Emergency Shelter
EMERGENCY SHELTER
ARCHITECTS
Carter Williamson Architects
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Shaun Carter
PHOTOGRAPHS
Brett Boardman
AREA
37.5 m2
YEAR
2012
LOCATION
Melbourne, Australia
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
In a world increasingly challenged by both man-made and natural disasters, the Shelter has been designed as a sustainable housing prototype that can be configured to suit almost any climate or orientation and can be readily and cheaply transported to diverse and remote locations around the globe.
Arriving flat-packed, the Shelter can be assembled quickly and has the potential to make a significant difference when applied to a range of medium to long-term housing solutions, it could also provide immediate solutions to industry as it moves to frontier locations.
Most importantly, by providing refuge and security for families and communities in crisis, the Shelter can give back to societies in need everywhere.
Beyond emergency relief, the Shelter is known as Pavilion, a flexible module of space that could be used as a holiday house, a remote research laboratory, even mining accommodation; whatever can be conceived of in 37.5 sqm.
