inhabitat.com - 7/25/2009
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This curvaceous modular home by Palo Alto architect, Joseph Bellamo, is joining the ranks of affordable, modular housing. Dubbed the Home Arc , Bellamo was inspired to create the home after the success of his modular bicycle rack design, the Bike Arc — designed to provide efficient ...
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Eco Homes: Bike Rack-inspired prefab home offers off-grid sustainable living
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... electricity to power all the appliances and the lights used indoors.
The home is intended to be made from tubular steel armature and is to be placed above the ground on concrete piers or a wood deck and then covered in translucent polycarbonate plastic. The architect believes that an 800 square foot House Arc would cost about $100,000 which is quite comparable to the cost people pay for a normal house with the same area.
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