A man has aimed to tackle homelessness in Australia by building a Sleepbus, a bus converted into 22 sleeping pods to provide homeless people with a safe sleeping space.

Entrepreneur Simon Rowe has raised nearly $95,000 via GoFundMe for the development of the Sleepbus.

He started the project in May last year after witnessing a man sleep rough in the middle of a busy Melbourne street.

Mr Rowe also experienced homelessness himself as a 19-year-old, and is now on a mission to provide those sleeping rough with a safe place to go to bed.

Mr Rowe will install sleeping pods like the ones shown above for sleeping, as well as a kennel room so people can bring their animal companions

Pictured above is a mock-up of what the sleeping pods will look like inside. They will feature a charging station as well as lockers and a roller door with a lock to ensure their safety

The bus will sleep up to 22 people living on the streets each night, and provide lockers and toilets

The bus has room for people to sleep their pets and store their luggage safely

Writing on the GoFundMe page, Mr Rowe talked about how he used his business experience to create a simple solution to the problem.

'The more I developed and researched a solution, the more I discovered what a good nights sleep can do for a persons physical and mental health,' he wrote.

'Just being able to sleep through the night, warm and safe can give a person a whole new outlook on life.'

One Sleepbus costs about $50,000 and provides 22 sleeping pods, toilets, lockers and a kennel room for pets so people can bring their animal companions.

Mr Rowe hopes to have a fleet of 300 buses roaming Australia within six years.

'It needed to be mobile to go where people needed us rather than drag them to a location we want them to go,' he told the Daily Telegraph. 'Sydney and Melbourne will be the two in most need as far as cities go so we'll be in those areas in a big way.'

He believes the Sleepbus can be used to help take the strain off shelters and keep people safe.

'For Sleepbus its about $27.50 to provide a safe sleep, you can probably add $100 to that for a bricks and mortar shelter so it's quite cost effective.'

Mr Rowe said there was a big correlation between a good night's sleep and good mental health

The entrepreneur hopes to have his first bus on the road before winter and plans to expand to 300 busses throughout Australia in the next six years

The bus has been designed as a cheaper alternative to brick and mortar shelters, and has the capability to go to those who need it most

Mr Rowe also experienced homelessness himself as a 19-year-old, and is now on a mission to provide those sleeping rough with a safe place to go to bed.

A paid overnight caretaker will operate the bus with volunteers, a third party will monitor the bus via CCTV and the staff will liaise with local police.

'Sleepbus' focus is we provide safe sleeps. That's it. We don't provide food or counselling or anything like that because there's already plenty of organisations doing that,' he told the Daily Telegraph.

Mr Rowe added that he planned to work with welfare groups and connect clients with services.

He wants at least one bus on the road by this coming winter. 'That one bus will provide 8,030 safe sleeps per year and can last up to 10 years before it needs major work or replacement,' he writes on the GoFundMe page.

A mock up of the exterior of the sleepbus, which says it will sleep 8,030 people a year

Mr Rowe and his two sons outside a soon-to-be sleepbus