Eco Factor: Recyclable housing running on renewable energy.
Whenever it comes to sustainable housing of the future, designers show impractical and weird mega-structures that they hope will house the masses in an ecofriendly way. However, as brilliant as those concepts might seem on paper, making them meet reality is not as easy. Atelier Tekuto has shown a possible way, which might be as cost-effective and sustainable as we all need.
Going on a minimalist design, Tekuto has just completed a model project in Gondar, Ethiopia, which is based on traditional old wooden Japanese houses that were dismantled and transplanted to the city. Dismantling and transplanting houses in a new place is considered to be a green approach, as it reduces carbon dioxide emissions by a maximum of 8.4 tons when compared with dismantling and burning old houses.
The electricity needed for lighting and powering water pumps comes from roof-mounted solar panels. A rainwater harvesting and purification system was also installed to provide fresh water to the inhabitants.
The Dark Side:
Without much insulation, the houses could end up wasting more energy in heating and cooling than what will actually be generated by the roof-mounted solar panels. We do acknowledge that going minimalist for the sake of the environment is one answer to the problem of global warming, but it will in no way be the only answer.
Via: DesignBoom
