into the water, conditions worsen. Flooding, polluted water, and illness become major issues. This project prototype is one solution to the problems that plague these slum dwellers. The proposal does not disrupt or demolish the current residents homes, but instead adds to the site to alleviate some of the issues.

Circulation Above Floods
When living on the water, flooding and high tides can be a major issue. As the water levels rise, mobility becomes more difficult and the chance of illness increases. For this reason, the main circulation should be at a higher elevation than the water or the dwellings. Therefore, the prototype includes a network of bridges located above the dwellings as the main plane of movement. This also allows for the main structure to be about the level of water. By using stayed-cable bridges, the mass of the dwellings and bridges is raised, allowing for the water to flow more smoothly. This will allow the water to flow as naturally as possible, and will not speed the current or cause tension, which could lead to more damaging floods.

Efficient Materials
The structures, including bathrooms, smokehouses, and dwellings, are all supported by central concrete columns. They are then further framed by bamboo. This makes up the shape of the structures, the bridging system above, and the circulatory ladders. To enclose the units, a vinyl coated polyester membrane is stretched between the bamboo. This protects from rain, UV rays, and material deterioration. The interior floors and walls (in bathrooms) are also concrete. Except for the polyester, all of these materials can be gathered or manufactured easily and locally.

Benefits of the Dwelling
Slums tend to be self-organized and self-governed. For this reason, the slum should be self-sustainable on both the community and dwelling scale. Each dwelling will have its own fireplace to cook and provide heat for the dwelling, if needed. Heat will also rise through the chimney and heat up the polluted water in the basin below the roof, leaving cool air in the dwelling. The polluted water is located in a dish that is part of a distillation and dieselization system. This system consists of a cone that traps the clean water. First polluted water is poured into a dish at the base of the system through an opening in a bamboo tube at the top of the structure. The heat of the sun and the chimney cause the water to evaporate and get trapped by the cone. The water then drips into a catch and flows to the clean water basin in the base of the dwelling. This saves the inhabitants from having to travel great distances for water or using the polluted water.

A Sense of Community
The community should also be self-sustainable with a sanitation system, community centers, schools, forums, and clean water systems. There will be units that are community bathrooms. These bathrooms will be double dry vaults where fertilizer can be created from the dried waste. Methane can also be a useful resource created by this bathroom system. In addition to the bathrooms, forums and community spaces will be available. It is integral to allow for the inhabitants to have a voice in this process. These spaces will give them the area they need to hold meeting, classes, and markets. It may even attract people from outside of the neighborhood to enter so they can attend these activities. Community gardens and agriculture centers will allow for the inhabitants to grow produce, provide food, and clean air and water.

Further Expansion
The prototype does not seek to destroy any existing housing, but instead better the community as a whole. Therefore, these units are integrated into the existing conditions, and as time progresses, they will expand to include all the current housing. There will be different types of groups added to the space. In some cases just bathroom systems will be built in highly dense areas. In others, 12 new dwelling units with bathrooms, community spaces, and garden areas will be built in large vacant spaces. As more is built, connections will be made through the bridging network and the community will come together.