Images - Regional Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Gold 2014 for "Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand" (l-r): winners Nattapong Chumkesorn, Chak Cherdsatirkul, Singh Intrachooto, Jariyawadee Lekawatana, Felix Baroux, Pacharapan Ratananakorn, and Sorawut Kittibanthorn.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Gold 2014 for "Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand" (l-r): Daniel Bach, Holcim Area Manager South East Asia; Patrachant Krairiksh, Siam City Cement Thailand; winners Singh Intrachooto and Jariyawadee Lekawatana; Ian Thackwray, Holcim Exco Member Asia Pacific; and winners Chak Cherdsatirkul, Felix Baroux, Sorawut Kittibanthorn, Pacharapan Ratananakorn, Nattapong Chumkesorn.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Gold 2014 for "Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand" (l-r): winners Nattapong Chumkesorn, Felix Baroux, Chak Cherdsatirkul, Pacharapan Ratananakorn, Singh Intrachooto, Jariyawadee Lekawatana, and Sorawut Kittibanthorn (front).

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Silver 2014 for "Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal" (l-r): Ian Thackwray, Holcim Exco Member Asia Pacific; project client Christopher Gish, Seeds of Change Foundation; and David Herrman, Chief Macroeconomics & Finance Unit, Embassy of the USA in Indonesia.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Silver 2014 for "Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal": Christopher Gish, Director at Seeds of Change Foundation, Colorado, accepting the award on behalf of Hilary Sample and Michael Meredith of MOS architects, New York.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2014 for "Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka" (l-r): Aiden Lynam, Holcim Area Manager South Asia; Ian Thackwray, Holcim Exco Member Asia Pacific; winners Milinda Pathiraja and Ganga Ratnayake; H.E. Anoja Wijeyesekera, Ambassador of Sri Lanka; and Philippe Richart, CEO Holcim Lanka.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2014 for "Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka" (l-r): winners Ganga Ratnayake and Milinda Pathiraja of Robust Architecture Workshop.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Celebrating the Holcim Awards main prize winners (l-r): Ganga Ratnayake and Milinda Pathiraja, Robust Architecture Workshop; Chak Cherdsatirkul, Kaomai Lanna Resort; Singh Intrachooto, Kasetsart University; Christopher Gish, Seeds of Change Foundation; Jariyawadee Lekawatana, Architectkidd; Felix Baroux, École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et de Paysage de Bordeaux; and Sorawut Kittibanthorn, Pacharapan Ratananakorn, Nattapong Chumkesorn, all Architectkidd.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2014 for "Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India" (l-r): Ajay Kapur, CEO Ambuja Cements Limited India; winners Madhusudhan Chalasani and Mario Liras of MADE; and Harish Badami, CEO ACC Limited India.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2014 for "High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan" (l-r): winners Benoît Jacquet and Manuel Tardits; together with Maria Atkinson, member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2014 for "In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati" (l-r): winners Ana Abram and Maj Plemenitas; together with Maria Atkinson, member of the Board of the Holcim Foundation; and Davy Sukamta, Member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Asia Pacific.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2014 for "Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia" (l-r): winners Genta Sawai, Chiba University, Japan; Mikhael Johanes, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; Yuki Yoshikata, Chiba University; Achmad Hery Fuad and Evawani Ellisa, Universitas Indonesia; Akiko Okabe, Chiba University; and Tomohiko Amemiya, Unitydesign, Tokyo; together with Gary Schütz, CEO Holcim Indonesia and Davy Sukamta, member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Asia Pacific.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2014 for "Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand" (l-r): winners Sethawat Srivirote and Chanikarn Opaspimoltum, D I Designs, Bangkok; Patrachant Krairiksh, Siam City Cement, Thailand; winners Santi Sombatwichatorn and Pongporn Sudbanthad, D I Designs, Bangkok; and Davy Sukamta, member of the Holcim Awards jury Asia Pacific 2014.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Winners of all five Acknowledgement prizes from India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati and Thailand.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 1st prize 2014 for "Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China" (l-r): winners Zhang Qu and Zhe Peng; together with Ralph Zhang, Holcim Management Services China.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 2nd prize 2014 for "Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh" (l-r): winner Nusrat Jahan Mim, together with Shankar Kumar Roy, GM Business Development, Holcim Bangladesh.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 3rd prize 2014 for "Social Design: Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia" (l-r): winners Antonius Richard Rusli, Steve Soesanto, Kenneth Soewarto, and Raynoldo Theodore, together with Gary Schütz, CEO Holcim Indonesia.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 4th prize 2014 for "Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia" (l-r): Sujit Ghosh, CEO Holcim Singapore; winner Eugene Tan, student at the National University of Singapore; and Erwin Viray, Professor of Architecture and Design Kyoto Institute of Technology.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presentation of the Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 5th prize 2014 for "Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh" (l-r): winners Meriem Chabani, Etienne Chobaux and John Edom of the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture Paris Malaquais, France, together with Shankar Kumar Roy,GM Business Development, Holcim Bangladesh.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Five “Next Generation” prizes for inspiring visions of tomorrow were presented to projects by young professionals and students in Bangladesh, China and Indonesia.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Kenya Endo (right), a Singaporean resident, won the “Next Generation” 2nd prize for North America with “Machine Landscape: Coal mining sites for hydro-pump electricity storage, Greene County, PA, USA”. He was congratulated on his achievement by Sujit Ghosh, CEO Holcim Singapore at the Holcim Awards ceremony for Asia Pacific in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presenting the Holcim Awards main prize-winning projects: Donald Bates, member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Asia Pacific and Chair of Architectural Design, University of Melbourne, Australia

