Emergency Shelter - Quick Deployable Medical Facility Anywhere

"In times of natural disasters, humanitarian crises, or remote medical emergencies, access to fast, reliable, and transportable shelter can mean the difference between chaos and care. This emergency shelter design offers a lightweight, modular solution—engineered to be easily deployed, environmentally conscious, and capable of sustaining life when and where it's needed most."

I have created a Emergency Shelter model which can we easily transported to any place of need, or maybe to just keep it in for large events to small community gathering, it can provide aid up to four injured person at once and it is build such that every unit comes with two cylindrical shaped containers that provide tools and first aid kit, as long as water and food reserve.

For Designing :- Autodesk Fusion 360

For Actual Building:- ALL given below

Now this is what it should take to build an actual Shelter not just the model (which i have done in my case)

Total Estimated Cost: ~$800 – $1,000 USD

Dimensions (adjustable)

Element (Approx) Size

Closed Shelter

6 ft (L) x 4 ft (W) x 4.5 ft (H)

Extended (right panel open)

~8.5 ft width

Solar panel unfolded (left)

~3.5 ft extension

Weight (with battery)

~50–80 kg (carryable by 2–3 people)

Structural Frame:

Aluminum square tubing (1”x1”) – recyclable

for: - For the frame structure – lightweight and rustproof

Stainless steel hinges (heavy-duty, foldable)

for: - For panels to fold/unfold

Rivets/screws + brackets (recyclable steel)

for: Assembly of frame & panels

Paneling (walls, roof, doors)

Recycled composite plastic sheets (e.g. HDPE or Polycarbonate)

for:- Lightweight, waterproof, durable (for outer shell & walls)

Aluminum honeycomb panels

for:- Optional – super-light & strong for top panels

Transparent acrylic (recycled) or PETG panel

for:- Front screen – durable & recyclable

Solar & Electronics:

Foldable Solar Panel (100–200W, portable, monocrystalline)

for:- For power generation

Deep Cycle Battery (LiFePO4 – long life)

for:- For storing solar energy

LED emergency lights (12V)

for:- For internal/external lighting

Ventilation & Insulation and Door

Passive air vent (PVC-based, recycled)

for:- At rear/top of dome

Natural wool or denim insulation

for:- Sustainable thermal insulation

Aluminum or recycled plastic door (hinged)

for:- Entry access panel

Initially I thought of any idea which came to my mind but I wasn't able portray it nor kept it title specific, later started to look for suggestion firstly to my friends and family but most of them were already out there but after searching on web i can to certain model which I could inspire my idea upon, further I got the idea and started to draw it way it should look like

As earlier stated i have only Autodesk Fusion for modelling it, Initially i started with a basic design of what it should look like when closed from both ends, or to transport

Further in this model I have added panel each at 30deg to each other, although the representation is not quite right, i wanted to give the hollow/shell effect in each panel, leaving only the border which i wasn't able to done even after trying for quite some time.

Here after using modelling i came up with this quite basic looking design for my idea for emergency shelter, further we can render it and add animation effects and like adding cloth effect to a right side of model to make it look better, further i tried to do all this but (since i was trying rendering first time) was not able to do and also my laptop nearly gave up:(

As by now you know the idea of my Emergency shelter and how i wanted to make it, although i must admit i wasn't the best one in explaining or in designing about but i feel like i gave my try and really wanting to know your opinions on it.