During the reconnaissance trip after the earthquake in July 2015, more than fifty houses were visited in different parts of Bhimphedi to study the relationship between their damage degree and their construction typology. These studies, along with the general proposal for action, were reflected in the Identification Trip Reportdel Viatge. The program was structured in giving: social, economic and technical support.
The latter provided a number of technical improvements to traditional architecture, such as the need to add diagonal reinforcements or to bind the walls horizontally and vertically. Later, these improvements were tested during the prototypes’ construction and were finally applied and perfected in the houses’ construction.
Wood
The second chosen technique were the cheap wood planks, commonly used for formwork, in order to build demountable and improved emergency shelters.
