Turn open space into private, warm accommodation in minutes.
Cocoon Relief provides fast protective shelter and private accommodation capacity for indoor and outdoor use — from managed overflow and homelessness provision to emergency displacement, severe weather and humanitarian response.
Illustrative deployment visualisation — large indoor hall with multiple Cocoons in an organised back-to-back layout, doors facing aisles, staff and residents present
The problem
A bed space is not the same as a private space.
When people cannot access safe shelter — because accommodation is unavailable, overwhelmed, unsafe to return to or out of reach — they need protection quickly. That may mean a council facing sudden accommodation demand, a person sleeping rough through winter, families evacuated after fire or flood, or communities displaced by natural disaster, political unrest or war.
Cold, wet, wind, lost sleep, exposed belongings and lack of privacy can escalate risk quickly.
Open hall arrangement — camp beds in a shared space without separation
Cocoon unit with zipped door — private, warm, defined accommodation space
The solution
Cocoon creates private, warm, enclosed accommodation.
Each Cocoon creates a defined, enclosed and insulated shelter for an individual, couple or parent and child.
Once zipped closed, Cocoon keeps wind out while maintaining airflow through its baffled vent system. It separates the occupant from cold or damaged ground, helps retain body heat, keeps belongings close and creates a private space to sleep, recover and regain control over immediate surroundings.
Close the door. Close the world out.
For operators, Cocoon provides a fast way to create ordered private accommodation capacity without permanent construction. Units deploy in approximately 10 minutes, sit in planned layouts, and can be cleaned, packed, stored or redeployed as demand changes.
Reusable capacity
Reusable shelter capacity for pressure periods.
Some accommodation pressures are short-lived. Others begin as temporary measures and continue for months. Cocoon Relief is designed for the uncertain middle ground between short-term emergency need and longer-running temporary provision: fast to deploy, robust enough for repeated use, and flexible enough to move, store and redeploy as needs change.
Cocoon can be used indoors, outdoors or in serviced temporary sites. Because each unit can be cleaned, packed, stored and redeployed, Cocoon creates capacity that remains available beyond a single event.
Expand
Add capacity when pressure rises.
Operate
Operate units indoors, outdoors or in serviced temporary sites with clear routes, oversight and cleaning processes.
Stand down
Clean, pack, store and redeploy when the next pressure point arises.
Privacy in temporary settings
From exposure to protected personal space.
Whether the alternative is an open hall, a shared room, exposed ground or no shelter at all, Cocoon creates an enclosed, insulated personal space — indoors, outdoors or in serviced temporary sites.
Exposed conditions
Cocoon Relief
Cocoon provides a closed, insulated protected space — indoors, outdoors or in serviced temporary sites.
Benefits
Designed for people. Built for operators.
For occupants
- Warm, dry, private space
- Insulated floor, walls and roof
- Body-heat warming from compact internal volume
- Wind kept out once closed
- Raised insulated floor for cold, damp, uneven or damaged ground
- Belongings kept close
- Space to sleep, care for a child and recover
For operators
- Indoor and outdoor deployment
- Reusable shelter asset
- Rapid deployment
- Cleaned, packed and redeployed
- Useful for managed overflow, homelessness, emergency and humanitarian settings
- Purchase, rental or package potential
Use cases
Choose your use case.
Cocoon Relief is designed for organisations that need to create protected private space quickly — indoors, outdoors or within serviced temporary sites.
UK Asylum Accommodation
The challenge
Demand rises faster than longer-term placements can be identified, often forcing expensive contingency arrangements.
Where Cocoon fits
Managed overflow capacity deployed inside suitable buildings or outdoors on serviced sites — flexible private accommodation while longer-term placements are arranged.
Local Authority Emergency
The challenge
Evacuation, severe weather, fires and floods require emergency accommodation at short notice — in rest centres, community buildings and temporary sites.
Where Cocoon fits
Rapidly deployed private capacity for rest centres, community buildings and temporary sites — reusable across multiple events.
Homelessness & Winter Provision
The challenge
Rough sleeping, winter provision and severe-weather response often leave people without warmth, privacy or protection from cold, wet and exposed ground.
Where Cocoon fits
Warm, private shelter for winter provision, rough-sleeping response and outdoor emergency or outreach-led supported deployments.
Humanitarian Response
The challenge
In the first 72 hours after displacement — from natural disaster, political unrest or war — people need fast protective shelter for harsh outdoor conditions.
Where Cocoon fits
Waterproof, insulated rapid shelter for displacement response — indoors, outdoors or on serviced temporary sites.
Rapid Accommodation Packages
The challenge
Some sites need more than units — they need setup, layout, bedding and a clear deployment pathway. Others need purchase or rental options.
Where Cocoon fits
Tiered packages covering unit supply, rental, delivery, setup and wider physical accommodation support.
Rapid Accommodation Packages
Choose the level of support your site requires.
Some organisations only need Cocoon units. Others need help turning a suitable building or serviced site into usable private accommodation capacity.
Unit Supply
Packed Cocoons delivered to your team for deployment.
Delivery & Setup
Units delivered, unpacked, inflated and positioned.
Indoor Capacity Setup
Site layout, numbering, bedding and turnover guidance.
Managed Physical Package
Wider physical accommodation package with optional facilities support.
Illustrative visualisation — a hall set up as a managed accommodation site with numbered Cocoons, welfare desk and circulation routes
Deployment & site planning
Practical layouts for buildings and outdoor sites.
Cocoon layouts should balance capacity with clear circulation, welfare access, cleaning routes, emergency exits and day-to-day management. Layouts can be adapted for halls, warehouses, serviced outdoor sites and other temporary deployment settings.
- Doors facing circulation routes
- Clear access and emergency routes
- Welfare, cleaning and turnover access
- Adaptable to halls, warehouses and serviced outdoor sites
Safety, welfare & standards
Designed around safety, protection and managed deployment.
Cocoon Relief is built around recognised material and inflatable-structure performance standards, with ventilation, locking, cleaning, weather protection and deployment-boundary considerations designed in from the start.
- Fire-resistant PVC drop-stitch material specified to NFPA 701 / DIN 4102-B1 standards
- Production units will be manufactured with reference to ASTM F2374 and relevant EN / ISO material and structural standards
- Three-vent ventilation arrangement supporting airflow and condensation management
- Heavy-duty zip closure with padlock-securable pulls and emergency-access protocols
- Cleanable surfaces and clear welfare-boundary documentation
Full-size prototype detail — high-level rear vent, padlock-securable zip pulls and side fixing rings
Mother and child inside a Cocoon — a private, warm space during temporary shelter
Private shelter
A private space when people need protection.
For a parent with a child, a person coming in from rough sleeping, an elderly person in an evacuation centre or someone displaced by emergency, the ability to close a door, get warm, sleep and keep belongings close can change the immediate experience of shelter.
For vulnerable people, a closed, controlled space can do more than provide cover. It can allow proper rest, reduce immediate stress, protect belongings, support care for a child and give the occupant enough security to recover rather than merely endure.
Engage
Discuss a Cocoon Relief pilot or deployment scenario.
We welcome conversations with accommodation providers, local authorities, emergency planners, homelessness organisations, humanitarian NGOs and procurement leads.