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EKOKIT is a range of self-build eco houses that have been specifically designed to be flexible, sustainable and within the price reach of ordinary New Zealanders.
EKOKIT homes can be built anywhere in New Zealand, under the supervision of a Licensed Building Practitioner. If you don’t wish to manage your EKOKIT build yourself your EKOKIT is also available as a complete finished home through Planet Homes.
via EKOKIT – from Ebode & Hybrid Homes.
ArtBox aims to provide exhibition and retail space for approximately 100 Christchurch artists, craft practitioners and design retailers who have lost workspace and outlets, through the creation flexible and portable modules, all of which have been locally designed and manufactured.
The project, instigated by CPIT in conjunction with Christchurch firm F3 Design, will begin with 18 modules being placed in and around the CPIT campus, with the hope that with the community’s support it can branch out to support a River of Arts throughout the city.
Pippin Wright-Stow, who co-owns F3 Design with his sister Ella, said the idea was spearheaded by F3 Design employee Andrew Just, who also lectures at CPIT’s architecture school.
The ArtBox modules are a 2.9m cube that allow for the creation of comfortable and highly adaptable spaces. They can be stacked, oriented and arranged in various practical configurations, insulated with wool, and are weather-tight. And because the modules are based around a steel hollow section frame, Wright-Stow said they have are very strong and have the ability to resist loads placed by earthquakes.
They’re not designed for one-off use either. Their unique design allows for multi-functional and multi-purpose use across a number of industries, from artists and jewellers to craftspeople and education institutions, as well as festivals and events.
“The idea is that they can be on-sold and used as commercial or residential dwellings,” said Wright-Stow.
Featuring interchangeable wall and flooring panels, the boxes can be placed on any surface, including concrete and grass.
via Architects and engineers collaborate in solution for displaced artists and designers
Here at SPACE we love micro dwellings. Those small buildings that are woven intrinsically into the culture and character of New Zealanders.
A room of one’s own. A private SPACE. A quiet retreat. All are vital elements that contribute to our well being.
more info >>> Space Moveable Rooms.
INSPIRED BY HENRY DAVID THOREAU’S HUT AT WALDEN POND. TRANSLATED AS A TOOL FOR OUR TIME TUNED TO PLANET EARTH. A MINIMUM PROTOTYPE THAT ADJUSTS TO ITS ENVIRONMENT IN THE SENSE THAT A TREE DOES, IE AUTONOMOUS ENERGY, INFO, WATER+FOOD, INTEGRATED STRUCTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS WITH LOUVRE SKINS THAT RESPOND VIA SENSORS TO TEMPERATURE, WIND, MOISTURE AND LIGHT. ‘..THIS FRAME SO SLIGHTLY CLAD, WAS A SORT OF CRYSTALLISATION AROUND ME..’ THOREAU.
The Marlborough Snug is an innovative design providing a high quality work space, bedroom or sauna using the unique properties of pine heartwood.
The Snug is a Marlborough Regional Development Trust affordable housing project.
It uses European research plus locally grown materials and local businesses.
Everyone who has seen it just loves it.
The first Snug is now in Christchurch at 166 Ferry Road where it is being used a tempory office.
Keep watching this site to find out how you can see it.
Student building project at MIT
Baltimorean Will Homan, along with Pernilla Hagberth from Sweden and Clementine Blakemore from England, took on the Auburn University Rural Studio challenge: plan, design, and build a $20K house in Hale County, Alabama that could potentially be produced as a viable alternative to trailers in the area and purchased with a 502 Direct Loan. Above you see the project, from beginning sketches to one finished house. After the inaugural project in 2005, this structure marks the program’s ninth iteration. Now for the details…
Read more at Rural Southern Studio: Small Space, Small Budget.
A wall made from cinderblocks made from a mix of concrete, paper and egg cartons.
For more information, contact Bruce Thomson at brucethomson@slingshot.co.nz or 07 5767614
It’s a two for one sneaky deal!
Apparently there are adobe state homes in Hastings [or Wellington?]. Does anyone have some photos?