Nepalese Emergency Shelters

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Project Location

Nepal

Year of Completion

2015

Building Type

Temporary

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Shigeru Ban Architects

Student Author

Tian Lan

Archived Year

12-16-2018

Climate

Humid Subtropical Climate

Application

Structure

Material and its Properties

The simple shelter is designed to be easily assembled by almost anyone. Using connecting modular wooden frames (3ft x 7ft or 90cm x 210cm), salvaged rubble bricks are used to infill the wall's cavities while paper tube trussing supports the roof.

Architect Website

http://www.shigerubanarchitects.com

Other Sources

https://www.archdaily.com/771059/shigeru-bans-nepalese-emergency-shelters-to-be-built-from-rubble

Environmental Response

A good way to recycle Rubble Bricks.

Recommended Citation

Shigeru Ban Architects, "Nepalese Emergency Shelters" (2015). Building Case Studies. 317.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/317