Fire Belts for the Forest ---- Fire Prevention Design and Planning of Wengding Primitive Tribe

Zhu Li, Que Zhonghuang, Lu Qinyi, Shi Chuanyao, Meng Xiaoxuan
Feng Jinglei
B.A.(Landscape)
Landscape Design
2021-09-03
This project is located in Wengding village, Yunnan province in China. This ancient village was destroyed by fire two years ago. Considering many of the cultures and villages that collapsed by fire in human history. The project focuses on the methods of forest fire prevention with different fire belts and materials. hoping the methods can keep fire outside of the village and also prevent the fire is not spreading out from the village inside. Preventing wind and fire is the main key to avoiding forest disasters. In the project, we can achieve70% windproof rates and 90% fire prevention rates by mixing different kinds of local plants in Yunan Province. In addition, a Rammed earth walls can reduce 60% to 70% temperature of the flame. In another word, shelter belts and Rammed earth walls as double protection to prevent fire disasters in the forest.
  • Preliminary analysis and strategy As the last primitive tribe in China, Wengding village was destroyed by fire in 2019. In this context, we have a plan. Reshaping Wengding, we analyzed its surrounding environment and natural factors such as rain and light, collected comments and views of tourists from major media, and then came to our design plan. It is concluded that our main purpose is fire prevention, so we intend to start with fire prevention and revitalize Wengding village.
  • Experimental analysis and plant analysis of rammed earth wall The influence of the arrangement of ramming wall on wind speed and flame spread is analyzed, and the change of fire prevention efficiency of ramming wall under different proportion of materials is tested. At the same time, the importance of plants to fire prevention is analyzed
  • Component building analysis and rendering The building components and the making of renderings are analyzed