Visalakshi Rajeswari, S2017-03-042017-03-042011https://ir.avinuty.ac.in/handle/avu/1846Shelter is the basic requirement of human beings. In these days of unprecedented disasters the^need for disaster resistance and management assumes prime importat^ce. The tsunami that struck the coasts of Tamil Nadu in INDIA oas taught a great lesson. Massive destruction in terms of lost lives, washing a>«'ay of houses and belongings was witnessed. Globally a;> a management prerogative construction of disaster resistant dwellin;^ being recommended, an earnest effort to develop a disaster resist mt and socially responsive (user- friendly) model of a house was drifted. The paper elaborates on the same.