HOUSE IN A BOX
GROUP MEMBERS
GROUP MEMBERS
- Reece Crozier
- Aviwe Twalo
- Sean Clifford
- Kyle Osborne
- Laurence Van Eyssen
- Louw Coetzee
- Nathan Gordon
STUDY STRUCTURE
STUDY STRUCTURE
The House In a Box project will consist of two main phases. Phase 1 will be modeling up the existing structures and interviewing residents of the emergency housing currently provided. In phase 2, new ideas for emergency housing will be provided.
FIRST MEETING
FIRST MEETING
MATERIALS
- Cheap/cost effective
- Reliable
- Resistant to fire and storms
INTERVIEWS
- People in the area
- Developers
- Other companies
RESEARCH
- Site
- Terian
- Recyclable materials
- Ventilation
- Insulation
- PVC pipes
- 2 liter bottles filled with sand
- Sand bags
Phase 1
Phase 1
Very first draft of existing structures
Estimated setup time: 1-2 days
Links to modular prefabricated units:
Kwikspace:
CS Modular house Co.
- We received an e-mail/ request from Rick from CS Modular house Co.,Ltd from China: apparently the lead manufacturer for modular container houses.
- They provide four kinds of different modular container houses:
- 20ft flat pack container house
- 20ft/40ft shipping container house
- 20ft expandable container house
- 20ft foldable container house
- Website: www.csmodularhouse.com
Phase 2
Phase 2
Louw Coetzee
Plastic Moulding Companies:
Plastic Moulding Companies:
- Africa Plastics
- Big Boy Plastics
- Waldo Plastics
- Plastics|SA
Estimated setup time: 2 hours
Reece Crozier
Aviwe Twalo
Estimated setup time: 1 day
Kyle Osborne
Estimated setup time: 2 hours
Nathan Gordon
Estimated setup time: 1-2 hours
Laurence Van Eyssen
Estimated setup time: 1 hours