The Deployable Emergency Shelter, designed by a team of students from the Royal Danish Academy, has an origami-inspired design that harnesses extreme conditions to its advantage. Put simply, it can use captured snow as a natural insulator as well as a protective layer through a frictional origami skin that covers its lightweight lattice structure. It can be deployed just about anywhere, including hiking routes or out in the wilderness.
How effective is the origami skin? Well, the two students discovered that with 300-400mm snow cover, there was an average of 37°C difference between inside and outside compared to a conventional winter tent which offered a 13°C difference. Even during high winds, the aerodynamic water droplet form naturally anchored the shelter directly into the ground while dispersing wind forces. There is no word yet on if this concept will become commercially available.
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What would you do if you found yourself in extreme arctic conditions? Lost with little visibility, no cell phone coverage and sub-zero temperatures. Hypothermia is a serious threat, and help could be hours away. Cold extreme environments are hostile, with conditions often unpredictable and uncontrollable. This project proposes an alternative shelter design, which looks to harness extreme conditions to its advantage, rather than fight against them,” said its creators.
