The Freedom by Design members created a structure that's more expensive than an ice-fishing tent, but would last longer.
The CU Denver students designed the structure to be more comfortable than the tents, which lack insulation. The canvas that wraps around the wooden skeleton of the prototype has a layer of insulation, which helps retain heat during cold winter nights; the wood also retains heat.
"It would definitely be warmer than a tent," says Wilber Kyagulanyi, an undergraduate architecture student at CU Denver and a member of Freedom by Design. The students say that the units would be a good investment for the CVC, which is funded mainly by City of Denver dollars. While the materials in each structure total just under $2,000, about four times the cost of an ice-fishing tent, the tents have a much shorter life span.Working on the project, Kyagulanyi has learned about thermodynamics, the importance of materials, and zoning codes for tents and pallet shelters; he's also studied those subjects in the classroom.
Although residents can study the structure, they won't be able to stay in it."We'll be going through a process with the city to make sure we're meeting all of their code rules," says Waletich, who adds that since the structure is soft-sided, it"allows for a little more flexibility" with city rules. McSwain is no longer at CU Denver — he runs his own design and build company, McSquared — but he still hopes to see the Freedom by Design project succeed and become the archetype structure for safe-camping sites in Denver.KEEP WESTWORD FREE..., it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Denver, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.
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