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#sheltainer

A new architectural design has been proposed by UAE based architects Mouaz Abouzaid, Bassel Omara and Ahmed Hammad to solve Cairo's low-income housing problem using 'shipping containers'. Dubbed 'sheltainer', the project aims to target low-income families, students and refugees, and is based on a micro-housing solution that focuses on providing the most basic human needs. Looking at the informal market Souk Al Jumaa, it uses a standard 20ft container with individual house units combined into a cluster for a small neighborhood of 8 homes,…