Nomad Home With Fixed Outer Shell and Movable Inner Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional residential houses require extensive remodeling or relocation to accommodate changing resident preferences and needs, leading to time, economic, and environmental losses.
Innovation Solution
A nomad home concept comprising a non-movable outer shell and movable inner units, which can be easily reassembled and rearranged to meet diverse residential needs, allowing for flexible and customizable space configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional houses use fixed walls and partitions to define spaces, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to changing resident needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The house is divided into a fixed outer shell and movable inner units (rooms). The outer shell maintains structural stability while the inner units can be independently moved, added, or removed to adapt to changing resident needs without compromising the overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner units are designed to be movable within the fixed outer shell, transforming the static interior space into a dynamic configuration that can be reorganized according to different life stages and family needs while the outer shell remains stable.
2Adaptability or versatility
If houses are remodeled to accommodate changing needs, then adaptability is improved, but time and economic loss increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the house into movable inner units, the system enables reconfiguration through simple relocation rather than extensive remodeling, significantly reducing the time and economic resources required to adapt to changing needs.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of demolishing and rebuilding fixed structures, the system allows for the easy removal and reuse of inner units in new configurations, recovering existing components and avoiding the time and cost of manufacturing new elements.
3Strength
If fixed partitions are used to divide spaces, then structural integrity is improved, but environmental waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The segmentation into a permanent outer shell and reusable inner units concentrates the structural integrity requirements in the outer shell, allowing inner units to be lighter and easier to relocate, thereby reducing material waste from demolition and reconstruction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables recovery and reuse of inner units across different configurations and locations, preventing the environmental waste associated with demolishing fixed partitions and manufacturing new building components.
4Adaptability or versatility
If extensive remodeling is performed to change space configuration, then adaptability is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The movable inner units enable dynamic reconfiguration of interior spaces without the energy-intensive processes of demolition, debris removal, and new construction required by traditional remodeling approaches.
Solution Approach 2:
By concentrating the structural function in the outer shell and making inner units movable, the system minimizes the energy required for reconfiguration, as only the inner units need to be relocated rather than entire structural elements.
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AI summary
A nomad home includes (i) an outer shell (3) and (ii) one or more inner unit (4) detachably attachable inside the outer shell (3), wherein the outer shell (3) is a non-movable component and includes (i) an outer shell floor, (ii) an outer shell ceiling, (iii) an outer shell wall connecting the outer shell floor and the outer shell ceiling, and (iv) an empty space surrounded by the outer shell floor, the outer shell ceiling, the outer shell wall, wherein the inner unit (4) is a movable component, wherein the inner unit (4) is a single-component functional unit or a multi-component functional unit.