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Feasibility test of an approach and prototype for ultra low cost housing; final report
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Feasibility test of an approach and prototype for ultra low cost housing; final report
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, PLANNERS, AND SOCIOLOGISTS HAVE DEVELOPED A PROTOTYPE ULTRA-LOW-COST HOUSING UNIT FOR USE IN A VARIETY OF RELIEF AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SITUATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN THE DISASTER-PRONE AREAS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
Goodspeed, C. H.; Hartkopf, Volker H. · 1970
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Abstract
THE STRUCTURE IS AN "A" FRAME MODULAR HOUSING SYSTEM WHICH CAN USE A WIDE VARIETY OF INDIGENOUS MATERIALS. IT IS VERY CHEAP, EASILY CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT EQUIPMENT AND IS WIND AND FLOOD RESISTANT. THIS IS A REPORT OF THE CONTINUED RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE AND OF TESTS ON THE UNIT IN ACTUAL FIELD CONDITIONS. ALL THE VARIOUS DESIGN CONSTRAINTS ON THE STRUCTURE -- 1) COST, 2) USE OF LOCAL MATERIALS, 3) ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, 4) EASE OF ADMINISTRATION, 5) EASE OF CONSTRUCTION, AND 6) BEHAVIOR CONSTRAINTS -- WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN PROGRAM AND EACH WAS MET.
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