As the COVID-19 pandemic expands globally, architects are leveraging their technologies, facilities, and research skills to aid in the fight against the pandemic.
Jupe Health, a humanitarian startup, has developed a new type of shippable hospital room that can be quickly distributed to crisis zones amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The units are enclosed by a faceted exterior in soft-top or hardcovers and are either solar or battery-powered and fitted with water-disposal.
Humanitas Healthcare and the World Economic Forum, is developing Connected Units for Respiratory Ailments (CURA). It is an open-source, design and build initiative that converts shipping containers as biocontainment pods.
SheltAir, a domed bio-containment pod erected using inflatable cushions could help coronavirus patients isolate. The pods consist of a grid shell of plastic rods, which is assembled flat and pushed up through a pneumatic formwork of inflatables.
STAAT Mod (Strategic, Temporary, Acuity-Adaptable Treatment), a prefabricated modular solution that can be deployed anywhere, will provide hospital-level care to patients suffering from COVID-19. They can be deployed in diverse environments from convention centers to free-standing hospital expansions.
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