Sydney, Australia’s TEKTUM Ltd. has installed a HOUSE 2.0 on the side of a hill previously thought to be undevelopable because of its location. The drop from the front of the house to the rear is 25 feet. The tailor-made modular home was basically folded up and placed in a shipping container and carted to the site in New South Wales. The modular home is built to the second highest Australian bushfire attack level rating (BAL40).

The first HOUSE 2.0 was built in the Queenslander style in July 2012, according to architectureanddesign.com.au, and subsequent efforts went towards improving the living conditions of people with mental disabilities.

“The key innovation with HOUSE2.0 is the design mechanism, which allows an entire house to be transported within a standard size, then easily and quickly ‘unfolded’ on site,” says Nicolas Perren, co-founder of TEKTUM. “With all finishes and services completed in the factory, the house is ready for occupation within a few weeks of delivery to site,” as Mr. Perren informed MHProNews. ##

(Photo credit: architectureanddesign.com/TEKTUM Ltd–Australian modular home)

(Submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews)