Gassull, Virginia Miranda ， Barea, Gustavo ， Ginestar, Florencia ， Vaccarino, Federico Berna
2025 ESTOA-REVISTA DE LA FACULTAD DE ARQUITECTURA Y URBANISMO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA 2025 14(卷), 28(期), (82-95页)
In the context of housing emergency situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the study of possible responses to crisis scenarios has been revisited. The experimental development of an emergency shelter is proposed to expand the availability of space in precarious housing, in order to mitigate overcrowding and socio-housing vulnerability. The methodology was based on the testing of two modules built with modular wooden panels, based on four design principles: rapid, economical, modular and removable construction.In the prefabricated modules, priority is given to ease of manipulation to be built by a diverse and unskilled people.The design, prefeasibility study and project of the shelter, the steady balance, the economic performance and the technological transfer are developed.It is concluded that the proposed prototype is functional and economical and that adjustments can be made to the architectural design. Weight reduction and improved assembly/disassembly handling are possible to better align with the proposed design principles.