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April 27th, 2013 26

Unfolding the drop down portion of the shelter doubles the square footage.

Packed away ready for shipping to a disaster site.

The internal fittings of the shelter.

A the rotating portion wraps around internal fittings and has a built-in bed.

Housing displaced people in an emergency is never easy, but designer Michel Antoun has an interesting take on providing shelter. His temporary housing unit is made from compressed wood panels and folds up into a cube for easy shipping. Once deployed at a disaster site one wall cleverly folds down, which in an instant both doubles the square footage of the shelter, and exposes solar cells to provide power.

It’s obviously still a design concept, but it’s a compelling one that could provide instant housing in response to an emergency, or disaster such as earthquake, tornado, or flooding.

(via dornob)