After four years of research and development, the Amsterdam collective Fiction Factory has developed a modular house made primarily of treated cardboard that is said to last 50 years, according to huhmagazine.co.uk. Designed for either homes or offices, the Wikkelhouse (roughly, ‘wrap house’) comes in tubular sections of about 43 inches long and can be assembled within one day.
The cardboard is treated with a waterproof and breathable film prior to being clad with wooden boards. The designers say, “Wrap House meets the criteria for temporary or permanent housing. It is as much as three times more durable than traditional construction and has an expected life of at least 50 years. You can move the house to different locations if needed, or extend your floorspace by adding one or more segments.”
MHProNews asks: A cardboard house built by Fiction Factory and displayed in a magazine called HUH…………Really? Believable? ##
(Photo credit: huhmagazine.co.uk/Yvonne Witte–Wikkelhouse)
Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.