# Emergency Refuge Igloos The Recurs(h)ive Project Would Provide Shelter to Those With Totaled Homes By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-08-27 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recurshive References: [suckerpunchdaily](http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/2012/08/24/recurshive/) & [opensysdesign](http://www.opensysdesign.com/2012/04/outside-box-opensystems-first-price.html) As populations experience more and more extreme weather, concepts like Recurs(h)ive deliver an ounce of relief to those lucky ones who have survived earthquakes, mudslides, hurricanes, floods and [forest fires](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tetraone). The project is a system of [modular emergency shelters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lynx-1) that can help to get towns and cities back on their feet by providing spaces as [temporary offices, hospitals, schools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anduhyaun-emergency-shelter), rationing centers and homes. Marco Vanucci of OPENSYSTEMS has come up with a unique proposal that, at first, resembles a cluster of little ice huts. These are parametric cells designed to be arranged into any number of configurations, creating different and ideal enclosures for specific requirements when more permanent structures have been damaged. Recurs(h)ive would come in a kit for creative yet logical assembly for any society in need. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Modular Emergency Shelters:** The trend of modular emergency shelters presents disruptive innovation opportunities in providing immediate relief and temporary infrastructures after natural disasters. - **Parametric Design:** The trend of parametric design offers disruptive innovation opportunities in creating customizable and adaptable emergency shelter solutions. - **Creative Assembly Kits:** The trend of creative assembly kits provides disruptive innovation opportunities in enabling communities to construct their own emergency shelters with logical and customizable components. ### Where This Applies - **Disaster Relief:** The disaster relief industry can leverage modular emergency shelters to efficiently respond to natural disasters and provide temporary infrastructure support. - **Architecture and Construction:** The architecture and construction industry can harness parametric design to develop innovative, customizable, and resilient structures for emergency shelters. - **DIY and Home Improvement:** The DIY and home improvement industry can explore creative assembly kits as a market opportunity to empower individuals and communities in building their own emergency shelters. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Origami-Inspired Disaster Relief Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prefab-folding-pods.md) - [Climate-Responsive Prefab Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drop-pod.md) - [Eco-Friendly Modular Refugee Shelters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allspace-1.md) - [Timber Alpine Shelters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/selfsufficient-bivouac.md) - [Climate Relief Temporary Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/additive-manufacturing-homes-crisis.md) - [Humanized Waiting Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/de-wachtkamer.md) - [Disaster-Ready Housing Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/essential-homes.md) - [Shape‑shifting Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-offgrid-house.md) - [Off-Grid Mountain Shelter Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/genius-show.md)