VILLAGE IN A BOX V5

Summary: Conceptual design proposed by Pliny Fisk at the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems during my time as an intern there. Project consists of a rapidly constructed building prototype which can become a permanent housing solution in emergency disaster relief scenarios. This prototype combats the negative effects of current distater relief housing, such as tent cities becoming slums. Multiple iterations of VIB (village in a box) were worked through during my internship. Strategies included using off the shelf HDPE pipe’s and fitting to create a complex concrete formwork, using lightweight tent structure as a substrate for adhering permanent structure, as well as proposing strategies for utilizing local materials uniquely in order to produce a finished structure. A built prototype of an iteration using bamboo and HDPE pipe fittings was produced by myself and fellow intern Jordan Frazin for the 2013 SXSW Eco Conference.