Tsunami Housing, Ranna

Floor area: It has changed from initial 771 sq.ft. to approx. 550 / 600 sq. ft.
Cost: about Rs. 800,000
Donor / Implemented by: Plan International in collaboration with TUI, UDA and
the Government of Sri Lanka

The resettlement scheme is situated close to Ranna, on the mainTangalle /
Hambantota highway. The site is located near the lagoon, a flat site, accessible
from the main road.

A large housing layout was carried out by Plan International and partners for 200
families, and work at the initial phase was carried out with locally produced
compressed stabilized earth block technology. However the project was
completely abandoned and later, 69 houses had to be demolished due to very
poor quality of the soil block. At present the scheme adopted
conventional building technology.

Two architectural designs were adapted one for earth technology and a smaller,
modified plan for the present construction. The design was done according to
traditional building typology with front and rear verandahs and deep roof
overhangs. Other special features are short interior partition walls and the
colourful elevations. A single house contains two equally sized bedrooms, a hall,
kitchen and toilet at the side with a small roof, accessible from outside. Large
openings are provided for cross ventilation.

Now the technology has reverted to traditional 9” load bearing brick walls with
lintels above doors and windows and fully plastered walls. Good quality
interlocking tiles from Polonnaruwa are used as roof covering on wooden rafters
but untreated wood is used for door and window frames.

Information form GTZ document

Sarvodaya eco friendly tsunami housing

Size of plot: 10 perch
Floor area: 557 sq. ft.
Cost: Approx. Rs. 650,000 per house
Donor / Implementing agency: Sarvodaya
Architect: Archt. Chandana Edirisuriya


This resettlement housing scheme is for 55 units and is located in Lagoswatte, near a rubber tree plantation in the Kalutara district. Although slightly isolated and 5 km inland from the Kalutara /Colombo main highway, the location is accessible and facilities have been provided to make this community a self-sufficient entity.
Implementation

The project was implemented by Sarvodaya, in line with their overall vision and mission to serve the country at all times. The construction work was implemented through local contractors.

Architect Chandana Edirisuriya designed individual houses and the overall layout, addressing the Sarvodayas’ concept of creating an eco-friendly village. The layout of this settlement includes a large community center which is built with compressed stabilized earth blocks (CSEB) and steel roof elements, secondary roads, provision for alternative energy sources and improved water and waste management.

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Taken from GTZ document

Kirinda Tsunami Housing- Shigeru Ban

This relates to the a post by sevenbythree who talks about Shigeru Ban's kirinda project

The project is a village resettlement scheme of 100 houses for fishing families in Kirinda which
was entirely destroyed by the tsunami. The site is very close to the fishing harbour, the main
temple and the central market. Two model houses were built at the initial stage of the project.
Now the housing scheme contains 30 houses which are nearing completion or are already
inhabited.

Colliers International established a partnership with Shigeru Ban, a well-known Japanese
architect who has previously designed shelters for earthquake victims in Japan, Turkey and India.
Shigeru Ban Architects worked through a local architect to realize a sensitive design for the
fisherman families, while a private contractor has carried out the construction work.

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Information and image taken from a GTZ document