The seed for Dwell Homes was planted few years ago and now it’s time for it to sprout . In an article posted on inhabitat.com by Bridgette Steffen has seen its reasonable share of shipping container homes, but it has been never seen that shipping containers paired with bamboo forming Prefab Homes.
But now, Bamboo Groves, a design and construction firm in Costa Rica, has developed some great designs for Prefab homes carved from insulated shipping containers and bamboo. Developed for the tropical regions , these prefab homes are different from the designs we are familiar to Many of these prefab container homes focus on passive heating and cooling , though different regions require different strategies.
Bamboo Groves uses Intermodal Steel Building Units (ISBUs), which are insulated shipping containers, in creating the framework of the Prefab home. Then Guadua Bamboo, which is one of the fastest growing bamboos, is harvested and used as beams for the roof. Current Prefab homes designs range from 100 sq meters with one ISBU up to 250 sq meter. Construction should take less than 5 months and be very affordable.
The unique features of these prefab homes is, that they are built from insulated shipping containers and a local material, bamboo; and second that it accommodates the temperate climate With these items in mind, It is predicted that this company certainly has a good handle on creating affordable and beautiful Prefab homes.
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