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presenting the Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize-winning projects: Davy Sukamta, member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Asia Pacific and Director of Davy Sukamta & Partners, Indonesia

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Presenting the “Next Generation” prize-winning projects (l-r): Erwin Viray, Professor of Architecture and Design at the Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan and Nirmal Kishnani, Assistant Dean of Architecture, School of Design & Environment, National University of Singapore (NUS)

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

"The importance of emotional and psychological needs in post eathquake reconstruction is vital to successful sustainable construction", Tjokorda Nirarta Samadhi, Fifth Deputy Head of the President’s Delivery Unit for Development, Monitoring and Oversight in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Welcoming more than 400 guests to the Djakarta Theatre, Sutanto Soehoedo, Deputy Governor for DKI Jakarta for Transportation, Trade and Industry, Indonesia.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

"This Awards proves sustainability is a goal not only necessary but also achievable", Rolf Soiron, Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Switzerland.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Master of Ceremony: Susan Bachtiar, TV presenter

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

More than 400 guests were welcomed at the Djakarta Theatre to celebrate the winners of the Holcim Awards Asia Pacific 2014.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

The audience awaits the announcement of the winners of the Holcim Awards 2014 for region Asia Pacific.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

During the poster exhibition following the ceremony, guests had the opportunity to network and to learn more about each of winning projects.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Mr Fauzan enchanted the audience during the intermission at the Holcim Awards ceremony for Asia Pacific in Jakarta with his sand paintings.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Guests at the Holcim Awards ceremony Asia Pacific enjoy a performance of the Rampak Gendang dancers.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia

Guests of the Holcim Awards ceremony in Jakarta are welcomed by traditional Indonesian dancers.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific media briefing, Jakarta, Indonesia

Winners of the Holcim Awards Gold 2014 for "Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand" (l-r): Chak Cherdsatriku, Kaomai Lanna Resort, Chian Mai; Jairyawadee Lekawatana, Architectkidd, Bangkok; and Singh Intrachooto, Kasetsart University, Bangkok.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific media briefing, Jakarta, Indonesia

Christopher Gish, Director of Seeds for Change in Colorado, USA, and project client of the Holcim Awards Silver-winning project "Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal".

