An economical prefabricated residence for Hagonoy, a typhoon prone municipality in the Philippines: Analysis, design and implementation

An economical prefabricated residence for Hagonoy, a typhoon prone municipality in the Philippines: Analysis, design and implementation

Van Schaik, J.W.J.

Nijsse, R. (mentor)
Gard, W.F. (mentor)
Schippers, H.R. (mentor)
Knijtijzer, J.B. (mentor)
Van Amerongen, G. (mentor)

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Structural Engineering

Building Engineering/Structural Design

2016-04-08

This thesis aims to improve housing quality in Hagonoy, a typhoon prone municipality of the Philippines, by designing an affordable typhoon resilient and prefabricated home with a floating foundation for the lower income class. This thesis was written in collaboration with the company, Finch Buildings. Three months of preliminary field research in Hagonoy gave insight into the local problems, climate, local wishes and needs. These insights, combined with literature research on prefabricated and typhoon resilient design, provided the foundation or the design phase by identifying the benefits of prefabrication and defining the requirements for a typhoon resilient building. Additional parameters for the design phase were set through an analysis of suitable timber species and the further defining of Finch Buildings' design principles. In the design phase a conceptual, structural and final design was developed, concluding with a feasibility study. The result is an optimal residential building that is ready to build.

prefabrication
typhoon resilience
Philippines
Hagonoy
residence
design
Finch

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Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2016 Van Schaik, J.W.J.