In view of the earthquake in Japan, dEEP wants to share their early design proposal called ‘DE_PLO’. It’s a research based design proposal by Li Daode from dEEP Architects, cooperated with architects Ana Cocho Bermejo and Andrea Balducci Caste. More images and architect’s description after the break.
DE_PLO developed as a contemporary response to global disaster cenario relief. The World Health Organization indicates natural disasters and other unpredictable events are so common today that we must urgently devise responses before they can occur. Architects are asked to invent new kinds of highly adaptable and rapidly deployed spaces for different emergencies.
Our proposal engages the necessity to design flexible and adaptable systems that are able to negotiate the uncertainty of disaster relief. Through an in-depth analysis of post catastrophic scenario based case studies we identified patterns that assisted in developing a range of organization logics that could be implemented on site. Through the development of simple pattern cutting and clipping systems we transformed flat sheet material in complex three-dimensional spatial structures. The results are an original piece of research that poses an alternative model to existing methods of response through a carefully studied and crafted proposal.
An Emergency Intermediate Health System, with a customized interface, is able to satisfy most medical needs in the shortest time in a broad span of locations. A time-based system, it operates through two kinds of units: Basic triage – A quickly deployable pack ready to be sent immediately after the disaster. Its use is limited in duration, so it focuses on the acute phase. It is usable as an adaptable triage or first-aid unit working alone or with an existing damaged or overcrowded health care facility.
Specific health – Different rapidly deployable units can be customized according to the kind of emergency through an interface-based design. The unit responds to specific spaces and needs, so it is a completely integrated system, able to adapt to specific diseases, spatial and technological needs, and to form/perform as a field hospital.
The EIHS is a deployable 3D structure generated from a flat surface, able to arrive directly from the factory to the site, perfectly packaged and ready for easy and quick assembly. A Multilayered Membrane Intelligent System is applied differently for both packs but is based in the same logic.
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Rubbish. Way to go, using current disasters, to promote implementing “parametric” aesthetics nonsense. I feel sick.
This “project” hurts my eyes? Is archdaily getting desperate, promoting this theoretical pseudo-studio nonsense?
“an alternative model to existing methods of response”
Lets extrapolate a few things from this piece.
1. “able to adapt to specific diseases” -By far my favorite goal that’s why it get the #1 billing. First you would need 12.25 billion dollars (I researched this extensively) in global and maybe federal grants for research. It’s worth it. I’m not 100% sure about what agency would have to approve an adaptive viral or bacterial response architecture but there has to be one out there. FDA is my guess.
2. Research states that the current collapsable tent like structures are too complicated to construct.
3. It’s fairly easy to accurately bend metal tubing on site. You just need to pack a tube bending machine (collapsable?). Every metal shop or motorcycle builder has one. Oh – One more thing – If it’s a tight curve you should fill the tube with sand so it doesn’t buckle. Then again I’m pretty old school so there might be a better way.
4. Design an adaptable interface (later). Like a TIVO remote please. With that noise too.
5. Make medical equipment collapsable as well so it can fit in a flat box too.
I like where this is headed – I am currently an intern – Do you have a email or contact I can send my resume to?
Good morning, 2003.
wouldn’t be much good after a tsunami though would they?
Still calling this kind of Maya (or whatever) masturbation “architecture”?
Please, stop.
Amen brother. I’m disapointed that Archdaily is actualy is publishing or anyhow marketing this kind of jokers. This concept is a fraud and insulting to all of other decent hard working architects all around. Nowadays someone could think that all you need to be an “avangard” architect today is to play around in maya and mel.
Please world, give us more the likes of Renzo Piano, Peter Zumthor, and less of this nonsense.
Though I’m all for being creative and creating something interesting, I’m sure when your house is gone and your family members are missing, the last thing you will want to care about is what the relief tent looks like.
I have never heard anyone say give us more Renzo Piano. First time. It really is. That is an absolutely amazing response. I think you are really missing the point. There is a place for formal parametric architecture and in this project there is not. I do not want to see more Piano because he has built 50 buildings hat are published everywhere. EVERYWHERE – Same with Zumhor. I want to see creative projects that hit the mark. I sometimes like well detailed buildings too. I especially love gigantic red stair cases but to say that’s the creative standard is a bit absurd. The post about caring what a relief tent looks like is right on the point.
“I do not want to see more Piano because he has built 50 buildings hat are published everywhere. EVERYWHERE” That’s a terrible argument. It has nothing to do with architecture being good or bad. Obviously Piano is legendary for his craftsmanship, and his buildings designs have evolved and anything that is time-tested like his work is a great thing. Stop hating.
This project is an insult to the people are suffering a natural disaster and brings the architectural profession into disrepute.
maybe this architecture, is mutated by radiation leakage in Japan
actually it is white ordinary box
This project suffers from terrible representation – I don’t know you could discern a meaningful relationship with a post-quake Japan occurring. Slick, autonomous structures distancing themselves from the intensity of the situation. Architecture should be judged with a broader scope than its pure technical characteristics.
I don t even have to look the people up to see that the designers come from somewhere in at UCL, Barlett School – using this spagetti now where people are seriously suffering loss and damage is unacceptable. You can always throw some spagetti in the corner, put a light below it and say thats flexible and adaptive.Bin it please.
Ok, I will be practical: what happens if it rains, snows or due to the strong wind for example branches and leaves fall?
Guys, have you ever been camping? in the rain?
De_plo stands for “deplorable”.
It really looks like a (bad) joke.
Whats is sad that there are so much non-talented architects that’s hide behind this new software pretending they design something avangard , and defend them self with pompous words. I think guys like Patrick Shumacher and Greg Lynn are doing more damage then good influence on architecture.
All architectural merit aside this seems like a shameless grab for publicity on the back of a horrible natural disaster. I am disgusted. If you want to help, donate money.
perhaps you love wavy fluid organic forms, no problem with that, just choose a different destination please. what about disney land?