Source: NY Times, renderings courtesy of Rafael Smith
Dismantled, the Über Shelter looks like a large gray gurney. But this compact pile of aluminum unfolds into a two-story home, complete with lights, stove, porch and a small refrigerator. Rafael Smith, a senior in the industrial design program at Purdue University, designed the Über Shelter for his undergraduate thesis project…The model is meant to reduce sprawl. Because the shelter can hold two families, one on each floor, the camp size can be reduced by half, and he equips each home with solar-powered electricity. The unit, which unfurls to roughly the size of a truck, is made of lightweight recyclable aluminum, so it can be cheaply transported by car or parachuted in to a disaster area.
See NY Times article.
This unit has many camp shelter capibilities (emergency/lesiure) which could apply to people like ourselves who tour many summer festival events lasting for several days and sometimes weeks for our crew. We are very interested in buying and displaying this concept in California on our outdoor tours. When do you anticipate it’s beta production testing before marketing and is it possible we can help market it at festivals…. at the right price I’m positive you will sell a lot of units in this state.
Please keep us posted on it’s future availability, look forward to this products success.
Earl White
Project/Tour Manager
add more plants and put out food for them
Good work! Thank you!
I always wanted to write in my blog something like that. Can I take part of your post to my blog?
Of course, I will add backlink?
Sincerely, Timur I.
Sure thing. The quote is from an article in the NY Times. See link in post.
I am doing a reaport on the uber shelter
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I would love info on these shelters as we are doing a project in the south pacific that could use such shelters
Are these temp shelters on the market now or more a concept? If they are available, I am interested in speaking with you about them. I am involved with the Haitian relief effort and see some serious value here. Let me know as soon as you can.
Steve
Hello,
The ubershelter is currently in prototype stage. Please contact me directly with any questions: rafael@ubershelter.org
A link to a youtube video of the Uber Shelter protoype: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4tg_wudimw
Thank you!
Rafael