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NYC Emergency Housing Prototype
Garrison Architects
Developed for the New York City Office of Emergency Management, designed as a modular, multi-story post-disaster housing prototype for displaced city residents in the event of a catastrophic natural or man-made disaster in a high density area like New York City.
Nearly Ready (Prior Use Cases)
$156,000
12 residents / 6 bedrooms
$13,000 / resident
Long-Term/Permanent (15+ years)
| 70 days offsite | 20 days onsite |
Developed for the New York City Office of Emergency Management, Garrison Architects was hired to design a modular post-disaster housing prototype for displaced city residents in the event of a catastrophic natural or man-made disaster. The multi-story, multi-family units can be deployed in less than 15 hours, in various arrangements calibrated for challenging urban conditions. With 1- and 3-bedroom configurations, every unit features a living area, bathroom, fully equipped kitchen and storage space. Units are built with completely recyclable materials and can be equipped with a photovoltaic panels.
- Quoted Total Cost: $156,000
- Quote’s Total Interior Square Footage: 780 sqft
- Quote Sleeps # People/Beds: 6 beds
- Quote Includes # Units: 1 units
- In Stock / Ready to Ship Today: No
| Used for shelter before? | Yes |
| Used for shelter in the U.S.? | Yes |
| If so, list examples | Brooklyn, NY |
| Prior use comments | |
| Building experience comments | Since 1991, Garrison Architects has pursued modular construction to solve the problems of sustainability, affordability and rapid growth. Its strengths are inherent material efficiency, economy of scale and built-in quality control. In our hands it has proved a powerful method for making humane, technologically advanced buildings. |
| Intended use cases | Post Disaster Housing |
| R-value (insulation) | 21-30 |
| Risk Category | II |
| Roof Load (PSF) | 0 |
| Indoor Clearance Height (ft) | 8 |
| Waterproof? | Yes |
| Professional Engineer Stamp? | |
| Conforms to ICC’s Temporary Structure and Uses Code | Conforms to IBC permanent structure and NYC 2014 Code |
| Other Structural/Safety Comments | |
| Sustainability/Green Building Certifications? | |
| Materials Used/Made of: | |
| Disassembly/Assembly Comments: | Disassembly is possible |
| Ideal Mounting Surfaces | Other |
| Anchoring Process | Custom Foundation |
| Item | Cost ($) | Notes |
| Materials | $ | |
| Labor | $ | |
| Delivery | $ | |
| One Bedroom Module | $96000 | 480 SF @ $200/sf |
| Two Bedroom Module | $60000 | 300 SF @ $200/sf |
| Stair Module | $ | $30000 per story (up to 4 stories) |
| Budget Total | $156000 | |
| Total Per Bed | $26000 | |
| Total Per Unit | $156000 | |
| Add-on Items | Customized number of units, furnishing, and cladding variation. | |
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| List outside vendors needed to execute (including any architects and engineers) | ||
| Possible Delivery Method(s) | Over-sized trailer | |
| Design (days) | Depending on site |
| Production (days) | It depends |
| Site Prep (days) | 1 |
| Delivery (days) | 1 |
| Total (days) | 2 |
| Amount in Inventory (#) | n/a |
| Production Capacity | n/a |
| Production Location | Designed so it can be produced by various manufacturers (preferably locally) |
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