Design Concept - Pavilion Project

This is a competition to design a pavilion that will serve as an emergency shelter in areas that has been affected by natural disaster etc. We need to design a shelter that would be able to accomodate about 100m sq in size. The winner gets to see their prototype being build and exhibit in Australia in the next few months.

Yet again, simplicity is what I have in mind. But this time, I want to design a product. I do not want to just design an architectural structure, but a structure that is simple, adaptable and functional. It literally has the same principal as my Flexi Garden. Whether it will the interest needed is yet to be seen. I am doing this competition based on an impulse idea. I tried to developed it further, but I am not sure now if has become a reliant product. There is always that voice at the back of my head that says, it looks rubbish now.

The shelter was designed to be portable, easy to be dismantled and put up without any aid from another person. [1] It started with a plank of wood, then both ends is fitted with holes for screws to interlock 2 planks together. [2] The middle section of the timber is fitted with metal to provide resistance againts bending. The upper bit is fixed with rubber guard to create resistance when wood or coconut leaves etc are placed on it for roofing. Detailed explanation will shown soon. [3] The metal is designed as a truss to create even more strength and resistance. [4] A coloured version of number 3. [5] The holes on the side for number 4 are created with a 45 degree angle interval, but it was changed to 30 degree interval.

This is the initial perspective on how it might look like. What worries me is that it looks like a 'breadstick' shelter. The planks are connected on the side, creating a shelter with ease by screwing nuts and bolt up.

These 2 are just a quick variant development work. I was trying to extend the space to allow more accomodation.

[1] A shelter needs a steady foundation, hence the end plank is designed with a slight variant to its surface, a horizontal line cutting across its center to allow adjustment according to the landscape. [2] Showing the extra stability the end plank can provide. [3] As mention, I wanted to design this shelter pavilion as a product. In a group of 12, 10 normal planks with 2 end planks, it is easily carried around and its size can be judged with the feet by the product. With just 2 of these, a shelter can be build.

This is the next perspective view with the end plank supporting the structure. The end plank as you can see, can be bend or move horizontally to fit the situation. Obviously the joist is yet to be put on but it has been designed and will be uplaoded soon. The great thing about this, is that it can be extended as much as you like. It can be shaped in many ways but that would be shown next.