Architecture Engineers Award

The study reviews existing thermal assessment research in refugee shelters and analyses successful shelter designs in Jordan, Afghanistan, and South Sudan. By identifying the strategies that improved thermal comfort, material efficiency, and rapid deplorability, the research establishes design principles applicable to diverse climatic zones. The comparative analysis highlights gaps in current solutions, such as insufficient adaptability, limited use of local materials, and poor durability, guiding the development of a more optimized shelter design for long-term usability and sustainability. Design Concept of Makati Prototype The Makati shelter emphasizes incremental design , enabling modular construction that can be expanded or adjusted according to family size and site constraints. It is engineered to be thermally efficient , durable, and affordable, using locally available materials to ensure rapid deployment by unskilled labor. Parametric modeling is integrated into the design pr...