German prefab firm WeberHaus and architect Peter C. Jakob of Bauart have made a stylish case for sustainable living with the modular concept ‘Option House’. Driven by a modern aesthetic and energy-efficient elements, Option is a fully functional, light-filled dwelling that delivers low-impact living in just 70 square meters of elegant and understated space.
As a two-story cube, ‘Option’ offers living and dining rooms, kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. All are illuminated with natural light from four generous and strategically placed windows. Awnings or terraces can be configured around the basic version or expanded layouts in L- or U- shapes. As a modular construct with a direct form, ‘Option’ can easily evolve with additional extensions.
In typical Deutsche building form, ‘Option’ has a highly developed and insulated building envelope, apparent at any window-wall junction. The combination of excellent thermal comfort, ample natural daylight, concise space and fossil-fuel free heating elements makes this prefab equally friendly to experience, economy and environment.
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I love these houses since I saw them for the first time. One thing about flat roofs – impractical during the snow.
Beautiful!
Wow, some very nice stuff in there!
Great design. Somewhere I read “affordable” however the price in U.S. dollars (or any other currency) is not mentioned. Does anyone know what this structure costs?
what kind of prices are they listed at
Flat roofs are not impractical in the snow. I don’t know where people get this from, but every city that gets snow has thousands of buildings with flat roofs.
this project got me to idea: the less space you occupy the less you damage you bring. it’s kind of absurd, no?
i’d love to live in such a house. amazing!
i loved interior spaces and volume of architecture and the way it is materialised.
My question is, why aren’t these energy efficient modular offerings/designs ever more “cozy” looking? Because, not everyone has this ultra-modern taste…. including me. I feel that if there could be some “softer designs” offered in addition that there would likely be an even broader appeal for this lifestyle choice of living smaller, as it were.
While I love this design esthetically, I always thought flat roofs were a no-no due to the fact that they created heat which is sent back up to the environment contributing to the warming of our planet. Isn’t that why we were suppose to place gardens on top of these buildings? I’m not seeing the green on top are you?
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Flat roofs contribute to urban heat effet when they’re covered with dark surfaces, with low reflectivity. I’ve read it can reach around 80 C (176 F). To solve this problem it is now possible to use white and reflective materials.
more info about urban heat island: http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/190.php
By the way, we had more than 4.5 meters (15 feet) of snow this winter in Québec City, and very few problems with flat roofs.
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[...] a relatively new concept in the US, the German company Weberhaus has long been developing prefab house construction technology for 50 years. Designed by Studio H:T [...]
I could build you a house like that fully finished with kitchen and bathroom and a carport for less than €100k this do not include the price of the lot.