Comments on: DH1 Disaster House is a puzzling, yet pricey, alternative to homelessness

By: Patio Heaters Store

Patio Heaters Store — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:01:33 +0000

I like the idea of how quickly it goes up but the fact that it’s not waterproof seems like a bit of a flaw. I guess tarps would work but for how long?

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:41:06 +0000

This is retarded.

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Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:51:38 +0000

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By: George

George — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:45:55 +0000

i can build a 500 sqft, typhoon proof home with bolt together bits for same price

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:26:21 +0000

Why not use foam core marine ply-wood, you’d get the waterproofing and insulation in one.

By: javed

javed — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:20:23 +0000

Is there an alternate material that can be used to build this DH1 house. As wood is not as cheap elsewhere!
Will appreciate comments on javedhasankhan@parco.com.pk

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:54:21 +0000

And to think….cardboard boxes used to be good enough. We have become much more affluential nowadays, haven’t we?

By: Helgi

Helgi — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:52:07 +0000

Good idea but pricey

I can see where the designer is coming from. This is obviously aimed at authorities who can store the product flat at strategic warehouses (Obviously you want a stockpile in preparation instead of ringing the manufacture the day after a disaster to order a couple of hundred thousand units to be delivered that afternoon lol) that can then be shipped and erected quickly (I don’t know about you but after the tenth one I think I wouldn’t need to look at the assembly instructions (that’s of course if this follows the normal course of having instructions translated into Taiwanese and then back to English) and you don’t have the problem of those missing bolts, hinges and screws or what to do with the inevitable extras that you are forced to use in place of the correct size that were missing).

Tents have the problem of being insecure (you don’t need a lock pick just a sharp knife to get into one) and pitched on already wet ground. Trailers would be nice (already fitted with beds and cooking facilities) but then where do you store something with a much larger unit size until needed and what do you do with them afterwards?

It’s a pity the design doesn’t tackle insulation and waterproofing but otherwise pretty good modular design that allows quick repairs by swapping out a broken panel.

By: mal

mal — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:58:24 +0000

Nifty, But why not just keep it simple with just six peices? Seriously someone is going to lose one a side or not beable to put it together because it’s a puzzle! lol.

Not waterproof? or insulated? I guess i’ll just go buy a tent or a trailer for $22,000

By: nick

nick — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:26:20 +0000

hehe, I was never good at jigsaws