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This Indian girl has come up with a concept that could work wonders for the refugee settlements. Sanjana Paramhans, who graduated from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in interior designing, created the prototype while working on her undergrad thesis in 2016.
She designed a make-shift set up which would have a sense of permanency in a temporary situation.
Here’s a video that explains the prototype.
She achieved this using two Panels and a slotting system. After a lot of deliberation, she created a system that could be combined to create a community space. The system has a bed and a storage space and the bed can also be converted into a chair. To enforce permanency, she tried to pay attention to privacy, not only for the inhabitants, but also their goods.
When fully operational, the module starts behaving like a house with an incorporated roof. It was designed in such a way that it allows for a number of possible permutations in terms of arrangement to accommodate individuals as well as large families.
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