Bedroom
Basic information
Project Title
Bedroom
Full project title
Bedroom - accommodation structure for Ukrainian refugees
Category
Prioritising the places and people that need it the most
Project Description
The bedroom's project is an establishment of an emergency accommodation structure for refugees. This structure was designed during 15 days by a multidisciplinary team made up of young architects and journeyman carpenters. This international team brings together young Ukrainians, Japanese and French people to support the Ukrainian population in the current conflict.
The bedroom project is based on assembling pieces of wood to generate private spaces while optimizing space thanks to verticality.
The bedroom project is based on assembling pieces of wood to generate private spaces while optimizing space thanks to verticality.
Geographical Scope
National
Project Region
Ukraine
Urban or rural issues
Mainly urban
Physical or other transformations
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)
EU Programme or fund
No
Description of the project
Summary
The bedroom project proposes the establishment of an emergency accommodation structure for refugees. This structure was designed by a multidisciplinary team made up of young architects and journeyman carpenters. This international team brings together young Ukrainians, Japanese and French people to support the Ukrainian population in the current conflict.
The bedroom project is a project of assembling pieces of wood to generate private spaces while optimizing space thanks to verticality. The project won first prize during the woodrise competition organized on October 16 and 17, 2023. Shigeru ban, Nobel Prize-winning architect for architecture, Virginie Gravière, President of the Regional Council of the Order of Architects of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Sam Stourzé, director of the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici, all three named this project to be soon built on scale 1 at the Villa Medici in Rome in order to exhibit the prototype before duplication.
The bedroom project is a project of assembling pieces of wood to generate private spaces while optimizing space thanks to verticality. The project won first prize during the woodrise competition organized on October 16 and 17, 2023. Shigeru ban, Nobel Prize-winning architect for architecture, Virginie Gravière, President of the Regional Council of the Order of Architects of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Sam Stourzé, director of the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici, all three named this project to be soon built on scale 1 at the Villa Medici in Rome in order to exhibit the prototype before duplication.
Key objectives for sustainability
The project consists only of wooden parts. Wood is a local resource we must exploit that allows us to store carbon. Here in the bedroom project, the whole thing is made up of wood, even the assemblies. Using a system of wooden dowels and half-wooden embedding, the structure is assembled. Thanks to this system we do not need tools or electricity to assemble emergency accommodation.
Key objectives for aesthetics and quality
The project simply consists of a single half-timber assembly using wooden doweling. This part is then molded by four vertical posts. This work around assembly allows us to highlight expertise in woodworking but also to make the structure between horizontality and verticality legible.
Once this structure is set up, refugees can come and appropriate the spaces generated with fabric to have privacy in these difficult times.
Once this structure is set up, refugees can come and appropriate the spaces generated with fabric to have privacy in these difficult times.
Key objectives for inclusion
The project highlights the need to develop humanly habitable spaces during times of war. We worked on a case study in a gymnasium. The refugees are crammed into a large volume but only use the ground floor and the part up to 2m high. However, the large volume of the gym can be much more optimized. We developed this wooden structure to work on verticality and triple the usable surfaces.
How Citizens benefit
The project makes it possible to quickly implement emergency housing for refugees. These can easily set it up without tools or electricity so as not to be crowded and see more privacy. Thus, families can isolate themselves, people can gather in a space that they use as they see fit.
Physical or other transformations
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)
Innovative character
On this project, we only work with wood. It provides a durable solution of the structure and potential reuse later. Working on verticality allows us to save floor space, allowing us to further densify the available space. The assemblies do not require specific equipment or electricity, assembly can be carried out on a human scale.
Disciplines/knowledge reflected
The bedroom project proposes the establishment of an emergency accommodation structure for refugees. This structure was designed by a multidisciplinary team made up of young architects and journeyman carpenters. This international team brings together young Ukrainians, Japanese and French people to support the Ukrainian population in the current conflict.
The bedroom project is a project of assembling pieces of wood to generate private spaces while optimizing space thanks to verticality. The project won first prize during the woodrise competition organized on October 16 and 17, 2023. Shigeru ban, Nobel Prize-winning architect for architecture, Virginie Gravière, President of the Regional Council of the Order of Architects of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Sam Stourzé, director of the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici, all three named this project to be soon built on scale 1 at the Villa Medici in Rome in order to exhibit the prototype before duplication.
The bedroom project is a project of assembling pieces of wood to generate private spaces while optimizing space thanks to verticality. The project won first prize during the woodrise competition organized on October 16 and 17, 2023. Shigeru ban, Nobel Prize-winning architect for architecture, Virginie Gravière, President of the Regional Council of the Order of Architects of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Sam Stourzé, director of the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici, all three named this project to be soon built on scale 1 at the Villa Medici in Rome in order to exhibit the prototype before duplication.
Methodology used
We work on a frame 1 meter high by 1 meter wide by 1 meter long. This frame can be extended infinitely. The wooden assemblies allow the system to be duplicated. On this framework several solutions are possible by assembly superposition or subtraction. Two modules offer a bed. A module divided into 4 offers a staircase allowing access to the upper levels.
How stakeholders are engaged
The project makes it possible to quickly implement emergency housing for refugees. These can easily set it up without tools or electricity so as not to be crowded and see more privacy. Thus, families can isolate themselves, people can gather in a space that they use as they see fit.
Global challenges
The project simply consists of a single half-timber assembly using wooden doweling. This part is then molded by four vertical posts. This work around assembly allows us to highlight expertise in woodworking but also to make the structure between horizontality and verticality legible.
Once this structure is set up, refugees can come and appropriate the spaces generated with fabric to have privacy in these difficult times.
Once this structure is set up, refugees can come and appropriate the spaces generated with fabric to have privacy in these difficult times.
Learning transferred to other parties
We work on a frame 1 meter high by 1 meter wide by 1 meter long. This frame can be extended infinitely. The wooden assemblies allow the system to be duplicated. On this framework several solutions are possible by assembly superposition or subtraction. Two modules offer a bed. A module divided into 4 offers a staircase allowing access to the upper levels.
Keywords
replicability
privacy
duplicability
urgency situation
resilience
