In today’s day and age, there is absolutely no certainty when it comes to predicting our safety from natural and man-made disasters.  Therefore, it’s always interesting to see how humans react to these types of obstacles, and how innovation in design can develop in order to deal with these issues.  “Architecture on the Edge of Survival” is a development of an original prototype for emergency housing, now on display at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing.  This is an example of innovation in design arising from trying to find appropriate solutions to a common problem; displaced people from disasters.

RED+HOUSING by ORBA Architects, “proposes an approach that tries to incorporate both the advantages of fast-response solutions, such as the deployment of military tents, with those of slower and more considered responses such as neighborhood reconstruction efforts involving local traditions and user construction.”

The concept and design was developed around 10 fundamental elements:

01. Universal Application 02. Effective Performance 03. Economical 04. Transportable 05. Ease of Assembly 06. Renewable Materials 07. Digitally Pre-fabricated 08. Open Work 09. Urban/Rural 10. Flexibility of Use

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