Wednesday, November 22, 2017

3D-printed pod homes for the homeless could cling to NYC buildings

Creative agency Framlab has proposed a type of parasitic architecture for housing New York City’s growing homeless population. Called Homed, the temporary housing solution comprises partly 3D-printed hexagonal pods that use scaffolding to attach to the sides of unused, windowless building facades. The modular units could be easily customized for different uses and transported from site to site. In an estimate by the Coalition for the Homeless, over 61,000 people are sleeping in New...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/3d-printed-pod-homes-for-the-homeless-could-cling-to-nyc-buildings
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