REMOTE LIFEGUARD STAND

Spring 2020 Remote Flat Packing Design

This project began with the challenge of selecting a remote location, and a program that could exist in a remote location, and creating a project that could be flat packed and assembled on site within reasonable means. To meet this challenge a cliff site at the Faeroe Islands, a cluster of islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean that hosts a medium size fishing community and a small tourist industry. Although this lifeguard stand was imagined for this location it was intended to be reproducible for many different locations.

For assembly the elements would be completely prefabricated into a kit of parts prior to being shipped by container ship to the Faeroe Islands. Once the parts arrived the frame could be assembled off site while climbers attached the anchor ties in the rock. Once assembled it could be moved by helicopter to its location and attached to the anchors by rock climbers. This would require limited resources at the site.

The floor plan contains three levels. The lowest holds the actual lifeguard stand, a ladder, a pulley to bring up injured swimmers, and a slide for diving into the water quickly. This lower level also holds a small hospital bed for caring for injured swimmers in the even a storm would prevent intimidate rescue. The second level holds a small dining and living space with a composting toilet. The upper loft level holds just enough room for two bunks so that two people could share this space.

Professor : Marc Schulitz

Concept Massing Development