Humanitarian & Emergency Displacement Response
Fast protective shelter for displacement, disaster and conflict.
Cocoon Relief provides waterproof, insulated personal shelter for people displaced by natural disaster, political unrest or war, and for emergency settings where safe shelter is suddenly unavailable, accommodation is overwhelmed, return is unsafe, or protection is urgently needed.
Illustrative visualisation — serviced outdoor humanitarian site with rows of Cocoons, surrounding sanitation and welfare provision
Built for the first 72 hours
Fast shelter in the first hours after displacement.
In the first 72 hours after displacement, fast shelter can help save lives. When people are exposed to cold, wet, wind, uneven, dangerous or damaged ground, exhaustion and loss of privacy, the speed and quality of shelter can change the outcome.
Cocoon is designed for those conditions: a waterproof, insulated and private unit that can be deployed in minutes, indoors or outdoors, so people can get warm, sleep, keep belongings close and recover enough to make clear decisions.
Where Cocoon can be deployed
Where Cocoon can be deployed.
Protection from harsh conditions
Designed for exposure, weather and rapid deployment.
Cocoon’s protective shell is built around materials and engineering chosen for harsh conditions. Each unit provides a waterproof, insulated personal space that deploys in minutes, can be used indoors or outdoors, packs compactly for transport and is reusable across multiple sites and events.
Waterproof protective shell
A waterproof protective shell, designed for indoor and harsh outdoor conditions.
Insulation across floor, walls and roof
50mm drop-stitch insulation across floor, walls, roof and door reduces heat loss on all sides.
Integrated insulated floor
A raised, insulated and stable internal surface — usable shelter on cold, damp, uneven or damaged ground.
Body-heat warming
Compact insulated volume allows occupant body heat to warm the internal space rapidly.
Wind kept out
Once zipped closed, Cocoon keeps wind out while maintaining airflow through its baffled vent system. The protected hood, mesh layers and downward air path prevent a straight-through draught from reaching the occupant.
Baffled ventilation
The baffled vent system allows airflow without creating a direct draught path between outside air and the interior.
Manual deployment in approximately 10 minutes
Per-unit deployment using the included manual pump — no power source required.
Faster deployment with electric pump
Electric pump compatibility for higher-volume site deployments.
Cleaned, packed and redeployed
Each Cocoon can be wiped clean, moved, packed away and redeployed when shelter pressure arises again.
Compact packed size for transport
Approximately 90 × 60 × 50cm and around 45kg per unit, packed.
Securable zipped entrance
Heavy-duty zip closure with padlock-securable pulls.
Families, children and vulnerable people
A private space for families, children and vulnerable people.
Cocoon can support family areas, women-only zones and provision for vulnerable people within larger emergency, displacement or humanitarian sites.
Units can be zoned within planned layouts to provide dedicated family or vulnerable-person areas, while still operating as part of the wider site's welfare framework.
For vulnerable people, the value of Cocoon is not only cover from the weather. A closed, controlled space can reduce immediate stress, support proper rest, keep belongings close, help a parent care for a child and give the occupant a clearer sense of control over their immediate surroundings.
Mother and child inside a Cocoon — a private, protected space within a humanitarian setting
Boundary of provision
Cocoon provides the physical shelter component.
Cocoon provides the physical shelter component within a wider response that may also include water, sanitation, food, medical care, safeguarding and security.
Discuss humanitarian use.
We welcome conversations with NGOs, humanitarian organisations, refugee-support bodies and disaster-relief teams.