Photos
Locals building shelters
Locals getting stuck into building their new homes at the current three sites. Men woman and children all have their roles.
Wednesday, May 28
The final Prototype has been tested and refined on the lawn of Island6. Luke and Sam will head to Chengdu on June 02 to test ten prototype shelters and make any further adjustments to the design while the team back in Shanghai prepare to produce and deliver more.
Island 6
Out on the field at Island6. Have improved the design with groundsheets, strengthened bracings, air vents and rain gutters that channel water runoff away from the shelter. The beauty of this design is it's lightness, size and that it uses local materials with much less waste since the materials can be used elsewhere once the shelter is dismantled. There is also no in-factory manufacture as all of this is done during installation. The design can also be winterised by adding an insulating felt layer beneath the plastic cover...getting closer to Sichuan.
Building a shelter (Island 6)
British industrial designer Luke Cardew has designed an inexpensive and environmentally responsible local “kit” made out of bamboo and a low-tech durable plastic that can be constructed on-site into tents to house six people for up to one year.