ZION YANG
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Pot of Hope
“Pot of Hope” seeks to provide clean water to prevent the usage of contaminated water for children in Jalle, who are the main economic assets in this society. The effect of floods imposes a continuous limitation on economic activity, which violates the right to drink or use safe water, especially in rural areas like Jalle. This design is constructed mainly using sustainable local materials, allowing easy management, repairs, and characteristics at a low cost. Traditional house features and biomimicry inspire the overall shape and materials of the design. Incorporating the symbolic form of the hut structure and offering adjustable choices to adapt to the surroundings over centuries guide the design to harmonize with their culture and environment.
This project is constructed in two phases.
The first phase involves developing the core elements for the solution, which is later further evaluated by inviting the use of biomimicry in the second phase.
2023
SDGs International Design Awards 2023
Honorable Mention
Exhibited in Pratt Earth Action Week (PEAW) 2023
Pot of Hope
SDGs International Design Awards 2023
Honorable Mention
Exhibited in Pratt Earth Action Week (PEAW) 2023
Pot of Hope
How Light effects on space day & night Plan with Program
Preview of phase 1 & 2
Summary
Pot of Hope’s design aims to support during the natural disasters of floods in rural areas in South Sudan. This proposed design seeks to provide clean water to prevent the use of contaminated water for children in Jalle, who are the main economic assets in the society. The effect of flood makes the continuous limit of economic activity, which violates the right to drink or use safe water, especially in rural areas like Jalle. The primary duty for children is to walk for at least 30 minutes to 2 hours or more to get clean water for their families. The limitation of 1-2 gallons from each trip leads to washing their bodies and hands naturally getting pushed out of their priorities. These choices make them more vulnerable to significant health factors, often leading to death.
Pot of Hope uses a natural water harvesting system to invite frequent heavy rainfall weather as a core source to provide easily accessible clean water to the climate refugees. This design will be assembled in refugee areas and camps, providing closed shower rooms and separately opened faucets for daily use. Regarding the tropical weather in this area, the bamboo structure of bamboo and its height will control the air ventilation and temperature for the villagers. Its core filtering system will activate during the wet season, and as water storage for the dry season all year. Thus, design is constructed mainly using sustainable local materials, which allows them to be easily manageable with repairments and material characteristics at a low cost. Their traditional house features inspire the overall shape of the design. Ibncorporaing the symbolic form of the structure of the hut and its adjustable choices to adapt to the surroundings by centuries guides the design to harmonize with their culture and the surroundings.
Background Evidence
According to UNICEF, South Sudan is one of the most vulnerable countries affected by the constant rise of floods. Over 59% of the population in South Sudan lacks access to safe water. 2/3 of South Sudan is experiencing this climate crisis, which has worsened over the past year, affecting more than one million people and forcing half of them to leave their homeland to higher areas. Areas along the Nile and Sudd marshlands get affected the most, so the Pot of Hope targets refugees in Jale. Rural areas are experiencing more difficulties getting support from others because of their location and lack of basic infrastructure. As an area where people live mainly by farming and livestock, the impossibility of economic activities reduces their ability to buy or produce where people live mainly by farming and livestock, the impossibility of economic activities reduces their ability to buy or produce food or water for survival. On the report of IHME, it is clear WASH is the second reason for death in South Sudan after malnutrition.
Anticipate Results ( Social Impact )
Pot of Hope is proposed to increase hygiene to prevent infectious diseases. This design will increase the rate of washing hands and bodies by providing easily accessible, safe water. The space will be an all-year-round system to support the refugees by acting as a public water provider and as a water storage. This constructed system will significantly reduce the water trips for children and their families. Providing a safe shower system to the community will protect them from water contamination, mainly by mosquitoes, birds, and dust polluting their stored water. Moreover, this water shelter will also act as a shelter from their tropical climate with safe water.
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