Anyone who has ever struggled to pitch a tent can attest to how difficult it can be to assemble a temporary shelter. Add the stress of a natural calamity, and every second saved by quick and simple construction is a blessing aided by the genius of good design. Argentine architects Matias Alter and Matias Carrizo have created the Modularflex, a foldable disaster housing unit that packs flat and can be assembled in about half an hour.

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Read the rest of Feel Free: Resource-Efficient Structure Sheds Some Light on CNC Fabrication in Melbourne

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From treehouse tents to geodesic dome tents, we’re all about portable shelters here at Inhabitat, so with the Olympics kicking off later this week we were pretty excited to come across this jumbo tent that’s shaped like a train in the London Underground. The tent is an exact replica of a car on the Northern Line, and it’s big enough to accommodate an actual trainload of people — it sleeps up to 20 but can fit as many as 72 people. A night in the tent will cost you more than a ride on the Underground, though; the tent retails for a whopping $3,100 (£1,999), and it costs a minimum of $775 (£500) to rent.

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Eindhoven Design Academy Graduate Joscha Weiand is the brains behind Hangout, a neat semi-permanent shelter that incorporates a practical tent with creature comforts. The cozy space was designed to help support the masses of tourists that flood into Eindhoven for festivals hosted in the city. The humble space is constructed from a simple tarpaulin stretched between two wooden facades, yet still manages to incorporate a door, a window, and a useful ladder within the structure, making it feel all the more like home.

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Read the rest of BANA1N Is a Temporary Shelter Made from 200 Chiquita Banana Crates!

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Martin Azua‘s Basic House is a brilliant self-inflating shelter that you can fold up and take with you – wherever the wind blows! With economic downturns, population growth, and dwindling space creating a widespread reversal of basic values, the lightweight tent-like structure provides a cozy low-impact shelter that can be set up in a snap.

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Rods, poles, ropes, pegs, stakes… a camping trip shouldn’t involve a 1,000-piece puzzle, so drop all those bits and pieces and slip into a JakPak instead. This awesome lightweight weather-proof jacket transforms into a one-person tent complete with insect netting and a sleeping bag. Perfect for any outdoor enthusiast, the JakPak could also act as a quick temporary shelter solution for those in areas affected by natural disasters.

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