IN THE ARCHITECTS WORDS
A mass provided, self-sustained relocatable house for emergency, relief & remote housing. Recycled shipping containers are used as a base module. The parasol roof and footing structure pack within the container for transportation. The house is powereed by a PV solar cell and battery. While the phototype has cooking/lavatory
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facilites the base module can be varied depending upon specific needs. Because the container is a universal module, multiple units can be easily stockpiled and transported at short notice. For example, India, Kosovo, Kobe, Turkey, Soweto, Ethiopia, East Timor and Athens - people recently displaced by natural disaster or wars.
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DETAILS
Location
Kensington, VIC
Architect
Sean Godsell Architects
03 9824 1444
Project Team
Project architect: Sean Godsell
Design architect: Sean Godsell
Builder: R D McGowan
Entered 2001
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