1. Preliminary Sketches

2. Computer-generated Drawings

3. Construction Process

4. Double Unit and Community

5. Secondary Uses

Working with a self-sefficient piece of temporary shelter which is capable of sustaining the activities of its inhabitants on its own with the use of watertanks for collecting and recycling water, photovoltic panels for generating electricity, composting toilets and satellite for telecommunications. Proposing this type of architecture for the near future where such technology will become prevalent. It will possibility generate greater savings than laying the more permanent infrastructure for water and electricity for the temporary community which will later be removed after the disaster period.

Employing an autonomous system, all wall and floor panels will be prefabricated and assembled on site by easily trained workers. Essentially, each room is a unit on its own with its own roof. The rooms, kitchen, toilet and bathroom can be assembled at the same time using its own designed components and the finished rooms are plugged in to the living unit which is sheltered by the photovoltic panel roof. When not used as a disaster housing, it can also be as an outdoor shelter in a park by having the walls removed.

An approximate floor area of 48m sq.

Each unit can live 4-5 people.

2 units can be joined to form a bigger unit.

A 0.8m diameter watertank with filtration layer within.

A grey water tank.

Photovoltics panels.

Composting toilet.

A satellite dish.

Hydraulic legs.

This project was aimed at designing a portable and deployable emergency shelter for the earthquake victims in Taiwan. Many people were displaced during this earthquake and there was an urgent need to house these people. Each of these shelters should be earthqauke resistant and last up to two years.