Articles tagged with: custom design

Cluster Housing: Cool and Affordable
Posted in Architecture, Environment on 14 October 2008

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EnterArchitecture of Sydney presently designs housing prototypes whose main consideration is alleviating extreme temperatures. The main principle behind the innovative design layout isfor air to flow freely – longitudinally and laterally. The user can customize the manyopenings in the panels. There are even ways to configure the façade for full sun protection. The “air layer” model, found on external surfaces, can expel the sun’s direct heat off the surfaces. The user, then, enjoys thermal comfort.

This cluster housing will use curved metal profiles and formed plywood panels, all lightweight materials that are easy to transport and assemble. The user has ease and convenience of use and application, with the benefit of a strong architectural design whose model can very well be a practical solution for many other places in the world.

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FlatPak Homes: Posh Prefab Designs and Sustainable Living
Posted in Architecture, Eco-Friendly on 14 October 2008

FlatPak Homes

FlatPak Homes offer a variety of choices to suit your specifications. The 8′ by 8′ prefab component can come in glass type, window, with many choices for eco-friendly finishes and accents. FlatPak Homes can become a house, a hotel, even an office building. It can even be 4 levels high. Your wish is FlatPak’s command. Depending on your ground space, the decision as to how many rooms to have or where to designate spaces is entirely your own. FlatPak Homes is a total convenience package. What can be more prefab than having choices for designs to customize your floor plan?

FlatPak Homes is aimed at sustainable living as the designs are conceptualized around considerations for the environment. The environmental effects of on-site construction are definitely eliminated with the use of prefab homes. The FlatPak Homes foundation has been designed to avoid damage to the earth. You can set-up your prefab home anywhere you wish without feeling guilty of the intrusive effect that your construction will have to the ground.
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