Doonya 模組化庇護單位 by Jackie Lai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 社會設計 Competition Category.

鐵社會· 2022

Doonya 模組化庇護單位

by Jackie Lai

Client: Doonya

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 社會 Category

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The Design

About Doonya 模組化庇護單位

Doonya係一款模組化庇護單位，將住屋同小型商舖結合埋一齊，為無家可歸嘅人士提供居所。每個單位面積為6米乘3米，即係18平方米，隨住家庭成員增加，最多可以擴展至40平方米。單位採用管狀結構技術建造，只需一把六角匙，四個人喺四個鐘頭之內就可以組裝完成。每個單位都有獨一無二嘅GPS編號，賦予居住地址同身份識別。其他特色仲包括警報系統、露台、屋頂花園、太陽能板同埋雨水收集系統。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Doonya 模組化庇護單位是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Doonya 模組化庇護單位將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Doonya 模組化庇護單位因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: A self–contained, modular shelter unit that can support a sizable individual or family and requires little maintenance.
A completely customisable, sustainable full facility that allows a family unit to be built in just four hours, by as few as four people, using just one allen key!

Every unit has a unique GPS number, giving the homeless an address, an identity; an alarm to prevent domestic abuse; a terrace for fresh air and sunlight; a roof garden with solar panel & rain water harvesting.
Dimensions & Packaging: The size of a typical unit is 6 metres by 3 metres of total 18 sq.m. in size, however the design should be able to extend up to 40 sq.m. if the family grows. It can also include a universal sink and shower, can be quickly disassembled and relocated around the world, making it ideal for deployment to any disaster–stricken area lacking basic facilities and it also helps restore personal space and a sense of dignity for the victims.
Tags: modular, home, sustainable, placemaking
Production Technology: This is where POD Structures came in with Tubelar®️ technology, a unique construction innovation that allows an entire family unit to be built in just four hours, by as few as four people, using just one allen key! Also, completely customisable, sustainable, modular, full facility and green. It can be mass–produced with a minimum of materials and is easily stockpiled, making it a versatile emergency–shelter unit.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of this project is the cost price of the modular unit and the positivity of offside construction must be possible at premises to reduce high labour and transport cost to fabricate one unit in Singapore.
Inspiration: DOONYA, which means ‘world’ in more than a dozen languages, is a Shop+Home that is both a living and livelihood solution for the very poor.

A Singapore-developed community service project that merges design with engineering and technology. Its sole objective is to provide a solution to the forthcoming urbanisation crisis by offering environment friendly, integrated, transient, fully-serviced and durable maker-pod-homes to those living in urban slums, war zones & densely populated cities.
Project Duration: ALL YOU NEED IS JUST:
1
ALLEN KEY
That's all it takes to put an entire DOONYA SHOP+HOME together, when power tools are unavailable.

4
PEOPLE
An entire home can be assembled by just 4 people, with no special skills required.

8 HOURS
We can build a home from scratch in the same duration.

Anywhere or impoverished urban areas • informal settlements • disaster relief • war zones • low-cost housing projects • refugee camps • rapid deployment shelters.
Operation Flow: Built with Tubelar® infrastructure technology,
DOONYA is a smart SHOP+HOME with groundbreaking features with
1) No eviction
An in-situ upgrade; ensures slum dwellers are not displaced

2) Transient Homes
Not permanent, hence no land titles are required

3) Flat-packed
Pre-packaged, therefore no lengthy waits, no quality cuts, no paperwork

4) Expandable
From tiny shelters to family homes, these structures can be increased as the family grows
Team Members: 1) Rinkoo Bhowmik of the Cha Project
2) Samuel Vedanaigam of Pod Structures,
3) Christina Ho of Royal RSM
4) Rithika Thomas of Ecolabs (Center of Innovation for Energy)
5) Prof Christine Yogiaman of Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
6) Ted Lin of Stonehaven Structures
Image Credits: Photographer : Mr Samuel Vedanaigam