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This is a emergency or temporary compact shelter that collects and shares water and electricity, refrigerates, illuminates, and connects to form mesh networks.
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 Shelter Tube
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Project DetailsNAME: Shelter Tube PROJECT LEAD: LOCATION: United States START DATE: May 27, 2008 SIZE: 7 sq. ft BUILDING TYPE: Temporary Shelter, Homeless Shelter, Energy Production, Emergency Shelter DESIGNER: Colin Winter CREATIVE COMMONSDID YOU KNOW? Autodesk Freewheel allows users to view and share 2D and 3D designs in their browser without installing additional software. Who's onlineThere are currently 7 users and 5958 guests online.
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After watching the TED open source architecture video I felt compelled to spend some time on a design. I came up with this Shelter Tube idea that would be mass produced and shipped compactly. It is supposed to be for general climate and four occupants. The wind turbine should have big enough blades to power a small energy efficient refrigerator and LED lighting.
If the diagram doesn't show it, there is a square umbrella at the top, funneling water into the central tube. This umbrella collapses around the pole holding up the wind turbine, and the blades of the turbine would collapse and fold next to the outside of the collapsed umbrella. Everything would be measured for maximum space usage. I used numbers for a 10x10ft area umbrella which I think could fit four people laying down. The water overflow tube would either prevent the structure from failing from overloads and it can share supply with nearby Shelters. A mesh network of these shelters could have an efficient water supply and eventually a strong power generation, for something like a freezer, radio, satellite internet, etc. The square umbrellas would be designed to interlock to prevent water seeping between shelters from the roofs. The umbrella would need to be relatively flat to prevent Wind blow-over.
Depending on the structural material (the tube, poles, umbrella covering) cost, this 4-person shelter could be made for around $300. Maybe less, I don't know, it's my guess. I just wanted to throw my idea out there and if anyone is interested we can talk, share, and improve. Anyone can take this and run with it. I don't have the time to follow this through on my own, but if enough people are interested, we could do some good things.
PS- Sorry about the horrid photoshop diagram.