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific media briefing, Jakarta, Indonesia

Milinda Pathiraja of Architecture Workshop, Sri Lanka, winner of the Holcim Awards Bronze 2014 for "Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka".

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific media briefing, Jakarta, Indonesia

Zhe Peng, student at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, USA, and winner of the Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 1st prize for "Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China".

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific media briefing, Jakarta, Indonesia

Zhang Qu of Tsinghua University, Beijing, Chinga, and winner of the Holcim Awards "Next Generation" 1st prize for "Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China".

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific media briefing, Jakarta, Indonesia

Donald Bates, member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Asia Pacific and Chair of Architectural Design, University of Melbourne, Australia, provided an overview of the jury process and the “target issues” for sustainable construction used as a basis for the evaluation of submissions in the competition.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific media briefing, Jakarta, Indonesia

Davy Sukamta, member of the Holcim Awards jury 2014 Asia Pacific and Director of Davy Sukamta & Partners, Indonesia, placed the Awards competition in a local context.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific media briefing, Jakarta, Indonesia

Rolf Soiron, Chairman of the Board of the Holcim Foundation, Switzerland, provided the context of Holcim.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific media briefing, Jakarta, Indonesia

Edward Schwarz, General Manager, Holcim Foundation, Switzerland presented an introduction to the Holcim Foundation and the Holcim Awards competition at the media briefing in Jakarta.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific media briefing, Jakarta, Indonesia

Media representatives from across Asia Pacific attended a media briefing following the prize-giving ceremony.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Heritage District of Jakarta’s Old Town

The Jakarta City Planning Gallery was built in 2010 to familiarize Jakarta 2030 Spatial Plan to showcase the city’s spatial plan in 203, and display images of the city since 1965.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Heritage District of Jakarta’s Old Town

One of the most prominent buildings in the heritage district of Jakarta is the neo-classical Museum Bank Indonesia, built in 1828 that incorporates Indonesian features.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Heritage District of Jakarta’s Old Town

Visiting the heritage district of Jakarta’s old town.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Heritage District of Jakarta’s Old Town

Visiting the heritage district of Jakarta’s old town.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Heritage District of Jakarta’s Old Town

The elegant Museum Bank Indonesia was originally a hospital and later housed the central bank of the East Indies in 1911.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Heritage District of Jakarta’s Old Town

Visiting the heritage district of Jakarta’s old town.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Heritage District of Jakarta’s Old Town

The Museum Bank Indonesia provides information on the role of the central bank in Indonesia’s history.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Heritage District of Jakarta’s Old Town

The old part of the city was initially known as Batavia by the Dutch, who occupied the area and made it the administrative headquarters of the Dutch East India Company. Used as a trading port, this small city flourished under the Dutch with the influence of a canal system and the old buildings which showcase the European architecture of the time.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Heritage District of Jakarta’s Old Town

Transit-oriented design (MRT Project): tasked to provide more efficient public transport for over 9 million inhabitants, PT MRT Jakarta develops a system within the city networks.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Heritage District of Jakarta’s Old Town

Transit-oriented design (MRT Project): The system includes a transit-oriented development concept of which a mixed-use residential and commercial area is designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage public transport use.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Certified Green Buildings

Developed and managed by PT Jakarta Land, the World Trade Center II is a Grade-A office building located in Jakarta’s central business district.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Certified Green Buildings

The World Trade Center II features a double-glazed low-emissivity glass curtain wall, efficient chiller and AHU system, heat recovery wheel, motion sensors and sleep mode for escalators and lifts, and WELS-rated water fittings.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Certified Green Buildings

World Trade Center II is located in Jakarta’s central business district.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Certified Green Buildings

World Trade Center II offers a solution to reducing Jakarta’s overall carbon footprint.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Certified Green Buildings

The Ministry of Public Works new office building incorporates gubernatorial regulation on green buildings during the permit process.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Certified Green Buildings

