Piotr Panczyk - Portfolio

SKYSHELTER.ZIP
Foldable skyscraper for disaster
zones.
FIRST PLACE
in International Competition
eVolo
Skyscraper Competition, 2018
PRINT PUBLICATIONS
in The Times
in Corrierre della Sera
in Incroyables merveilles technologiques
DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS
in ArchDaily
in Dezeen
in RIBA Journal
Skyshelter.zip is designed to quickly and
efficiently respond to unpredictable
natural disasters that are recently becoming
more common and devastating.
The entire structure of Skyshelter.zip
is foldable in a manner that resembles
origami. This means that it can be neatly
packaged into a single relatively small
box that can be moved anywhere with
the help of helicopters commonly used
by rescue teams and military in the event
of a natural disaster. Because elements
do not have to be transported in batches
by trucks, it is easier and faster to
reach zones cut off from transportation
system. Light-weight 3D-printed
slabs are attached directly to helium balloon
in succeeding manner and pulled
upwards by its load-bearing force and
structural steel wires that once strained
are capable of resisting horizontal wind
forces. Depending on the amount of gas
poured into the balloon, one can control
the number of floors that are unfolding.
This way, with single, mass produced
module it is possible to attend different-scale,
unpredictable events.
TYPE
Competition
DATE
February 2018
COLLABORATION
Damian Granosik
Jakub Kulisa
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