| dc.description.abstract | According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of
forcibly displaced people is growing yearly. These people flee their country due to war,
violence, persecution, famine, and other life-threatening reasons. Most of the refugees
arrive in the host country with a traumatizing background and with a high need for
support to cure their mental and physical crises, learn the culture and language of
the host country, build a community and integrate into the new society, and most
importantly to find proper and affordable housing.
As a country with a high refugee acceptance rate, Canada has many homeless people,
especially in its big cities like Toronto. Although programs and facilities like transitional
housing are available for homeless people, such facilities for vulnerable groups like
refugees with their specific needs seem missing.
This thesis research aims to suggest a new transitional housing typology with services
focused on the needs and demands of the refugee communities-in this case, Afghan
refugees- to support them through the journey of integration into a new environment,
ease the process of finding affordable permanent housing, and help them build a
community.
This research includes aerial maps to analyze the intended site in Etobicoke, Canada,
design drawings to illustrate the design, and images as precedents to support the
ideas behind the design. | en |
