Indoor micro-community inside a converted warehouse with private modular units and wide walkways
Indoor Model

Indoor Micro Communities

The same microshelters installed inside suitable warehouses or large commercial buildings. A protected indoor neighborhood — not a cot shelter — with private modular units, wide walkways, smaller clusters, greenery, community space, services, bathrooms, showers, laundry, case management, and housing navigation.

Conceptual Layout

A protected indoor neighborhood

Inside a warehouse, microshelters form smaller clusters along wide walkways, with a central community space, greenery, and shared service modules — the dignity of a private unit within a weatherproof, secure building.

Community space

Conceptual layout only — two clusters of microshelters flanking a central community space inside a warehouse. Actual layouts require professional design and code review.

Final capacity and development feasibility require professional architecture, engineering, zoning, fire-code, building-code, and accessibility review.

Why Indoors

The indoor advantage

Weatherproof

Climate-stable, secure building envelope year-round.

Smaller clusters

Lower-density clusters feel like a neighborhood, not a shelter.

Greenery & light

Plants, skylights, and community space support well-being.

Services on site

Bathrooms, showers, laundry, and case management inside.

Housing navigation

Dedicated navigators working toward permanent housing.

Repurposed buildings

Underused warehouses and commercial space put to civic use.

Case managementHousing navigationBathrooms & showersLaundryHealthcare accessEmployment resourcesSecurityCommunity space
Actual stacked modular microshelters stored flat inside a warehouse staging facility
Warehouse Staging & Scale

High-density flat-pack staging

Before deployment or installation inside indoor micro-communities, modular units are stored flat in dense stacks. When converted for indoor neighborhoods, units unfold into private rooms while preserving wide aisles, central amenities, and indoor climate efficiency.

Rapid Staging:Unfolds via forklift directly on the concrete pad.
Building Requirements

What makes a building suitable

Indoor communities require buildings that can safely house modular units and residents. Not every warehouse can be converted.

Adequate ceiling height for units and clearance
Sufficient exits and egress paths per fire code
HVAC capacity for residential occupancy
Sprinkler and fire-protection systems
Bathroom and plumbing capacity or upgrades
Parking, utilities, and accessibility compliance

Not every warehouse can be converted. Every building requires professional assessment.

Final capacity and development feasibility require professional architecture, engineering, zoning, fire-code, building-code, and accessibility review.