Doonya Unitat d'Abric Modulara by Jackie Lai

Doonya Unitat d'Abric Modulara by Jackie Lai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Fèrre in Social Competition Category.

FèrreSocial· 2022

Doonya Unitat d'Abric Modulara

by Jackie Lai

Client: Doonya

A' Design Award de Fèrre Winner in Social Category

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The Design

About Doonya Unitat d'Abric Modulara

Doonya es una unitat d'abric modulara que combina un ostal e una pichona botiga per de personas sens abitatge. Cada unitat fa 6 mètres per 3 mètres, çò que dona 18 mètres carrats, e pòt èsser espandida fins a 40 mètres carrats a mesura que la familha creis. Bastida amb la tecnologia d'infrastructura tubulara, una unitat pòt èsser montada per quatre personas en quatre oras amb una sola clau alen. Cada unitat pòrta un numèro GPS unic, que provesís una adreça e una identitat. D'autras caracteristicas inclson una alarma, una terrassa, un jardin de teulat, un panèl solar e la recuperacion de l'aiga de pluèja.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fèrre

Doonya Unitat d'Abric Modulara a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre, una reconeissença prestigiosa acordada a de bons designs que respondon a las exigéncias professionalas e industrialas esperadas de creacions plan concebudas. Los ganhaires del Fèrre demòstran una granda abilitat, una nauta especializacion, una comprenedura d'expèrt e la capacitat creativa de lors creators. S'espèra que Doonya Unitat d'Abric Modulara siá una creacion fòrça considerada, admirada e estimada, practica e innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre integra las melhoras practicas del sector e a de caracteristicas tecnicas competentas ligadas a un saber-far e a un talent. Per son rigor, Doonya Unitat d'Abric Modulara merita lo respècte e es destinat a aportar de melhoraments a la qualitat de la vida que ajudan a far del mond un luòc melhor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: A self–contained, modular shelter unit that can support a sizable individual or family and requires little maintenance.
A completely customisable, sustainable full facility that allows a family unit to be built in just four hours, by as few as four people, using just one allen key!

Every unit has a unique GPS number, giving the homeless an address, an identity; an alarm to prevent domestic abuse; a terrace for fresh air and sunlight; a roof garden with solar panel & rain water harvesting.
Dimensions & Packaging: The size of a typical unit is 6 metres by 3 metres of total 18 sq.m. in size, however the design should be able to extend up to 40 sq.m. if the family grows. It can also include a universal sink and shower, can be quickly disassembled and relocated around the world, making it ideal for deployment to any disaster–stricken area lacking basic facilities and it also helps restore personal space and a sense of dignity for the victims.
Tags: modular, home, sustainable, placemaking
Production Technology: This is where POD Structures came in with Tubelar®️ technology, a unique construction innovation that allows an entire family unit to be built in just four hours, by as few as four people, using just one allen key! Also, completely customisable, sustainable, modular, full facility and green. It can be mass–produced with a minimum of materials and is easily stockpiled, making it a versatile emergency–shelter unit.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge of this project is the cost price of the modular unit and the positivity of offside construction must be possible at premises to reduce high labour and transport cost to fabricate one unit in Singapore.
Inspiration: DOONYA, which means ‘world’ in more than a dozen languages, is a Shop+Home that is both a living and livelihood solution for the very poor.

A Singapore-developed community service project that merges design with engineering and technology. Its sole objective is to provide a solution to the forthcoming urbanisation crisis by offering environment friendly, integrated, transient, fully-serviced and durable maker-pod-homes to those living in urban slums, war zones & densely populated cities.
Project Duration: ALL YOU NEED IS JUST:
1
ALLEN KEY
That's all it takes to put an entire DOONYA SHOP+HOME together, when power tools are unavailable.

4
PEOPLE
An entire home can be assembled by just 4 people, with no special skills required.

8 HOURS
We can build a home from scratch in the same duration.

Anywhere or impoverished urban areas • informal settlements • disaster relief • war zones • low-cost housing projects • refugee camps • rapid deployment shelters.
Operation Flow: Built with Tubelar® infrastructure technology,
DOONYA is a smart SHOP+HOME with groundbreaking features with
1) No eviction
An in-situ upgrade; ensures slum dwellers are not displaced

2) Transient Homes
Not permanent, hence no land titles are required

3) Flat-packed
Pre-packaged, therefore no lengthy waits, no quality cuts, no paperwork

4) Expandable
From tiny shelters to family homes, these structures can be increased as the family grows
Team Members: 1) Rinkoo Bhowmik of the Cha Project
2) Samuel Vedanaigam of Pod Structures,
3) Christina Ho of Royal RSM
4) Rithika Thomas of Ecolabs (Center of Innovation for Energy)
5) Prof Christine Yogiaman of Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
6) Ted Lin of Stonehaven Structures
Image Credits: Photographer : Mr Samuel Vedanaigam