Project Name

Nepalese Emergency Shelters

Files

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