Earlier this week I saw a post from My Modern Metropolis about a
Sustainable Micro Home the Costs
Less than $30,000. First of all, that is a lot
of money, and the promotion of these homes could have done without the price
tag. This dollar amount is important, because while the idea of micro homes can be a selling point for individuals in an urban environment, they also are a source
of opportunity for advancing sanitary and health promoting environments in low
economic areas in developing countries, especially if there is the opportunity
to begin making and selling the home’s components in the area where they will
be placed. The home is built by NOMAD, and a Vancouver-based designer named
Ian Lorne Kent. As I mentioned, it is his intent to supply the home, which can
be mobile, for an affordable price that is less than $30,000. If it becomes
cost-effective the residence integrates all of the basic rooms in a standard
home—into a 10' x 10' space. Beyond residence, this design of the Micro Home can eventually be used in developing countries for mobile health
clinics and other vital services. Additionally, the opportunity to great an energy station from solar power or alternative energy production tools could create additional benefits if the home is used in the context of the developing world.
This IKEA type model, which has a direction of a luxury
feel, should begin to transform itself away from the niche of design, and reach
for the need for function that a mobile building, that is quick to build and
has amenities, can do in a developing country. It is the designer’s goal to produce an efficient home, which he has done. Whether he has set the ground work for a potential new wave of housing in the developing world will be up to him.
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