Ulmer Nest. Helping homeless people not freeze to death, and being a contact point to get in touch w/ them. It started as a think tank project of 3 startups, presented with the task to create a “frostbite shelter” for a specific part of the homeless in the city of Ulm, Germany.
BER B1.
Decent.
*These newly refurbished studio apartments are located in one of the most exclusive addresses on the north side of Dublin City have just launched onto the market. Situated in the heart of Dublin in a gorgeous eco-building that has just undergone a full refurbishment and is an 8-minute walk to Phoenix Park from your front door.*
*This is an ideal location and is within easy walking distance of the city centre. The property is well served by public transport with numerous bus routes and the LUAS nearby and there is an excellent range of bars, restaurants and health clubs within close proximity. The local Universities are a short walk from the property including TU Dublin Grangegorman and Technological University Dublin and The Mater Hospital is a 5 minute drive away. These studios are stylishly arranged and well planned out taking advantage of all the space.*
*They are situated on a green eco-space so you get stunning views of Dublin city from your window. They have a fully equipped kitchen which includes a phone charging station powered by it’s own solar panel. The out-suite is a wide open nature space where you can enjoy brisk refreshment. The apartments are priced from €1800 and the pictures are showing a number of different layouts that are available.*
Looks like Soemthing you’d find ammo and armour in from Mass effect.
I actually clicked to see if there’s more photos 🙁
Also there’s no mention of East facing windows or having direct sunlight through the day.
Also seems they could be stacked to make em into small apartments, maybe 2 high five long.
Getting back to reality, there should be really initiatives now to provide people with tiny flats, with good insulation and about 14-16sq m u can fit desk bed, toilet sink and shower, like take a look at Japan they embrace that culture for decades now, as it’s conserving space environment and provides shelter for millions that otherwise wouldn’t afford it. Rather then shitty planing of detached semi ds with at least 100sm and similar gardens, where in reality many could be fine just with a decent built flat, which even at current rates shouldn’t cost more then 50-80k
There’s only like 2 of them and I think they gave up as they ended up full of needles and human faeces.
Like a nice comfy coffin. I can picture people buying these and then renting them to students, 400e euro a month plus bills.
This is a really good thing, especially in winter as it can easily get as cold as -10C at night. I’m from Ulm myself and have friends living next to where those boxes are deployed, these areas (especially the old cemetery) have homeless people sleeping there regularly and as long as they have a last minute option to not die through frost this box does its job. There are of course also other mechanisms to get homeless people inside during cold nights (social workers, „cold buses“ and policing) but this is a good last resort that homeless people can turn to if they do realise they are unwell from the cold for example.
The boxes have been vandalised quite a few times so have been uninstalled and improved quite often but they are in use this winter again so i think it‘s seen as a success:
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Ulm nests
Ulmer Nest. Helping homeless people not freeze to death, and being a contact point to get in touch w/ them. It started as a think tank project of 3 startups, presented with the task to create a “frostbite shelter” for a specific part of the homeless in the city of Ulm, Germany.
BER B1.
Decent.
*These newly refurbished studio apartments are located in one of the most exclusive addresses on the north side of Dublin City have just launched onto the market. Situated in the heart of Dublin in a gorgeous eco-building that has just undergone a full refurbishment and is an 8-minute walk to Phoenix Park from your front door.*
*This is an ideal location and is within easy walking distance of the city centre. The property is well served by public transport with numerous bus routes and the LUAS nearby and there is an excellent range of bars, restaurants and health clubs within close proximity. The local Universities are a short walk from the property including TU Dublin Grangegorman and Technological University Dublin and The Mater Hospital is a 5 minute drive away. These studios are stylishly arranged and well planned out taking advantage of all the space.*
*They are situated on a green eco-space so you get stunning views of Dublin city from your window. They have a fully equipped kitchen which includes a phone charging station powered by it’s own solar panel. The out-suite is a wide open nature space where you can enjoy brisk refreshment. The apartments are priced from €1800 and the pictures are showing a number of different layouts that are available.*
Looks like Soemthing you’d find ammo and armour in from Mass effect.
I actually clicked to see if there’s more photos 🙁
Also there’s no mention of East facing windows or having direct sunlight through the day.
Also seems they could be stacked to make em into small apartments, maybe 2 high five long.
Getting back to reality, there should be really initiatives now to provide people with tiny flats, with good insulation and about 14-16sq m u can fit desk bed, toilet sink and shower, like take a look at Japan they embrace that culture for decades now, as it’s conserving space environment and provides shelter for millions that otherwise wouldn’t afford it. Rather then shitty planing of detached semi ds with at least 100sm and similar gardens, where in reality many could be fine just with a decent built flat, which even at current rates shouldn’t cost more then 50-80k
There’s only like 2 of them and I think they gave up as they ended up full of needles and human faeces.
Like a nice comfy coffin. I can picture people buying these and then renting them to students, 400e euro a month plus bills.
This is a really good thing, especially in winter as it can easily get as cold as -10C at night. I’m from Ulm myself and have friends living next to where those boxes are deployed, these areas (especially the old cemetery) have homeless people sleeping there regularly and as long as they have a last minute option to not die through frost this box does its job. There are of course also other mechanisms to get homeless people inside during cold nights (social workers, „cold buses“ and policing) but this is a good last resort that homeless people can turn to if they do realise they are unwell from the cold for example.
The boxes have been vandalised quite a few times so have been uninstalled and improved quite often but they are in use this winter again so i think it‘s seen as a success:
https://www.donaukurier.de/nachrichten/bayern/Kommunen-Obdachlosigkeit-Soziales-Baden-Wuerttemberg-Ulmer-Nest-schuetzt-wieder-Obdachlose-vor-der-Kaelte;art155371,4834719
All very nice but they’re still sleeping in a tent with no power, cooking facilities or sanitation.