The team plans to scale the Smart Shelter project across Ukraine and create such spaces in 10-20 universities.
The shelter is located on the lower floor of the library building and has a play area, private offices, small individual spaces for video calls, and its own library with meeting spaces. In a separate part there are restrooms, showers and a room with beds. The Smart Shelter occupies the area of the former book depository, with an entrance through the library’s atrium.
The premises will be a coworking space that will operate under any conditions and will be transformed into a shelter during an air raid.
- The project was presented at the XI All-Ukrainian Festival of Innovative Projects Sikorsky Challenge 2022, and work began in 2023.
- The project was designed by architect Pavlo Pecker, who has experience with similar projects in Iraq and Libya.
- The cost of this project is 350,000 euros.