Weaving a Home Proposes an Efficient Shelter for Displaced Families
The Weaving a Home project explored the ways in which families and entire communities could be offered life's most basic comforts in the event of geographic displacement. Abeer Seikaly came up with a design that's taken inspiration from woven baskets, paper lanterns and snakeskin for an intriguing outcome that's lightweight, compact, portable and offers a quality level of protection.
Refugees of war and natural disasters could unfold the tent easily to expand its accordion-style walls, coming to form an abode in the shape of an igloo. Its skin would be made from a framework of sinuous structural tubing that would be covered by weatherproof fabric. Pockets in the exterior are optimized for heat absorption and ventilation. Weaving a Home would harvest a small amount of energy to store in its battery, plus it would collect rainwater for drinking and bathing.
Refugees of war and natural disasters could unfold the tent easily to expand its accordion-style walls, coming to form an abode in the shape of an igloo. Its skin would be made from a framework of sinuous structural tubing that would be covered by weatherproof fabric. Pockets in the exterior are optimized for heat absorption and ventilation. Weaving a Home would harvest a small amount of energy to store in its battery, plus it would collect rainwater for drinking and bathing.
