Step 1: Place Shelter in desired location
Step 2: Open from enclosed position to basic structure
Step 3: Set floor, attach jack strands and level the structure
Step 4: Secure I beam and shelter floor in lock position
Step 5: Attach fabric support rods and modular reinforcement
Step 6: Attach inner fiber lining. This includes and already interwoven mosquito net
Step 7: Attach outer fly layer of fabric. This layer helps shield from the sun and protects from elements
Step 8: Secure top flooring to bottom structure and repeat the process
From the New York Times:
Dismantled, the Über Shelter looks like a large gray gurney. But this compact pile of aluminum unfolds into a two-story home, complete with lights, stove, porch and a small refrigerator. Rafael Smith, a senior in the industrial design program at Purdue University, designed the Über Shelter for his undergraduate thesis project…The model is meant to reduce sprawl. Because the shelter can hold two families, one on each floor, the camp size can be reduced by half, and he equips each home with solar-powered electricity. The unit, which unfurls to roughly the size of a truck, is made of lightweight recyclable aluminum, so it can be cheaply transported by car or parachuted in to a disaster area.
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