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The word “instant” in relation to architecture can mean different things for different people. Post-war housing shortages this meant typical houses that could be built for few weeks. For disaster survivors, this means some very simple shelter that can be collected in a few hours. For the military, for example, instant refuge can mean namely “instant” – hangars and medical tents that you can erect in minutes.
Over the past few decades, the military craft changed its appearance, and climate change has become more frequent cases of natural cataclysms, so the theme of “instant” buildings firmly occupied its a place in the minds of designers. Starting from shipping containers which are laid out at the touch of a button, ending with “houses in bag “, which requires only air and water for assembly, we We observe a renaissance in the architecture of “instant cooking”. We present you nine interesting examples of such residential shelters – including several samples from past times.
“Aluminum Metropol” by Jean Prouvé
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Jean Prouve, who died in 1984, was one of the hottest adherents of factory assembly. This classroom has become winner of the 1949 French competition the government that set the task for architects create a standard set for the construction of school rooms and housing for teachers in the countryside. Only 15 of these were made buildings – but the design has played an important role in history modern architecture.
Erection time: six days
House in the bag
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This building got its name due to the fact that it consists of cement-reinforced fabric – and at the same time less than one hour. To install the walls of this shelter, all you need is it is to pour water on the fabric soaked in cement and stretch it with using an inflatable balloon. The resulting shelter will be fireproof immune to snow and rain, and can stand up to ten years.
Erection time: hour or less
QuaDror, designer Dror Benshetrit
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QuaDror is, in fact, a structural component developed by Israeli industrial designer Dror Benshetrit. Emergency QuaDror shelters use this component to create residential premises from any material at hand. This is a smart approach, because, although it requires some work directly on transportation of small components is much cheaper (and faster) than transporting entire shelters.
Erection time: one day
Hangar for stealth bomber V-2
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Why does V-2 require its own premises? Because his stealth coating requires maintaining the exact temperature. And when the plane is involved in combat missions, find him suitable the hangar is not such an easy task. Therefore the US Air Force contracted American Spaceframe Fabricators to develop a system that could be taken anywhere and built quickly in the right place. The unique sliding entrance of the hangar has the form oysters so that the wings of an airplane can enter it.
Erection time: About ten days
Temporary container housing Onagawa, designer Shigeru Ban
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Japanese architect Shigeru Ban devotes most of his resources his studio helping build shelters for victims of 2011 tsunami. This community in the town of Onagawa gave survivors an earthquake is a place to live while their recovery was going cities. United shipping containers formed 1800 residential blocks, and in the center of the community a convenient place was organized for meetings.
Erection time: several months
Mobile housing by Yatsutaki Yoshimura
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Japanese architect Yatsutaka Yoshimura recently made a proposal to develop a mobile residential unit that could fit into dimensions of a typical transport container. Thanks to this By decision, the finished houses can be transported to the scene at trucks, instead of picking them up on arrival.
Erection time: one day
Uniteam military shelters
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The Rapid Deployment Shelter System (RDSS) is transported to ordinary transport containers and unfolds when you click on button. This technology was developed to improve existing standard military tent system, giving temporary hospitals and battle control centers instant access to air air conditioning, wifi, and electricity.
Erection time: two minutes
Housing Daisuke Sugawara, designed by Azuhito Nakano
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Losing a home as a result of natural disaster affects people in many ways – from financial to emotional. Idea, the community of 60 houses behind this in Ricusentacata (zone, “wiped off the face of the earth” after the tsunami of 2011) is encouraging survivors to communicate with each other. Architects located houses in an intersecting pattern that connects different gardens tenants – in the hope that neighbors will meet more often and this allow them to build a closer relationship.
Erection time: several weeks
Temporary shelter Liina
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Liina is a modular shelter designed by students Aalto University in order to serve as a temporary home for refugees in countries with cold climates. Thanks to the system intersecting wood panels and simple fabric belts, Liina requires only six parts to be assembled after unpacking from its transport container. However, for its installation is not required no electric tools.
Erection time: six hours
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