Deserta Ecofolie: A Prototype for Minimum Dwelling in the Atacama Desert and Beyond

Deserta Ecofolie is a 16-square-metre structure designed to sustain a minimum dwelling and off-grid inhabitation. To do this, it brings together eco-technical objects such as fog catchers, photovoltaic cells, a domestic wind turbine, a water wall, a dry toilet, and other appliances that avoid the production of greenhouse emissions.
Deserta Ecofolie is conceived for the Atacama Desert, providing minimum dwelling while measuring the amount of water trapped by its domestic fog catcher in comparison with other devices such as cooling surfaces for the production of water out of air condensation. Both devices are balanced against their energy demands, which is provided by solar panels and a domestic wind turbine. All other domestic appliances for the bathroom and kitchen are equally eco-technical, aimed at low consumption of water and energy. As an experimental prototype and tool for measurement, it is meant to be the smallest possible unit to be placed in the worst-case scenario of the Atacama Desert.