架构师提供的文本描述。该项目涉及在南非比勒陀利亚的Mamelodi非正式住区设计和建造一个小型住房单元。该设计填补了非正规住房和正规住房之间的空白。南非有2700个非正规住区，数百万居民生活在低于标准的条件下。这些非正式定居点中有许多没有供水、电力连接或雨水排除系统。在非正规住区建造的大多数住房结构是由锌板和不安全结构建造的。为这么大的人群建造正式住房是一个巨大的挑战。

Text description provided by the architects. The project entailed the design and construction of a small housing unit in the informal settlement Mamelodi, Pretoria, South-Africa. The design fills the gap between informal and formal housing. South Africa has 2700 informal settlements with millions of inhabitants living in substandard conditions. Many of these informal settlements don’t have water supply, electrical connections or storm water removal systems. Most housing structures built in informal settlements are built from zinc sheets and unsafe structures. It is a big challenge to erect formal housing for this big mass.

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POD是非正式环境下的解决方案。它的美学仍然表现为锌建筑，但它的热性能和环境性能是正式住房。它是在最短的时间内预制和建造的，提供了大量住房解决方案的机会。

The Pod is a solution within the informal context. Its aesthetic still presents itself as a zinc building, but its thermal and environmental performance is that of formal housing. It is prefabricated and erected in minimal time, which provides the opportunity of mass housing solutions.

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该单元也完全脱离了网格，这使得该单元能够被放置在没有基础设施的站点上。它的形状是有效的，因为它提供外部阴影，消除复杂的角落细节和外部座位。为了防止洪水和防水问题，该结构从地面暂停。(鼓掌)

The unit is also completely off the grid which enables the unit to be placed on site where infrastructure isn’t available. Its shape is efficient as it provides external shading, eliminates complex corner details and external seating. The structure is suspended from the ground to preventing flooding and waterproofing issues.  

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该结构配备有充电电池单元的光伏电池板。该系统驱动4个内部灯，2个外部LED条状灯，和一个12V充电器。周围地区没有任何电力供应。该装置装有天窗，可节省照明能源。排水沟连接到一个1000升的水箱。这个地区的水供应很紧张，许多人不得不用桶把水运到非正式的家里。马梅洛迪在夏季有很高的雨水下降率。

The structure is equipped with a PV panel that charges a battery unit. This system powers 4 internal lights, 2 external LED strip lights, and a 12V charger. The surrounding area doesn’t have any electrical supply. The unit is fitted with a skylight, which saves energy on lighting. The gutter is connected to a 1000L water tank. Water supply is scare in the area and many people have to transport their water in buckets to the informal homes. Mamelodi has a high rainwater fall rate in the summer.

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罐水用于自给农业和洗涤。复合墙体由锌层、隔离层(反光箔材料)、等温层和内胶合板层组成。这个地区的非正式住宅都是用锌墙建造的(冬天非常冷，夏天非常热)。

The tank water is used for subsistence farming and washing. The composite wall consists of and exterior zinc layer, a Sisolation layer (reflective foil material), an Isotherm layer and an internal plywood layer. The informal homes in the area are built of zinc only walls (extremely cold in winter, and extremely hot in summer).

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该机组的墙体比双层砌体墙体具有更好的热性能。所有的边缘和角落都用橡胶带密封。窗户和天窗也是定制的，有一个双温透明的皮肤，以达到最佳的绝缘水平。

The walls of the unit have a better thermal performance than a double masonry wall. All the edges and corners are sealed with rubber strips. The window and skylight are also custom made, with a double Thermoclear skin for optimal insulation levels. 

至少需要一支3人的队伍。整个勃起时间不到一天。

A minimum team of 3 is needed. The total erection took less than one day.