The Scaffolding House

Project idea

Issue:
Dispossession of land & indigenous land right
Orang Asli are the indigenous people that are mainly live in semi-rural or forest area. The main challenge opposing the indigenous people, Orang Asli today is that being ejected from their native customary land. The land is their source of livelihood and its dispossession has invariably trapped Orang Asli into a cycle of poverty. This situation forces the people to abandon their homes and they need extra expenses to build a new home at the new place.

This design aims to provide a house that can be easily assemble or dissemble when the people are forced out from their land. So, they can bring along their houses with them when they move.

Project description

The design of the house is a modular design that allows expansion easily. This modular design allows various forms and can adapt to the new site when they move to other land. The design is inspired by vernacular architecture to cater for the tropical climate.

Technical information

Scaffolding is used for the structure of the house so that the structures can be easily assembled and dissembled. A simple rainwater harvesting system is used to support the daily water usage in the house.