QUICKBLOCK VILLAGE IN A BOX (VIAB)
Rapidly deployable shelter. Safe families. Real communities rebuilt from a single container.
QUICKBLOCK’s Village in a Box is designed for people facing some of the most difficult moments imaginable.
Families displaced by conflict, communities devastated by disaster, and emergency teams working against time to restore safety and stability. Compact enough to be packed into a standard 20ft shipping container and transported anywhere in the world, it enables dignified accommodation and functioning community spaces to be established rapidly, wherever they are needed most.
Designed Around
Dignity and Safety
More than emergency cover, QUICKBLOCK’s Village in a Box (VIAB) creates places where people can recover, regroup and begin rebuilding daily life. Each deployment is designed around recognised humanitarian shelter guidance, including minimum internal living space, site-planning requirements, climate protection, privacy, and safe, secure family accommodation.
A single 20ft container can support habitation for up to 24 people, with accommodation arranged into family units for four people. Each unit provides approximately 17m² of internal floorspace, delivering a far more durable, private and secure alternative to temporary tented shelter.
CREATING COMMUNITIES
NOT CAMPS
The system is engineered to maximise living space from a minimal transport footprint. Once deployed, QUICKBLOCK components form low-rise modular accommodation blocks arranged around shared walkways and communal areas, creating structured village environments rather than rows of temporary shelters.
This approach helps restore a sense of familiarity, orientation and community cohesion; supporting wellbeing, improving personal safety, and giving families space to live with greater dignity and privacy.
Supporting Everyday Life
Village in a Box is designed to support everyday life, not just survival. Alongside accommodation, deployments can incorporate essential infrastructure including WASH facilities, toilets, showers, lighting, ventilation and privacy systems.
These features help create healthier, safer environments where people can sleep securely, maintain hygiene, care for children, access support services and reconnect as communities.
Flexible for Any Environment
Built using QUICKBLOCK’s modular construction system, the structures are durable, scalable and adaptable to different climates, terrains and operational requirements.
Units can be configured for family housing, healthcare, education, administration, sanitation or communal use, enabling humanitarian organisations, governments and response partners to rapidly establish complete, functioning settlements that evolve alongside community needs.
More Than Temporary Shelter
Village in a Box delivers more than temporary shelter. It provides a pathway to safety, stability and dignity, helping people create places of refuge, resilience and hope when they need them most.