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How To Deal With Housing Crisis?
By Akshatha Shah
housing crisis found around the
world.
Introduction:
MUJI Hut, which is a prefabricated
cabin, is explored here. The cabin is
strongly reflected in human-centered
design. Space is designed by taking
inspiration from traditional Japanese
techniques. The MUJI hut strongly
emphasizes perceptive usability,
simplicity, affordance and the
interaction between the user and the
Abstract: product.
The essay focuses on prefabricated
houses as a solution to the housing The cabin shown in (fig. 1) is a single
crisis. The prefab style is focused on closet that quickly dissolves in the
Naoto Fukasawa product MUJI hut. environment. The minimalist hut is
Fukasawa is a Japanese industrial small, mobile, robust, and temporary.
designer. Here MUJI hut is described It is easier to work remotely due to
as a concept and inspiration for advanced technology. This leads to an
prefabricated houses. The essay option between permanent and
provides a solution for the housing temporary residence. Basic
problems and concludes housing requisites and furniture are added
needs. which make it portable. It can be
placed wherever you want if it fulfills
The central body of the essay your requirements.
emphasizes how prefab houses can be
used. The famous product like Muji-
hut is analyzed and illustrated as a Product Analysis:
central part of the essay. The design
can be evaluated through the
The MUJI Hut, which costs nearly
ergonomics, cost, aesthetics,
$26,340 USD, covers an area of barely
construction method/process, safety, 100 square feet and is available only in
and environmental impact. Hence it
Japan. It was released in autumn,
also serves as a solution for the
2017. The cabin is given a shed style
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