The Public Works Ministry Building was one of the first buildings to receive a Platinum rating from the Indonesian Green Building Council.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Certified Green Buildings

The University of Indonesia’s site in Depok has a significant role in water management and biodiversity conservation for the city of Jakarta.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific ceremony, Jakarta, Indonesia – Site tour: Certified Green Buildings

The University of Indonesia’s site master plan for the 320ha site provides 10ha of interchange, 25ha of lake, 100ha of urban forest, leaving a built zone with 25% building coverage at the maximum development.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific 2014 ceremony Jakarta, Indonesia, Farewell Cocktail

The Jakarta skyline and a warm evening complimented the gathering of winners and guests from the Holcim Awards 2014 ceremony for Asia Pacific.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific 2014 ceremony Jakarta, Indonesia, Farewell Cocktail

A band comprised of Holcim Indonesia employees entertained during the event.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific 2014 ceremony Jakarta, Indonesia, Farewell Cocktail

A band comprised of Holcim Indonesia employees entertained during the event.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific 2014 ceremony Jakarta, Indonesia, Farewell Cocktail

The Jakarta skyline and a warm evening complimented the gathering of winners and guests from the Holcim Awards 2014 ceremony for Asia Pacific.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific 2014 ceremony Jakarta, Indonesia, Farewell Cocktail

The Jakarta skyline and a warm evening complimented the gathering of winners and guests from the Holcim Awards 2014 ceremony for Asia Pacific.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific 2014 ceremony Jakarta, Indonesia, Farewell Cocktail

The Jakarta skyline and a warm evening complimented the gathering of winners and guests from the Holcim Awards 2014 ceremony for Asia Pacific.

Holcim Awards Asia Pacific 2014 ceremony Jakarta, Indonesia, Farewell Cocktail

Completed in 1962, the Selamat Datang Monument is one of the historic landmarks of Jakarta, and part of President Sukarno’s construction and city beautification projects in the preparation of the Asian Games IV.

Holcim Awards 2014 Asia Pacific – Jury

The Holcim Awards jury for region Asia Pacific met at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China in July 2014 to select projects using the “target issues” for sustainable construction (l-r): Yue Zhang (China), Marc Angélil (Switzerland), Ian Riley (China), Geeta Mehta (USA), Donald Bates (Australia), Rahul Mehrotra (India, Head of jury), Brinda Somaya (India), Stephen Siu-Yu Lau (China), Forrest Meggers (Singapore), Davy Sukamta (Indonesia), and Momoyo Kaijima (Japan).

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

The project is in high density residential area with 3,200 residents in 4-hectare plot.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

“Permanent Skeleton” by reinforced concrete with “Environmental Void” was constructed as the first step. This strong skeleton ensures minimum living environment such as daylight or ventilation. In the next step, “Flexible Skin” by local wood structure would be constructed without decreasing the beneficial effect of the “Environmental Void” and creates a familiar elevation for the community. Then, the environmental improvement will be realized while still preserving the current intimate atmosphere of the slum area.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

For sustainable urban regeneration, it is important for the community to think that they themselves do manage their own environment with pride. Megacity Skeleton is designed with the elements which are understandable for everyone such as daylight or wind so that community residents can learn and apply the “Environmental Void” idea to their own practice, and local construction techniques are positively adopted so that the other construction initiatives could reference our project.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

Environmental improvement concept as an alternative of governmental policy.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

“Megacity Skeleton” = “Permanent Skeleton” + “Flexible Skin”.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

Technical drawings: Plans and sections.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

The effect of “Environmental Void” was confirmed through real scale model experiment.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

“Environmental Void” is painted white by community children.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

Sandwich the project between bottom-up and top-down approaches.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

Multiple cooperative organization.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Megacity Skeleton: Stakeholder participation for urban up-grading, Jakarta, Indonesia

The Megacity Skeleton project team.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

Wooden structure mounted in two days.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

