by the Wood Program at Aalto University
The Liina Transitional Shelter is a completely prefabricated, modular shelter created for refugees and recovery situations. Designed and built by students of the Wood Program at Aalto University, the shelter is a temporary building that adapts to colder climates, and aims to provide a sustainable solution for displaced individuals. The shelter consists of modular, insulated panels made with Finnish wood, and the structure can be put it together byt two people in about 6 hours without any power tools. The jointed panels are fit together to form frames, which are then tilted up and stacked together.
by the Wood Program at Aalto University
The Liina Transitional Shelter is a completely prefabricated, modular shelter created for refugees and recovery situations. Designed and built by students of the Wood Program at Aalto University, the shelter is a temporary building that adapts to colder climates, and aims to provide a sustainable solution for displaced individuals. The shelter consists of modular, insulated panels made with Finnish wood, and the structure can be put it together byt two people in about 6 hours without any power tools. The jointed panels are fit together to form frames, which are then tilted up and stacked together.
The Exos are base housing units that make up the foundation of the Reaction housing system. They provide private living and sleeping quarters for a family of four within a climate-controlled environment. An Exo is durable enough to be stored on a long-term basis and flat packs for efficient storage and transportation. Electrical power is delivered via a special connector line that powers each unit’s lighting and four wall outlets. The Exo’s design allows for numerous configurations to meet any need or deployment condition.
Each Exo consists of two parts: a base floor plate and an upper shell. The upper shells are made from Tegris™, an incredibly durable composite, an aircraft-grade aluminum super structure, and a rock-solid closed cell foam insulation. Underneath the hardened upper shells, the floor plate’s heavy-duty steel tubing and beautiful birchwood flooring provide a solid, yet extremely portable, foundation for each Exo.
The angled walls are not just for looks. With each wall at a 6º slope, the patented Exos can tightly nest together for super efficient storage and transportation. Roughly 15 to 20 Exo upper shells can fit in the same space as a single shipping container.
Exos are designed to be completely reusable. After each deployment, an Exo is cleaned, packed, and moved back to storage facilities to await its next assignment. When an Exo finally wears out, its eco-friendly design makes it almost completely recyclable.
