Skyscrapers can fold and move like playing origami will save this world

Thousands of people who are not homeless after the disaster will be rescued extremely quickly.

A skyscraper that folds up like playing paper origami, is taken to new areas affected by natural disasters and created shelter for hundreds of people. It sounds like a dream, but this is a real idea, and will likely be applied in the future.

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A skyscraper can be folded like playing origami.

Specifically, this idea was developed by a group of Polish architects named Skyshelter.zip in the framework of the annual skyscraper design competition organized by eVolo magazine. The building can be encapsulated, tied at the helm of the helicopter to transport anywhere.

The most important structure of the building is the internal helium balloon system, which can be inflated at will. EVolo's award-winning design after surpassing 525 ideas also belongs to other top ranks.

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The most important structure of the building is the internal helium ball system.

It is known that Skyshelter.zip is the work of three designers Polish Damian Granosik, Jakub Kulisa, and Piotr Pańczyk. The fundamental idea is to design a building that allows for almost immediate construction, even on bumpy ground.

According to the evaluation council, Skyshelter.zip only requires a small area equal to 1/30 of the required number when building relief tents. The walls made from 3D printing technology will be attached to the helium bubble, then gradually raised.

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Skyshelter.zip only requires a small area of ​​1/30 of the required number when building relief tents.

Depending on the amount of air injected, the number of floors may vary. That means, just a Skyshelter.zip template is enough to flexibly respond to unpredictable situations like natural disasters or natural disasters. Moreover, because it can be installed on an uneven ground, the cleaning work when relief is also greatly reduced.

"Disaster happens more and more. When faced with such a powerful force, aid is often not very effective," the group said.

"Whether earthquakes, floods or tornadoes - they need help as soon as possible. But saying it is easy, refreshing is difficult, because roads are destroyed, or areas are too far away, the assistance will be very difficult".

"Skyshelter.zip was born to solve this problem. It is possible to create a large floor surface, easy to transport, and extremely easy to install. Too many problems can be handled by it."

Besides, the competition also has many other designs that are also really impressive. As the 2nd place is Jinja: Tony Leung's charismatic temple building, or 3rd prize is Claudio C Araya Arias with the project that the building never burns.

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Other impressive designs in the Evolo magazine competition.