PROJECT DESCRIPTION
P3 was conceived as a response to the massive hit that the healthcare sector took as the first line of defense during the Covid-19 pandemic. Specifically, the struggle that physicians went through by being exposed to the virus on a daily basis, which most likely kept them from hugging their loved ones at the end of their shifts. The project aims to formulate a solution that protects these individuals by reducing their exposure to the virus, so that they can aid others while still being able to go back to their family without putting them in danger. It provides more accessible testing opportunities by utilizing existing networks of transportations to access remote sites in need of testing in order to provide mobility, accessibility and ease of implementation. By using media to help support local movements and raising awareness towards equal opportunities for every race, P3 provides accessible testing opportunities to under-developed areas. During phase 2 of its lifetime, P3 proposes a sustainable solution for housing in low income areas with highly subsidized rent prices.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE POD
A KIT OF PARTS
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Type: Mobile Covid Testing Unit
Size: 320 SF / 30 SM
Status: Schematic Design
Jury: Surface Magazine
Team: Miguel Matos, Beikel Rivas, Dario Sabidussi
Can architecture take inspiration from Healthcare
Product Design and perform similarly at a larger scale?
TESTING UNIT ESSENTIALS
TROLLEY TRANSPORT
In Philadelphia, unused tracks greatly outnumber active ones by about three to one. On any given day, SEPTA trolleys travel a distance of 33 miles of rail lines, while the out-of-use network spans a greater distance of 106 miles.
FLOOR PLAN + SEQUENCE
SYSTEMS
AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM
SCREEN USAGE
PHASE 02 | POST PANDEMIC
When Covid-19 cases have diminished and a vaccination is available, the Personal Protective Pod will serve a new purpose with an entirely new set of parts: an affordable housing unit. The kit of parts used to create the interior of the testing station will be removed, and a new kit of parts will be introduced in order to maximize the opportunities available when the Pod becomes vertical.