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Shigeru Ban builds paper separator shelters for the victims of the Turkish-Syrian earthquake,
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has installed Partition Paper Shelters (PPS) for Turkey-
Syria earthquake victims in Turkey’s Mersin and Hatay provinces.
The paper partition shelters, made entirely of paper tubes and fabrics, have been installed in evacuation centers –
one in Yenişehir Indoor Sports Hall in Mersin, and the other inside makeshift tents as a field hospital in Hatay.
After meeting with local teams in early March,
renowned architect Shigeru Ban in collaboration with the Volunteer Architects Network (VAN)
installed these temporary shelters in response to the devastating earthquake between Turkey and Syria.
The shelters are made of two materials: paper tubes and fabric canopies.
Each shelter can accommodate up to two people in a suite and can be easily built with three people in five or ten minutes,
which are easy to assemble and disassemble.
Ban founded the Voluntary Architects Network in 1995 to develop post-disaster assistance with accessible materials in the construction field.
The fact that it consists of only two materials that are easily accessible in many local areas also requires a low budget.
Shigeru Ban is famous for his volunteer work
The architect is known for his humanitarian efforts, working with student volunteers and people to build paper split systems around the world.
For this project, the architect collaborated with Yasar University,
Istanbul-based architectural firm Emre Arolat Architecture, and Konfida,
a local manufacturer that produces custom-made paper tubes.
Ban uses two types of paper tubes, which replace major structural systems such as in buildings,
such as columns and beams in the PPS system.
It also uses the larger diameter paper tubes as columns, while the smaller diameter secondary paper tubes are used as beams.
To ensure privacy, the spills on the paper tubes are attached with safety pins and closed.
Where each unit can be two meters or a little more, depending on the number of beds in each wing.
According to VAN’s Facebook post, Ban is also working on a Paper Log House prototype project for Turkey.
Design features
The prototype is a smooth-moving log house with sloping roofs.
The house has six large circular holes on the roof to let in light.
Also the main posts that help support the planks are the larger diameter paper tubes.
These paper tubes are placed at angles and planks are placed to create the roof structure.
The floor of the house is raised on a base of solid boxes.
The house has two windows on either side.
Ban is currently working on this prototype at the Shibaura Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan.
This isn’t Ban’s first post-disaster project with the Voluntary Architects Network (VAN).
Shigeru Ban and VAN installed paper partitioned shelters for Ukrainian refugees in Poland last year.
In May 2022, the architect installed the PPS system at Tegel Airport in Berlin to be used as a temporary facility for Ukrainian refugees.
Furthermore, 20 PPS units were installed at the Vojani Power Station in Kosice, Slovakia,
and 39 PPS units were installed at the Assistance Center in Bratislava.
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