An effort to provide rapidly collapsible,

reusable, transportable shelter for families

facing repeated disasters

Seeking Solutions on How to

Live with Disasters

COLLAPSIBLE PROTOTYPE SHELTER

briefing to relocation working group @ Tacloban CITY HALL

August 1, 2014

Scale model DEMO on July 7 , 2014 @ Leyte Park Hotel-Tacloban

Salient Features:

> Rapid collapsing time of about 2-3 hours with the help of 4-6

pax to minimize worst destruction in case of evacuation

situation except Tsunami

> Quick and easy to build, detach and rebuild.

> Easily portable and transportable

> Attuned to local practices. No skilled labour required in

collapsing and rebuilding the structure.

> Use of local materials such as nipa shingles, amakan and

coco lumber. No sophisticated materials and contraptions

involved. No extraordinary costs required

STEPS IN COLLAPSING THE SHELTER

1. Untie the roof panel and remove the roofing.

STEPS IN COLLAPSING THE SHELTER

STEPS IN COLLAPSING THE SHELTER

2. Unscrew the wall panel using a screw driver

STEPS IN COLLAPSING THE SHELTER

2. Unscrew the wall panel using a screw driver

STEPS IN COLLAPSING THE SHELTER 3. Unbolt the roof beam from the post

STEPS IN COLLAPSING THE SHELTER 4. Pull out easily the floor panel using the tire handle

STEPS IN COLLAPSING THE SHELTER 5. Unbolt steel clamps to take out the floor framing

STEPS IN COLLAPSING THE SHELTER 6. Pull out the stair.

STEPS IN COLLAPSING THE SHELTER 7. Unbolt the tie beam from the post

STEPS IN COLLAPSING THE SHELTER 7. Unbolt the post strap to take the post/column

Ready to transport!

MODEL HOUSE IN TANUAN, LEYTE

THANK YOU