The KLABU clubhouse design is currently in its third iteration, with the latest version soon to be installed at the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan, which is home to approximately 41,000 Syrian refugees. This follows clubhouses designed by MVRDV operating in the Waraotuma a Tuaranoko shelter in Boa Vista, Brazil, supporting indigenous Venezuelans who had to flee their country, and the M’bera refugee camp in Mauritania, which provides safety for 100,000 Malian refugees. Each iteration of the clubhouse is designed in collaboration with and following feedback from KLABU, TCHAI (the practice responsible for fabrication and fitout), and clubhouse managers in the camps.

The shipping container is clad in an eye-catching orange exterior, laser-cut with the KLABU logo to create a recognisable and welcoming presence. The orange of the exterior is contrasted by a sky-blue interior with compact, modular, and adaptive interior installations. These offer ample storage space, ensuring all clubhouse materials can be pre-loaded into the container prior to shipping and readily accessed by clubhouse managers once mounted. Interior fixtures have been chosen for durability and ease of transit through customs.

In the third iteration of the design, the clubhouse uses an “open side” container, which in addition to doors at the end of the container, also opens along its longer, 20-foot side. This delivers greater adaptability and visibility for the clubhouse, incorporating a substantial window open to the public, a canopy, and a large television screen, while ensuring that the overall structure maintains its necessarily robust and functional characteristics. The canopy provides shade during the day, extending the use of the clubhouse to a range of other activities, including sports such as table tennis and other social activities.