Cocoon Relief is a waterproof, insulated, rapid-deployment personal accommodation unit for managed overflow, asylum support, emergency housing and humanitarian settings.
Cocoon units arranged in a managed indoor accommodation layout with clear circulation routes
The problem
When accommodation systems come under pressure, people may be placed in open halls, shared rooms or improvised sleeping areas.
These arrangements can provide somewhere to lie down, but often fail to provide privacy, warmth, security or dignity. In open temporary accommodation, people may be exposed to constant light, noise, draughts and the eyes of strangers.
Documents, medication, phones and personal belongings are hard to secure. Rest is difficult. The experience of shared open sleeping is disorienting and distressing — for individuals, families and people who have already experienced significant trauma.
Open hall accommodation without privacy — camp beds, shared space, no separation
Cocoon unit with zipped door — private, warm, defined personal accommodation space
The solution
Each Cocoon gives an individual, couple or small family a defined, enclosed and insulated space of their own.
The occupant can zip the Cocoon closed, shut out draughts, block light, reduce surrounding noise, keep belongings close and rest inside a protective shell. Instead of lying exposed in an open room, they have a small private space.
Close the door. Close the world out.
For operators, Cocoon provides a fast way to create ordered accommodation capacity without permanent construction. Units deploy in under 10 minutes, can be arranged in planned layouts, cleaned, inspected, stored and reused as pressures change.
Benefits
Use cases
Cocoon Relief is designed for organisations that need to create private accommodation capacity quickly, whether inside an existing building or as part of a managed outdoor site.
The challenge
Existing provision under pressure, requiring rapid private capacity for individuals and families.
Where Cocoon fits
Private accommodation units inside existing buildings or serviced outdoor settings, deployed quickly without construction.
The challenge
Halls, warehouses and community buildings pressed into use with no private sleeping arrangements.
Where Cocoon fits
Converts open floor space into private, insulated accommodation areas without permanent modification.
The challenge
Floods, fires, evacuations and severe weather requiring managed overnight accommodation at short notice.
Where Cocoon fits
Pre-positioned or rapidly delivered units providing private sleeping capacity within rest centre settings.
The challenge
Night shelters and emergency provision lacking private sleeping arrangements for vulnerable people.
Where Cocoon fits
Individual and family units providing private, warm, dignified space within managed settings.
The challenge
Displacement settings needing structured private accommodation capacity quickly.
Where Cocoon fits
Deployable across reception sites, camps and managed humanitarian accommodation environments.
The challenge
Serviced outdoor settings where weatherproof, insulated and managed private accommodation is required.
Where Cocoon fits
Waterproof, insulated units suitable for outdoor deployment within properly managed site settings.
Planned deployment
Cocoon units are arranged according to planned layouts with clear circulation routes, welfare access and emergency corridors — creating ordered, manageable accommodation areas.
1.2m
Side corridors
2.0m
End corridors
1.5m
Cross corridors
<10 min/unit
Deployment time
Get in touch
We are seeking conversations with organisations involved in managed accommodation, asylum support, emergency overflow, homelessness provision and humanitarian response.