Aerial view: Situated in a narrow street of Kyoto, the building is surrounded, on its eastern façade, by commercial buildings and, on its northern and southern façades, by housing projects. Most of the façades are closed to other buildings, so the main façade is as open as possible. It shows the activity of the building, which is an intellectual and cultural center dedicated to the study of Asian civilizations in Japan. The building has a traditional body and a contemporary face.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

Street view of western façade: The wooden curtain-wall is composed by electrochromic glass, and the appearance of the façade changes according to weather conditions. The space behind the façade is a buffer zone. This space is a place of passage, or promenade inside the building, with an open stairway connected to the library. Each step is like an extension of the bookshelf as if movement was supported by culture. This is a contemporary building rooted in Japanese tradition.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

Floor and roof plans.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

North-south and east-west sections.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

Carpenters at work. Hand-cutting of cryptomeria (Japanese cedar) pillars on site.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

View to the north-west from the third floor terrace.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

Traditional beam-to-beam joint carpentry detail.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

View of the stairway and the bookshelf, under construction.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

Changing façade of the building: morning, afternoon and night (reflection and transparency).

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - High-Tech Low-Tech: Sustainable research center featuring traditional woodworking methods, Kyoto, Japan

Benoît Jacquet, Manuel Tardits and the project team.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China

Analysis of the income of locals.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China

Reconstruction is now the main task for the village following a significant earthquake. The small village is located near the panda’s habitat and has an abundant bamboo supply, the project’s main construction material. The bamboo has excellent physical properties for construction, and through sustainable recycling, the aim is to plant bamboo around the village and allocate crops for building material supply, food supply, and food for pandas respectively.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China

The proposal is a post-earthquake reconstruction plan for Xueshan village, a historic village known as the hometown of the panda. The severe disaster resulted in great damage to the village where people endure a poor living environment. However, compared to Baoxing county located on the opposite side of the river, Xueshan village retains a primitive simplicity. All the historical heritage is connected by a route through the village.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China

New traditional residences.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China

Modular façade system.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China

Panda-watching program and route arrangement.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China

Panda study and history museum.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China

The study and reinterpretation of ancient garden design.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China

Bamboo production and bamboo structure.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Panda-Watching: Historic village reconstruction, Xueshan, China

Zhe Peng, Zhenru Zhou and Zhang Qu.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

Mining landscape.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

Floating roofs to celebrate peculiarities of the site.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

An ethereal atmosphere of light and shadow.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

An ethereal atmosphere of light and shadow.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

Integrating into the terrain.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

Creating new connections between built forms and nature.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

Situated lightly amongst the existing trees.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

The linear volumes between the parallel walls.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

The light roofs float above the parallel walls.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

Conceived as an abstract expression of a wall in the garden.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

Choice of materials with emphasis on weathering gracefully.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

Madhusudhan Rao Chalasani

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Between Walls: Community medical center and school, Tatiba Baraibura, Jharkhand, India

Model

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

Construction photo. (Image by Sagar Chitraka)

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

The concrete structure utilizes vernacular building techniques and standardized formwork to create a seismically stable shape. This construction translates into an investment in local craft and workmanship. In contrast to local concrete buildings, which are normally finished in stucco, the orphanage’s exposed concrete accentuates and expresses the vernacular. The brise-soleil provides an armature to negotiate interior and exterior through gardens, circulation and social spaces. (Image by Sagar Chitraka)

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

The vertical garden and permaculture is a critical component of the sustainability strategy. Vegetation is integrated into the exterior structure and circulation. The vertical structure processes waste, provides food, shades the building, purifies the air with ferns, and creates a lush outdoor environment throughout the building. Whereas this kind of interweaving of daily life with agriculture has often been proposed as a symbolic image of optimism, here it is a necessity.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

Construction photo. (Image by Sagar Chitraka)

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

Construction photo. (Image by Sagar Chitraka)

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

Construction photo showing the library and community meeting area. (Image by Sagar Chitraka)

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

Construction photo showing the library and community meeting area. (Image by Sagar Chitraka)

