Post Apocalyptic/Conservation Vault

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Thesis 2016-2017

ARCHITECTURE THESIS
POST APOCALYPSE: A CONSERVATION VAULT

BY

ANSHUL CHAUHAN

B. ARCH X SEMESTER V YEAR


ENROLMENT No. 12E1AHARM4XP004
BATCH-1 2012-2017

School of Architecture, Apex Group of Institutions, Jaipur


Abstract

Post-Apocalypse is a settlement which will help mankind in the occurrence of any calamity or

disaster. The human, flora and fauna and the services all exists in the vault. It is a sort of

conservation vault which holds the resources which are essential for the human race to survive

after the apocalypse.

Definitions

Post Apocalypse - Relating to the time following a nuclear war or catastrophic event

Conservation Vault - A vault conserving all the resources necessary for human beings to

survive.

Need of the project

Considering the environmental conditions i.e. the climate change, depletion of vegetation and

the ozone depletion forces us to take severe actions to save mankind which proceeds to have a

settlement which can provide with the resources for the human beings to live for as minimum to

let the apocalypse pass and reincarnate the Earth in order to save our home i.e. the only known

sustainable living planet.

Aim

The aim is to establish or provide a habitat for the survival of mankind during the collapse.

Objectives

To establish a habitat which is capable of handling the crisis or any disaster.

Another thing is to save mankind for further procreating and re-establishing the earth
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Scope

The scope of the projects entails the design, the material and the technique required to withstand,

without any harm onto any of the resources and the species residing in it during the disaster and

till its safe to get out and the earth is suitable for rehabilitation. The schemes of the different projects

can be discussed and the construction techniques and material is discussed in detail.

Limitations

The limitation for the project is that due to the time constraint the provision of details for any of the

buildings either public realm, recreational and etc. cannot be shown.

Methodology

Research

Synopsis

Case Studies

Compilation

Design Process

Design Documentation

Case Identification

Svalbard Global seed vault, Svalbard (Literature)

Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colorado (Literature)

Mount Weather Emergency Operations Centre, Virginia (Literature)

Chernobyl new safe confinement, Chernobyl (Literature)


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Site Selection criteria

Site Selection criteria for this project is

Site should be totally abandoned form human beings i.e. no interaction of artificial

interferences there in to figure out the actual predictions for the project.

Site to be chosen as to it can stand the catastrophes in order to keep the settlement safe

for residing.

The proximity and location of the site should be safe from the disasters but close enough

for the safe extraction of the people.


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Site-I

Evaluating both the figures i.e. Major disasters and Earthquake for the consideration of

Northern Indian states there are safer location such as South-eastern part of Rajasthan,

North-Western part of M.P and Kolkata.

Therefore, the potential states for options are either

- Orrisa

- Rajasthan

- Madhya Pradesh

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