the house itself. In this way, the new houses should no longer be seen as tents of waiting but as houses for the future.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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