Folding roof Screws on each side of
CROARCS
EPHEMERAL HOUSING
COMPETITION
Scheme of the joint 3/8 “diameter opening roof Failure to compression
First Floor
behavior between 500 and 700 kg /cm²
Croarcs as Ephemeral Housing; to be conceived as a raw base prototype which can provide quick and easy construction idealized as emerging architecture ; inspired and taken as a model , kinetic principles of design in order to meet various needs for ventilation , lighting and de continuous demand of diverse users. Crosswire structural systems with bamboos overlapping with galvanized wire ties , recommended for roofs , domes , parabolas , hyperbolas , domes. “Croarcs ” pretends to provide shelter in situations of post-natural disasters, protecting one of the most fundamental principle in life; its safety. The inhabitants of these prototype ephemeral housing fortify the spaces and gives the true essence and meaning by social awarness , interaction and the sense of community ; Croarcs, due to its infinite flexibility , can unify , through diverse typology spaces, communities.
Second Floor
“Croarcs” prototype #4 exploded axon.
Folding
“Croarcs” prototype # 3 “Croarcs” prototype #4