SXL's shelter solution tested on field in Juba, South Sudan

As part of the "Computational Design of Resilient Shelters" CDRS project, a new flood-resilient shelter solution for rural settlements in South Sudan has been successfully tested on site in the city of Juba, with the support of local students from the School of Architecture at the University of Juba. The CDRS project is a joint initiative between the Structural Xploration Lab SXL, Medair, and the University of Juba, that aims at developing a novel shelter design to improve the communities' resilience against seasonal flooding, by employing principles of reusability, circularity, and 100% use of local resources and skills. The successful completion of this testing phase sets one of the final milestones before a widespread distribution of the proposed design among local flood-vulnerable communities. It is expected that the outcomes of this project will help to relieve the current flood emergency that is taking place across the country, where more than 1'000'000 people are affected and displaced annually.