Modular Housing System

A further component to the idea of building an eco-house. I partiuclarly like the human scale design principle. "Taking cues from traditional Japanese joinery, the basis of the house is interlocking timber components. No piece is larger than the average person can carry, and the lightweight, componentized pieces are assembled without nails or screws. The house can be altered for the changing of the seasons. What was once a deck in summer, becomes a screened enclosure in the winter."

TH eflexibility is also a brilliant idea and the lack of nails and screws sounds like a dream to someone who get blisters assembling furniture!

Unfortunately it's only a concept at the moment -just when I was getting excited about getting in touch with a green morgage company! Still in a few years time ... ?

Treehugger: Self-Sustaining, Ultra-Minimalist, Eco-Effective, Modular Housing System: [:housing:]