Paul Elkin’s Mobile Homeless Shelter Is a Refuge Packed with Sustainable Features

Designing a shelter to meets all the needs of homeless society is a challenge, but Paul Elkin's fantastic concept is simultaneously a mobile home and a store to help support a livelihood.

Designing a shelter to meet the diverse needs of the homeless population is a challenge, but Paul Elkin's fantastic concept makes due as both a mobile home and a store packed with goods to help support a livelihood. The inventor and bike-maker took up a challenge to construct a portable unit for the urban homeless population, and what he created was a secure and watertight structure for sleeping at night that could also be turned into an open space during the day to display and sell wares....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/paul-elkins-mobile-homeless-shelter-is-a-refuge-packed-with-sustainable-features/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

The structure is simple and weighs just 225 pounds, and Elkin has ensured it is watertight to serve as a secure refuge at night. Then during the day it transforms into an open space to display and sell products.

The portable refuge is also fairly fitted with mod-cons such as a humble toilet and kitchen, and a sustainably efficient tank to collect rainwater, helping any temporary resident to have a low-impact lifestyle.