Handyman Insurance, Holding Pattern
It’s nothing short of building a city within a city…overnight. That’s the fundamental premise behind a new modular post-disaster housing unit designed by Brooklyn-based Garrison Architects, which was introduced by New York City officials early this summer. The premise is simple but ambitious: the housing will allow city residents to live in their own neighborhoods for months or years after a major disaster while their homes undergo repairs. The full-scale and operational prefabricated prototype—currently displayed in downtown Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza—is part of a lengthy quest to change how cities respond to disasters in the 21st century.