GUGGENHEIM SHELTER, WORLDWIDE
Client: Sackler Center at the Guggenheim
Project Type: Prefab Single-User Shelter
Size: 100ft2 / 9.29m2
Principal-in-Charge: Howard Duffy
Status: Competition Entry
Year: 2008
Guggenheim Shelter in Brooklyn
Prefabricated design of a single-user shelter.
The Shelter is comprised of several elements
which include a foundation pylon with integrated
entry, a wood and aluminum composite
'structural basket', the integral sleeping and
reading assembly, laminate glass with internal
dot-screen layer for filtering UV light, as well as
an oculus that lets in roof light
while keeping water out.
NEWS
PROJECTS
BRANDING / PRODUCTS
OFFICE
CLIENTS
AWARDS
PUBLICATIONS / MEDIA
HOME
Based on automotive assembly model.
Content.
Integrated structure.
Content.
Spatial Flexibility
Content
Can be built anywhere.
Content.