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

Construction photo showing the foundation wall and vernacular concrete frame with brick infill. (Image by Sagar Chitraka)

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

Floor plans explaining various components of the building.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

Section perspective explaining various components of the building.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Children’s Ziggurat: Locally-adapted orphanage and library, Kathmandu, Nepal

Hilary Sample

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

Connectivities.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

Master plan phase 1: Two first jigsaws superimposed the water transit route that will be started.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

Synthesis photo: The project will not only create the water transit network and also the transfer station but also urban and community space.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

New Bangkok Mass Transit map.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

Master plan and phasing.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

Architecture manual 1.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

Architecture manual 2.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

Architecture manual 3.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

Transfer station from Bang Sue Canal to BTS station Saphan Kwai.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

Community pier at Bang Sue Canal.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Resurrected Canals: Urban water transport system, Bangkok, Thailand

The Resurrected Canals project team.

Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

The reading room: A series of formal and informal platforms for reading are organized in and around the library.

Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

The common lobby with its panoramic window.

Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

Specific steel welding joints have been strategically incorporated in the building. These joints provide the technical platforms to incrementally transfer welding and cutting skills to the workforce.

Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

From tools of war to tools of building.

Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

Social Capital: The army's human resource is assimilated for social building through carefully planned on-site training initiatives. This reduces immediate labor costs and produces a skilled workforce.

Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

This library project, built by soldiers with the assistance from the community, builds workforce capacity, disseminates knowledge and focuses on sustainable building.

Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

Site location of the library: Extending the adjacent building scale, form and environmental meanings.

Global finalist entry 2015 - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation

The building’s linear footprint allows optimized natural ventilation and brings sunlight to all internal rooms.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

3D view of the proposed library: The single-story building mass spans nonchalantly across the landscape, touching the earth as lightly as possible. The building informally wraps around an internal courtyard that is also an extension of the external landscape. The placement of the building on site retains all existing trees, while its linear footprint allows optimized natural ventilation and brings in sunlight to all internal rooms; rammed earth walls provide thermal mass.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

The slip-form, rammed earth wall construction process is projected as an opportunity to transfer technology to locals and former soldiers. The subsequent training tasks are planned at an early design stage called “fabrication and training design”. Here, various components of the system and moldwork are delineated, the fabrication/training tolerances are defined, the production site (training ground), minimum module and sample labor gang (for training) are established, and fabrication steps are laid out.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

Plan of the ground floor layout: Towards a serene flow of space across landscape.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

Building sections and elevations: Rhythm in formal organization, meaning in environmental response.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

Typical detail sections: Flexible, adaptable and robust building solutions.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

Building system organization: A systematically sustainable approach.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

Views across inside/outside: Building as a journey.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

Fabrication and training design: Steel roof truss.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

Labor up-skilling matrix: Steel welding and cutting skills.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Post-War Collective: Community library and social recuperation, Ambepussa, Sri Lanka

Ganga Ratnayake, Milinda Pathiraja and the project team of Post-War Collective.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

Problem.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

Concept and background.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

Master plan and visual concept.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

“Target issues” for sustainable construction.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

Social impact.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

Sanitation remediation concept.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

Perspective section.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

Site plan and project plan.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

Eco-sanitation detail.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

Working progress and development plan.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Social Design:Urban neighborhood remediation, Bandung, Indonesia

Antonius Richard Rusli, Kenneth Soewarto, Raymond San, Steve Soesanto and Raynaldo Theodore

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

Socio-political context.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

Infrastructure which grows into rich spaces.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

Scientific matrix.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

Geographical context.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

Analysis and response.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

The modes of operation.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

Implementation phasing.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

Design logic.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

House plans and systems.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

Scale models.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Formal-Informal DNA: Urban network upgrading, Tangerang, Indonesia

