Disaster Housing Designs - The Octagon Post-Earthquake House

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Alex Covert
On: Jul 14, 08
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Earthquakes are an all too real threat in Japan and other areas of the world. If you ever find yourself without a home due to such a natural disaster, it would be nice to have one of these cardboard homes to throw up in the back yard. The Octagon costs 150,000 Yen (about $1,400) and comes with a built-in door, flooring, and waterproof roof. The toilet not included (nor available for that matter). It takes about three hours to erect and requires nothing but some extra large origami skills and a lot of tape.

Take a look at some other disaster housing designs:

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Post-Disaster House-To-Go - Fresh Start (GALLERY)

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Post-Disaster Design Competition - “What if New York City. . .” (GALLERY)

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Alll musts for So CA & CA overall area. FL for hurricanes. Midwest for tornadoes alone.

By: rocketranger on Jul 14, 08 | 0 Trends | 2354 Comments



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