GRID Education
By Carter Williamson Architects
As part of its STEM curriculum, Burwood Girls High School runs a Sustainable House program, which Carter Williamson has been involved in through tutoring and judging student designs. The GRID prototype is in situ at the school as a demonstration of sustainable house design on a micro scale.
An emergency shelter designed in response to global climate change-induced disasters that increasingly displace thousands at a time, GRID is a flexible module of space (37.5sqm) with a steel shell and plywood interior that are flat-packed for easy transport and on-site assembly. An elevated floor platform on corner leveling posts allows GRID to be adjusted to site contours, while the hatch-style steel windows and door make it a secure lock-and-leave housing solution. Solar power and rainwater harvesting are designed in along with a bathroom module. Uses could range from a holiday cabin or remote research laboratory to mining accommodation or a secondary dwelling (STCA).
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