A 19th century building is reborn as solar-powered temporary housing for families in need
No matter where you live or what you do for a living, there’s always a chance that fate will take a few bad turns,...
Temporary lantern-like housing for refugees could slot beneath bridges
Design studio 1week1project has proposed a creative way to tackle the ongoing refugee crisis in Paris, where thousands...
IBUKU unveils modular bamboo homes for garbage collectors in Bali
Bali-based IBUKU explores the fantastic potential of bamboo as a sustainable building material - and we've featured...
London's Marston Court transforms shipping containers into emergency housing for the homeless
A newly-constructed emergency housing development in London's Ealing borough provides 34 temporary apartments to...
CargoTek taps shipping containers for affordable UK homes and offices
Shipping containers can be a great solution for creating temporary, easily transportable spaces. London-based company...
Friends and family help repurpose a concrete carport into an inspiring home for an ALS patient
This temporary residence facilitates both physical and mental accessibility for a client diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic...
LA architecture students design innovative houses for the homeless
Like many major cities, Los Angeles is currently in the middle of a housing crisis. Homeless populations are exploding,...
Shelter Pack emergency homes compress to 31-inch-tall slabs for easy transport
Gürsu’s design for the Shelter Pack won the Golden award at the 2016 A’ Design Awards. The emergency shelter...
Giants of Japanese architecture design prototypes for houses of the future
Shigeru Ban's Open House with Condensed Core proposes that plumbing water and waste could be funneled through the...
Mobile residence for writers to meander the border of England's former Roman Empire
Called 'The Mansio', the house will function as a temporary residence for writers, as well as a venue for different...
Temporary (SLICE) Refugee Hospitality Center is carved into a coastal cliff in Greece
The 22-story structure would offer temporary accommodation to refugees, provide an optimal standard of living and...
Latticed aluminum shelters to help coastal Peruvians in climate emergencies
The pop-up modules are based on a mechanism for splitting aluminum foil, with an independent reflective and insulating...
Affordable modular Maggie Shelter offers refugees a healthier future
Most countries only allow temporary settlements, which means millions of refugees live in tents and lack access...
Barberio Colella ARC unveils earthquake-relief housing that pops up in “just a minute”
Barberio Colella ARC’s temporary structures were designed as part of a competition launched by the Chinese website...
All(zone) micro dwellings are affordable tiny housing cubes for abandoned towers
Inspired by Thailand's vernacular architecture, based on the idea of flexibility and easy transportation, Bangkok...
