Intermodal Structures

- Modular Classrooms

- Rapidly deployable housing

Dilworth Eliot has been working with Intemodal Structures to develop their modular classroom system since 2015. While the modular unit is roughly the same dimension of a shipping container, the container itself entirely custom fabricated for the client. The frame is based on a steel moment frame, infilled with insulated metal window panels, windows, and doors. They have been awarded the US Resiliency Council’s Platinum Earthquake Rating, making them the first educational facilities in the country to achieve USRC’s highest resiliency status.

Utilizing the DIRTT interior wall system, the system enables school districts to customize their classroom interiors based on needs and budget, and also enables the classroom to accommo-

Charles Dilworth Project Architect

Various

850 SF Various, (CA)

Design Build

Architecture: DE+

Developer: iMOD Structures

Laura Hardy & DE+ Various date future changes in technological innovations. The interiors are manufactured and shippied in 21 days or less, and can be fitted during school closures or classroom breaks.

Dilworth Eliot has adapted the system for rapidly deployable housing for individuals displaced due to California fires, as well as commercial office spaces.

Our role is varied: design assist through design build, design development, code research, construction documents for site adapts of the system, renderings of new projects, and construction administration.