Frameless temporary or emergency shelter

A foldable frameless temporary dwelling 100 comprising:

• a radial array (106,107 a, 107 b, 110 and 109) of inter-connected shaped side panels capable of being unfolded for use, characterised in that the side panels comprise a rigid and durable sheet material capable of being bent into a curved shape;
• each side panel shares a common side edge with each adjacent side panel and is joined to the adjacent side panel at a foldable joint (108) that comprises at least one flexible yet inextensible fastening means (501, 806) originally fixed in place between the edges of the panels and connecting the edges together when the common edges are aligned parallel and overlaid;
• at least one side edge of each side panel shares a common edge profile with each adjacent panel and at least a portion of each side panel is capable of flexing into the curved shape during and after an unfolding process in response to a tension thereby developed across the fastening means (108) as a result of flexion along the or each curved joint and passed between the panels (106, 107a, 107b, 110 and 109) thereby causing each unfolded panel to adopt an at least partially curved configuration that encloses the dwelling;
• wherein at least one side panel (106) includes an aperture (102, 605) fort ingress or egress;
• wherein the at least one side panel (106) includes the side panel 106, 608 b) including the aperture of a slidable door (609) further includes means 604, 607, 608 a) to allow the slidable door to slide and be secured.