Contrary to sometimes-mistaken popular opinion, architects are not artists who create a new each time from scratch - they work with a palette of materials, techniques and tricks of the trade that build upon one another and evolve over time. Hence WikiHouse, an open-source approach to sharing designs that are
The Wikilab is an experimental laboratory, based on WikiHouse technology, to be built in Brazil. This article describes a bit of the challenges and opportunities met while developing this project.
Pal naast de markante watertoren, grenzend aan de Oude Maas in Zwijndrecht is de eerste Petit Place gebouwd. Petit Place is een Tiny House, volledig modulair opgebouwd en duurzaam. Project-ontwikkelaar ISA BEHEER BV van Petit Place en RoosRos Architecten hebben de handen ineengeslagen en de eerste modelwoning opgeleverd.
The WikiHouse system brings MMC capabilities to designers and contractors who didn't think they had the resources for it. WikiHouse CEO Alastair Parvin explains just how easy this system is to procure and put together.
With the help of friends and family we are about to build the first 2-storey Wikihouse as an agricultural worker’s dwelling. Local contractors have put down the concrete foundations, Architec…
Image 11 of 16 from gallery of WikiHouse Unveils World's First Two-Storey Open-Source House at London Design Festival. WikiHouse 4.0 during construction. Image Courtesy of The Building Centre
With the help of friends and family we are about to build the first 2-storey Wikihouse as an agricultural worker’s dwelling. Local contractors have put down the concrete foundations, Architec…
The WikiHouse project has been finding it’s way all around the globe (literally) - I first found out about the project in New Zealand before beginning to work with the WikiHouse Foundation in London…
Projects built using WikiHouse come in different shapes, sizes and locations. Check out these beautiful examples of projects built around the world.
Construction Team: Xing Ruoxuan, Duan Tianzhi, Lv Bohui, Wu Jing, Meng Huijuan, Wang Hao, Sun Ting, Wang xiaoqi, Liu Jingshu, Xu Shengrui, Xie Chengxi, Bai Zhen dotMake, an organisation aims to make…
Image 1 of 5 from gallery of WikiHouse: Build Your Own House in 24 Hours. © WikiHouse.cc
Design, 'print' and assemble your own WikiHouse using free open-source software and a local CNC mill to cut the parts, even iwith no prior building experience.
Projects built using WikiHouse come in different shapes, sizes and locations. Check out these beautiful examples of projects built around the world.
Architects love innovation; they are usually on the lookout for the latest innovation in materials and products which they can incorporate into their...
Image 3 of 16 from gallery of WikiHouse Unveils World's First Two-Storey Open-Source House at London Design Festival. WikiHouse 4.0 during construction. Image Courtesy of The Building Centre
It was one year ago that we brought you news of WikiHouse, the innovative open-source concept for housebuilding from London-based design team 00:/ (zero zero). The idea is to bring house design and construction to the masses through open-source designs that use easy-to-assemble CNC cutouts from standard sheets of plywood. Anyone can…
Image 9 of 16 from gallery of WikiHouse Unveils World's First Two-Storey Open-Source House at London Design Festival. WikiHouse 4.0 during construction. Image Courtesy of The Building Centre
Working with Alastair Parvin and Nick Ierodiaconou of WikiHouse, they forked one of the latest WikiHouse design standards...
Working far beyond the simplistic notion of crowdsourced design, WikiHouse Foundation is a building system and a stamp of approval for open-source innovations around the building industry.
Imagine downloading your house online and "printing" it out on a machine. You don't have to imagine it. London-based Architect Alastair Parvin and his team have created a revolutionary home-building concept: Wikihouse. Wikihouse makes it
With the help of friends and family we are about to build the first 2-storey Wikihouse as an agricultural worker’s dwelling. Local contractors have put down the concrete foundations, Architec…
With the help of friends and family we are about to build the first 2-storey Wikihouse as an agricultural worker’s dwelling. Local contractors have put down the concrete foundations, Architec…
Image 2 of 16 from gallery of WikiHouse Unveils World's First Two-Storey Open-Source House at London Design Festival. WikiHouse 4.0 during construction. Image Courtesy of The Building Centre
Construction Team: Xing Ruoxuan, Duan Tianzhi, Lv Bohui, Wu Jing, Meng Huijuan, Wang Hao, Sun Ting, Wang xiaoqi, Liu Jingshu, Xu Shengrui, Xie Chengxi, Bai Zhen dotMake, an organisation aims to make…
Het WikiHouse heeft zich in tien jaar tijd in Nederland ontwikkeld van een experiment tot een serieus alternatief voor betaalbare zelfbouw. Het open source-concept is dit jaar voor liefst vier prijzen genomineerd en daar is mede-initiatiefnemer Vincent Muller uiteraard apetrots op.
Construction Team: Xing Ruoxuan, Duan Tianzhi, Lv Bohui, Wu Jing, Meng Huijuan, Wang Hao, Sun Ting, Wang xiaoqi, Liu Jingshu, Xu Shengrui, Xie Chengxi, Bai Zhen dotMake, an organisation aims to make…