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As it's homes are built in a controlled indoor environment, Method Homes can streamline the installation of smart home technology in each unit.
As it's homes are built in a controlled indoor environment, Method Homes can streamline the installation of smart home technology in each unit.
It took around one week of print time to complete the wall system for each home—a process that would typically involve four steps or more using traditional building processes, including framing, drywall, and siding.
It took around one week of print time to complete the wall system for each home—a process that would typically involve four steps or more using traditional building processes, including framing, drywall, and siding.
According to the firm, the key points of the design of the Pipa House are modularity, quality, sustainability, adaptability, and materiality.
According to the firm, the key points of the design of the Pipa House are modularity, quality, sustainability, adaptability, and materiality.
In the ’60s, using only materials found on their 400-acre plot of forest in Mendocino County, Charles Bello and his wife built a sustainable ranch—including an undulating glass house. The concept of the Parabolic Glass House was straightforward, and only took about 20 seconds to crystalize: the openings of the house begin where a nearby line of trees hit the sky, and then arch up in a parabolic shape to frame the view in front of them. The shape of the home arose from the site itself.
In the ’60s, using only materials found on their 400-acre plot of forest in Mendocino County, Charles Bello and his wife built a sustainable ranch—including an undulating glass house. The concept of the Parabolic Glass House was straightforward, and only took about 20 seconds to crystalize: the openings of the house begin where a nearby line of trees hit the sky, and then arch up in a parabolic shape to frame the view in front of them. The shape of the home arose from the site itself.