Building a Shelter

By: Liam Godin

I made a small scale model of a shelter rather than making it outside. I am allergic to being outside and using my entire body for a task. I probably still ended up putting in just as much effort for this as I would if I made it outside.

These were my materials

To build this, I used brown pipe cleaners for sticks, I tore up a cardboard cup for leaves, and used a piece of felt for the tarp.













I began by hot gluing the pipe cleaners to the paper. This project was taxing, and I even burned myself! This assignment is harmful towards the students that are given it.

The glued on pipe cleaners. I bent them to be shorter and cover more space.

All of that fluff was going to be snow but it looked terrible. It's in most of the pictures but rest assured that I did not use it.

The sticks were used to support the shelter. They would provide a good base.

If this was a real shelter, these would be leaves.

The leaves were used for warmth. The idea is that several layers of broken down leaved would provide decent insulation for the shelter. Being cold is worse than smelling decomposing leaves.










As the leaves were being set, I burnt myself again. This is the worst assignment I have ever received.

The tarp.

The tarp would weather proof the shelter. this would also block light from coming in, so you can sleep in all you want.












Here's some images of the finished shelter in better lighting.

From the right a little

This shelter is my Magnum Opus, and it is now the centerpiece of my house. My parents are proud of me again, and I now see bright things for my future. Thank you so much Mr. Gray, I have seen the light, and have decided to go into architecture for homeless people. This has been one of the greatest experiences of my short time on this earth. I genuinely do not believe that I will ever enjoy something more than burning myself on hot glue while making a miniature shelter. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Pretty much straight on