New Green Houses. Just Add Water
A crew of architects/designers[/ninjas] from MIT have developed what they are calling ‘Fab Tree Hab’, a house that would grow from seed to sappling to green ninja abode [and in only 25 years!]. The design is intended to replace Habitat for Humanity, where houses for those in need could be grown on a regular basis, creating completely green/sustainable communities.
[Image: example of the growth of the structure]
Here is some info on the house:
1. Composed of 100% living nutrients
2. Makes effective contributions to the ecosystem
3. Accountable removal of human impacts
4. Circulate water & metabolic flows symbiotically
5. Achieves fitness with our earthen web of life
[Image: section through house]
While I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for one of these bad boys, much respect for the design team for coming up with a truly green housing solution. Humans are a part of nature; its only right that our architecture should be too.
Team Members, from MIT:
Mitchell Joachim, Ph.D.
Lara Greden, Ph.D.
Javier Arbana, SMArchS.
More info at archinode, inhabitat and vision.
Related posts:
- Jetson Green: The Real Green World
- Human-Powered Water Pump
- Jetson Green: Modern Alley House
- Greenwashing : Is prefab really green?
- JG : Growing Prefab into Green Apartments
Posted: October 13th, 2006
at 11:24am by AMNP
Categories: architecture, green arch, housing, my ninja, please, pre-fab
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