Design to Help

Paper log house is an emergency shelter that made by paper structure. The paper structure inventor, Shigeru Ban also known as the paper architect, designed the first paper log house to help the refugees on the earthquake on Kobe, Japan during 1995. Most of the structures of the whole shelter were made of Shigeru Ban’s signature paper tube. From the foundation of the shelter, was made of beer crates that full filled with sandbags to form a heavy foundation. Then the walls are made out of 108mm in diameter and 4mm thick paper tubes （Maltilda McQuaid, 2003, pg 36). The ceiling and the roof are made out of PVC tent membrane, to create a good ventilation system and function follow with the roof, either is it open or close, to suit the situations. This shelter is inexpensive and recyclable, the materials are easy to recycle, easy to construct and also easy to deliver. This shelter shows what Shigeru Ban done on his works that present his loves for humanity.