Modular Eco-Housing Pushing Boundaries With Cardboard
Designed and developed by Fiction Factory, a company of creative makers from Amsterdam, Wikkelhouse loosely translates to ?wrapped house.' This sustainable modular house is uniquely created with cardboard as its main building material and is customizable in its size and function.Â
Wikkelhouse Dordrech. Photo Courtesy of Yvonne Witte
Designed and developed by Fiction Factory, a company of creative makers from Amsterdam, Wikkelhouse loosely translates to ?wrapped house.' This sustainable modular house is uniquely created with cardboard as its main building material and is customizable in its size and function.Â
Diagram of Modular System. Image Courtesy of Fiction Factory
The Wikkelhouse is built from 24 layers of top-quality cardboard wound around a rotating house-shaped mould. These layers are then bonded with an eco-friendly superglue to create durability and optimal insulation. This is where the name Wikkelhouse comes from, as ?wikkelen? is the Dutch word for ?wrapping.' The house is then finished with waterproof foil and wood-paneling to protect it from the elements.
House Mould Machine. Photo Courtesy of Yvonne Witte
Layers of Cardboard. Photo Courtesy of Yvonne Witte
The materials used in the Wikkelhouse have a low impact on the environment, being 3 times more environmentally sustainable and eco-friendly than a traditional house. The Wikkelhouse is also 100% recyclable, with each part able to be deconstruct...
Wikkelhouse Dordrech. Photo Courtesy of Yvonne Witte
Designed and developed by Fiction Factory, a company of creative makers from Amsterdam, Wikkelhouse loosely translates to ?wrapped house.' This sustainable modular house is uniquely created with cardboard as its main building material and is customizable in its size and function.Â
Diagram of Modular System. Image Courtesy of Fiction Factory
The Wikkelhouse is built from 24 layers of top-quality cardboard wound around a rotating house-shaped mould. These layers are then bonded with an eco-friendly superglue to create durability and optimal insulation. This is where the name Wikkelhouse comes from, as ?wikkelen? is the Dutch word for ?wrapping.' The house is then finished with waterproof foil and wood-paneling to protect it from the elements.
House Mould Machine. Photo Courtesy of Yvonne Witte
Layers of Cardboard. Photo Courtesy of Yvonne Witte
The materials used in the Wikkelhouse have a low impact on the environment, being 3 times more environmentally sustainable and eco-friendly than a traditional house. The Wikkelhouse is also 100% recyclable, with each part able to be deconstruct...
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