1,000 Cool Prefab Shelters Donated to Haiti
From Lynn on March 15th, 2010 in Remodeling News
It may not look like much to you and I as far as living quarters go, but to countless displaced Haitians, these flat-pack prefabs designed by Andres Duany and donated by InnoVida will provide much-needed homes to those in need.
Production of each 160-square-foot Le Cabanon, which can shelter eight people, will be done in Haiti. Their design lets them come together quickly and easily, without the need for big machinery. Costing about $4,000 per prefab, they are constructed of fiber composite panel and have been tested for their ability to withstand hurricanes and high winds.
Working with other organizations, InnoVida’s Haiti factory plans to extend its reach with these or similar shelters to create thousands more homes and hundreds of jobs.
Story & Pictures via: Inhabitat
March 15th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Wow. Those are pretty cool for their size. I’m sure the recipients will be very happy to have them. It’s really nice that they are hurricane resistant as well. It appears that these actually may be nicer than what many of these people had before the hurricane for housing, which is very sad.