Crafted Shelter
The project aims to create personalized shelters for unhoused individuals and disaster survivors, focusing on privacy and efficiency while allowing for individual expression. Inspired by the mundane practice of making one’s own sleeping space to instill a sense of ownership and belonging, this project addresses the typically homogeneous and neutral forms of emergency shelters. Utilizing locally sourced recycled papers, such as used books and posters, residents, including children, can participate in crafting their shelter, reinforcing a sense of agency and community. The shelter’s design involves rolling paper into pipes for structural elements and connecting them with flour glue and paper panels, guided by an easy-to-follow building process. This approach not only provides a practical solution for emergency housing but also encourages involvement and personalization in the shelter-building process.
Do-It-Anyway: Place, Tectonics, and Time
GSD Hiroto Kobayashi Studio