Flexi-legged Shelter can be built from disaster scrap
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Carter Williamson's Shelter on show at last year's Sydney Architecture Festival
The incline at Martin Place grants an opportunity for Shelter to show off its adjustable legs
A mezzanine level provides sleeping space in the roof
A single unit provides 37.5 sq m (404 sq ft) of floor space
Carter Williamson's Shelter on show at last year's Sydney Architecture Festival
Inside the Shelter
Shelter's shuttered windows provide natural ventilation
Carter Williamson's Shelter on show at last year's Sydney Architecture Festival
Shelter drawing attention at last year's Sydney Architecture Festival
Shelter comes with adjustable legs for uneven terrain
Access to the mezzanine is by ladder
Shelter is also designed to be self-functioning off-grid, shipping with 1.5 kW of roof-mounted photovoltaic solar power as well as a solar hot water system
Carter Williamson hopes that a version of the Shelter, renamed Pavilion, could see uses diverse as holiday homes, remote science outposts or even permanent accommodation
Shelter can be put up by two people in a day
Carter Williamson hopes that a version of the Shelter, renamed Pavilion, could see uses diverse as holiday homes, remote science outposts or even permanent accommodation
Shelter is also designed to be self-functioning off-grid, shipping with 1.5 kW of roof-mounted photovoltaic solar power as well as a solar hot water system
Shelter can be put up by two people in a day
A single Shelter can house 8 to 10 people
Shelter can be put up by two people in a day
Carter Williamson hopes that a version of the Shelter, renamed Pavilion, could see uses diverse as holiday homes, remote science outposts or even permanent accommodation
Article Summary
With its modestly named Shelter, architecture firm Carter Williamson has thrown its hat into the disaster response emergency housing ring. Here, the emphasis appears to be on flexibility, Shelter having been designed for easy transportation and rapid construction in a range of less-than-ideal circumstances. Most interesting is that the prefabricated Shelter is also designed to be built using scrap materials recovered from disaster zones.
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