Suruc CAMP
The refugee crisis is a global situation that raises many concerns in regard to the capacity and efficiency of the migration camps from across the Mediterranean Sea and Southeast Europe. With a lack of proper infrastructure, spatial difficulties, and food and water shortage, the future of these camps is currently uncertain. Starting with 2016, Turkey is known to host approximately 2,688, 686 registered refugees, among which almost 30% are currently living in government-run camps located along the Syrian border. The province of Sanliurfa in Southeastern Turkey is one of the areas that offered shelter to the highest numbers of Syrian refugees. The second largest camp located in Sanliurfa is Suruc Camp, with a total number of almost 32,000 migrants that live in government-funded tents. Within the camp, there are health, education, and security facilities that unfortunately do not match the increasing numbers of refugees. This project focuses on this problem while taking advantage of computational design and digital fabrication tools.
Geometrical Strategy
The geometrical strategy focuses on the concept of aggregation using an evolutionary solver in order to develop a series of adaptive configurations based on the solar analysis. The main structural element is represented by a grid system that is able to grow a specific number of cells in the horizontal direction, while the vertical direction can sustain and evolve throughout the increase of inhabitants.
Integrating the cultural typologies, a catalog of patterns, domes, and shading elements has been developed and incorporated within the function units and living units.
Rolab Design Office
Rolab Atelier
Orhanlı, Orta Mahallesi, Üniversite Cd. No:31/1, 34956 Tuzla/İstanbul