A maker of wooden furniture and houses is proposing easy-to-build temporary structures with the warmth of wood for people displaced by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
A maker of wooden furniture and houses is proposing easy-to-build temporary structures with the warmth of wood for people displaced by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
Oak Village, based in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, has produced a prototype that can be put up in one day and costs roughly the same as prefabricated temporary housing.
It says the A-framed wooden building offers quake victims a feeling of warmth not found in traditional prefab structures.
The company plans to present the design to local government officials in areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami.
A company official said when the temporary housing is no longer needed, the wooden components can be reused in regular housing construction.