Eugene Tan

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Site 1: Boutique hotel, learning facilities and home for injured birds.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Bird smuggling and urban sprawl: Each year nearly 10,000 birds are smuggled into and out of Thailand. Natural environments are being replaced rapidly.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai Bird Sanctuary: Designed as a bird haven – allowing ground birds, water birds, and birds of prey to fly in an integrated facility that resembles their natural habitat.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Site 1: Boutique hotel, transforming old tobacco-curing barns into bird hospices.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Site 2: Existing site ecology.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Site 2: Everything happens within six meters.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Site 2: Bird rehabilitation facility.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Site 2: Main information center and bird viewing tower.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Site 2: Meditation pods and walkway viewing platform.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Materials and construction techniques: Soft architecture, ecology skin.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary, Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary team.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Geopolitics and global actors: A project for- and with- whom?

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

To enable a shift from mass localized production to a networked micro production, Re-Made in Bangladesh explores urban planning with micro- and macro-architectural interventions. The model workshop represents the project’s approach to urban planning. The 10 Toolhouse and Workshop models are presented at 1:100 scale, the Import/Export Fair at 1:500.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Zoom-in on the semi-rural Anwara area of Chittagong, the site of the Import/Export Fair proposal, which provides a global focus for dispersed networks of small-scale production. The architectural prototypes are designed to add density without adding to the burden of the road system. A targeted road improvement scheme is put in place, connecting existing dirt tracks.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Connecting the disconnected parts of the city: The event.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

3-step program.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Catalog: Tool houses.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Catalog: Workshops.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Catalog: Monument.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Locally-networked production for a global market.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

In situ: Photo-manipulation.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Re-Made Fabric: Garment district intervention, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Meriem Chabani, Etienne Chobaux and John Edom

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

“Target issues” for sustainable construction.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Palm tree branch as construction material for coastal protection.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Material system: structure and performance. Palm branches have an ideal ”spoon” shape which enables a sea current to slow down and deposit sand material in the concave area of the unit. In this way mounds of sand deposit are created, which gradually create a higher coastline. During the process, the palm branch transforms to “geoarmature”, which is able to host aquatic plants, like mangroves.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Tarawa atoll as an indicator for future events around the globe.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Photos from construction site, where building material is usually seen as a waste material.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Main “spoon-shaped” unit in the network.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Structure and performance of the main construction unit.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Regular grid for unit organization: The number, density, and orientation depends upon specific location.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Site-specific grid which forms a site-specific morphology.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Resilient coastline.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Maj Plemenitas

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - In-Situ Network: Palm tree branches for coastal protection, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

Ana Abram

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Low-income settlement areas (formal/informal) of Dhaka, existing problems, and objectives to be achieved.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ensuring mass production by using local manpower, technology, and material of adaptable-portable dwelling units. Land owners or community people build the supporting frame and service block. Each family will build and plug in their own. Possible clusters, ensuring penetration of daylight and ventilation will be shown in design catalogs. Area of a unit has been determined from contextual and ergonomic study.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1. Temporary, two storied structure, consists of series of rooms (monthly rent USD 40-100); 2. Dangerous staircase leads to upper floor 3. Rented room(1.8x2.4m) for a family of four, with no natural light or ventilation; 4. Common bath (for gents); 5. Common kitchen; 6. Existing community interaction space; 7. Income generating activity done by community people; 9. Narrow lane flanked by rooms for rent; 10. and 11. Participation of community people in design process.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Exploring materials for a module.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Plan and section of a module.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Distribution of functions in a cluster, allowing daylight and air flow.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Movable wall, door and window allow modules to join in different formats to accommodate larger families.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Flexibility in cluster development and section of a typical module.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Social sustainability was one of the prime concerns of the design process.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Experimental construction of a module(1:1 scale), 90% of which is built from recycled materials.

Project Entry 2014 Asia Pacific - Adaptable Portable: Modular housing for urban poor, Dhaka, Bangladesh

The architect shows how the dwellings can easily adapt to the changing needs of their inhabitants and either grow or reduce according to the size of the family at a certain point in time.