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Samuel Timothy Lewis m: [phone] e: [email protected] OASIS The concept is to provide an easy transportability, low cost & Sustainable solutions of cleansing. The Oasis (inflated by a simple football pump) organic form comes from a series of research to how organic architecture relives physiological stress. The proposal finds a solution in nature, Human biology & Biomimicry to support Syria, the worlds biggest refugee crisis. 1. The structures petals store water efficiently than any other man made structure inspired by the Labelia plant found in the on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa 2. The solar fabric material uses the suns natural light forcing a conversion of heat which creates a current of water to the top providing clean shower-able water, inspired by how the Human body pumps water to the human muscle when under tension. 3. The structural skin mimics the thermal massing properties of a banana and how it allows light and heat transfer to keep the centred cells warm to grow. 4. Hatay is a prime example of one of Turkey’s 22 refugee camps to support 2.1 million Syrian people under the Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Hatay refugee camp is also suffering from water Scarcity, alongside camps in Jordan. 150