WORKSHOP AxE. 2007 VANUATU, Aoba island, Volcano Eruption

PROBLEM

In November 2005 Aoba Volcano began an ash eruption.

AobaIsland has 10.000 inhabitants, 3271 were displaced from the volcano area.

The most villagers live from the traditional subsistence agriculture. It grows in large upland gardens (with good rainfall and safe from roving pigs).

This area is on slopes of the volcano.

GOVERNMENT STRATEGY

Create new housing far from volcano.

PROJECT STRATEGY

1.-Maintain people in their own places because their economy depends of this place.

2.-Use safer areas in AobaIsland (both sides) like a second residence.

People could move to these places when volcano eruption will begin again.

Arquitectos: Jorge Lobos, Fernando Dowling, Camilo Palma y Universidad Andrés Bello Chile