ANASTA SHELTER 可持续女孩之家及发展中心

Top10 - Honourable Mention

ANASTA SHELTER

Sustainable home and development center for girls in Al-Mada'in

“This proposal puts village-style housing along the riverfront and public buildings behind. Agri-rafts on the river for each household has the advantage of turning the waterfront into a street. lateral segregation of residential (river) and communal activities (street) is successful because it uses the former as a security buffer for the residences while providing them with a view of the river.

The overall structure is well defined. Functions are well distributed. The design process is clear and the rationale is very interesting. The pattern for the settlement is advanced and sound, however, the details of the programme are lacking and the spatial hierarchy is unclear.

The sense of ‘security’ Is provided through the knowledge cloisters surrounding the shelters which is a successful method of encapsulating the private spaces within the core of those more public. Sense of space is abstract and underdeveloped and the agri-raft needs to consider the drop in water levels, especially in the summer".