VILLAGERTM  Provides Dignified Community Housing

The US housing crisis is ranked as one of the top issues across the country.  Homeless and disaster victims suffer the most.  Everyone agrees we need to build more affordable housing.  What do we do in the meantime?  We utilize modern reusable housing on vacant lots while we wait.

VILLAGERTM is a flexible shared village facility for groups of 24 or more people. The village is all-inclusive, fully operational and move-in ready in 24 hours. The entire facility is packed in a single container and assembled onsite.  The patent pending design is built to last for years as temporary to semi-permanent housing anywhere in the world.

These turnkey villages provide safe and comfortable shared living environments suitable for disaster relief victims, homeless populations, remote construction crews, immigrants, military personel, and many others.

Today, millions of people live and thrive in small mobile villages. VILLAGERTM  is the modern day version.

VILLAGERTM  How it Works

All assemblies for the village are packed in the VILLAGERTM shipping container and delivered onsite for rapid deployment. The Individual dwellings called VILLASTM are unpacked and assembled next to the container. The container converts into the VILLAGE HUBTM shared community center. A small furnished reception office with mailboxes is also included.

VILLAGERTM ships with all the amenities needed for groups to move in and be self sufficient, literally right out of the box. No special site preparations or contractor skills are necessary. A parking lot or level parcel will do. The entire village is unpacked, installed and fully operational in 24 hours, often assembled by its own residents.

VILLAGERTM is eco-friendly with built in water storage, water heater, showers, waste management system, composting toilets, shared kitchen facility, solar power system, generator, and repurposed packing materials all designed to minimize waste. The entire village can be operated stand-alone or quickly connected by hand to local power, water and sewer services where available.

VILLAGE HUBTM

Onsite, the VILLAGERTM shipping container is unpacked and converted into the VILLAGE HUBTM shared community center. Modules such as the water tank, showers, and utility room are preinstalled before shipping. A few things are connected onsite by hand after the container is unpacked such as the kitchen module, laundry module, and patio enclosure module (shown transparent for illustration).

The VILLAGE HUBTM is prewired to distribute power to the entire village from its own solar panels, battery, and generator power and from utility power when available. It is also preplumbed and includes a commercial water heater. Potable water and waste tanks are serviced by tanker trucks or connected directly to municipal services where available. All external services are connected by hand with quick connectors to a service panel similar to a RV.

An enclosed patio provides seating for 24 people and there’s even a video projector and screen.  The kitchen is fully outfitted to prepare large meals immediately.  The commercial refrigerator is stocked with provisions for the first few days in the lockable pantry.   Portable HVAC units heat and cool the space.  A Wifi router and security lights are also provided.

VILLATM

The VILLATM living structures are stored on flatpack pallets stacked inside the container.  They are unpacked and assembled by hand onsite to create 10′ x 13′ secure efficiency apartments.

Each VILLATM includes all the basic necessities for residents to live comfortably for months, and even years.  They are safe, spacious and fully furnished with plenty of wall and ceiling storage. They include:

  • Locking egress window & door
  • Paneled interior & adjustable shelves
  • Electrical outlets and insulated walls
  • Portable HVAC units (utility power required)
  • Beds, matresses, bedding, towels & toiletries
  • Enclosed bathroom with composting toilet
  • Table and chairs
  • Sink & countertop

VILLATM

The VILLATM living structures are stored on flatpack pallets stacked inside the container.  They are unpacked and assembled by hand onsite to create 10′ x 13′ secure efficiency apartments.

Each VILLATM includes all the basic necessities for residents to live comfortably for months, and even years.  They are safe, spacious and fully furnished with plenty of wall and ceiling storage. They include:

  • Locking egress window & door
  • Paneled interior & adjustable shelves
  • Electrical outlets and insulated walls
  • Portable HVAC units (utility power required)
  • Beds, matresses, bedding, towels & toiletries
  • Enclosed bathroom with composting toilet
  • Table and chairs
  • Sink & countertop

VILLAGERTM  All Inclusive Support Services

Our goal is to make every installation as turnkey as possible.
VILLAGERTM is a one-stop solution.

There is no need to request proposals from multiple contractors, vendors, and service providers for every little thing that needs to be provided. All the equipment, parts, connections and accessories are included. Unskilled residents are able to set up and operate the complete working facility in one day.

Support services are turnkey and simple. We provide delivery, installation, maintainance, and repair. We take care of it from install to removal. Our support team of previous residents have lived experience with VILLAGERTM and are proud to help.

Several non-profit partners are also available to offer a wide variety of social services to help manage and run the daily operations of the village community.

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Our goal is to make every installation as turnkey as possible.
VILLAGERTM is a one-stop solution.

There is no need to request proposals from multiple contractors, vendors, and service providers for every little thing that needs to be provided. All the equipment, parts, connections and accessories are included. Unskilled residents are able to set up and operate the complete working facility in one day.

Support services are turnkey and simple. We provide delivery, installation, maintainance, and repair. We take care of it from install to removal. Our support team of previous residents have lived experience with VILLAGERTM and are proud to help.

Several non-profit partners are also available to offer a wide variety of social services to help manage and run the daily operations of the village community.

VILLAGERTM  24 Hour Install

Step 1


Site selected (.25 acres)

Step 2


Container delivered to site

Step 3


Container unpacked

Step 4


VILLAGE HUBTM deployed

Step 5


VILLASTM assembled

Step 6


VILLAGERTM move in ready

Step 7


Service trucks scheduled

The 24 Hour UnInstall

Container repacked and removed – no site impact

Why Choose VILLAGERTM ?

Cost Savings
  • ✔   Minimal start-up cost
  • ✔   Bundled acquisition cost
  • ✔   Minimal site preparation
  • ✔   Minimal contractor expenses
  • ✔   Very low capital cost per bed
  • ✔   Lowest cost for semi-permanent housing
  • ✔   Low operating costs
  • ✔   Reusable & relocatable
  • ✔   10 – 15 year life with field replaceable parts
Convenience
  • ✔   Move-in ready in 24 hours
  • ✔   Great for ‘NIMBY’ trial periods
  • ✔   Turnkey and self-operated
  • ✔   Single supplier for services
  • ✔   Single purchase order – one stop shop
  • ✔   Customize bed counts and configurations
  • ✔   Suitable as short term or long term housing
  • ✔   Stack & store containers for rapid crisis response

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Villager, Inc.
San Francisco, CA

www.villagerinc.com
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