Temporary house

Completed in 2014 in tp. Tân An, Vietnam. Images by Hiroyuki Oki. People in Mekong Delta, with an average income under 100 USD per month mainly live in cheap temporary houses. Ironically, poor structures result in...

Studio Nine Architects has designed a prototype for modular tiny houses that could be used to alleviate homelessness.

Balbek Bureau has developed a blueprint for a modular village that could provide shelter for those displaced by the war in Ukraine.

The problems of living and housing are complex. They are not solutioned trough simple architectural projects. To really make a difference, housing matter must be studied on more than one level: socialy, economic, religious and anthropology. But what can architecture by itself do? Following the...

Homes for Hope is a homeless housing solution for Los Angeles that aims to bridge the gap between life on the streets and permanent accommodation.

As the name suggests, the tiny house is an easy and temporary solution providing shelter to the needy. The maker projects the compact dwelling as an answer to creating something that is budgetary and quick to construct. Made primarily using lightweight materials like paper tubes for the roof and paper honeycomb boards with hanji (Korean traditional paper), the house has a layout that facilitates its making without any skilled builders.

Equipped with 3 bedrooms, bathroom, living room and kitchen, you can build your house in just 1 day! Perfect as temporary facility, house in the woods, or office unit.

The Flexotel collapsible hotel room is designed to provide quick, cheap accommodation to outdoor events like music festivals and is aimed at crowds who do not enjoy the discomfort of camping.

the 'pocket house' by vienna-based architect luna perschl is a modular system that can be placed in disaster-prone areas to prevent housing shortages.