This paper deals with research into an instant parachute plastics house for disaster areas. Such a house is formed by rigidising a special parachute with light rigid panels that can be used for dropping food and medical supplies to the affected areas. Rigidisation can be carried out by impregnating the joints between the panels of the parachute with a resin/hardener system by pressure injection in a predetermined pattern, just prior to drop. This would convert the parachute into a rigid shell before it hits the ground. Problems that are discussed in detail are plastics and parachute materials, the opening characteristics, methods of impregnation, porosity and its effect on the aerodynamic behavior of the parachute, behavior on touchdown and the problem of anchorage, and architectural and structural considerations. A leaflet that needs to be dropped with the house is also briefly discussed. Final conclusions have been drawn.