We need to transform how we build: from wasteful, carbon-intensive methods and materials like bricks and concrete to sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste building. That means building with bio-based materials that store atmospheric carbon in reusable components.
WikiHouse is a modular building system comprising digitally-fabricated timber blocks that can be manufactured in small factories, then rapidly assembled on-site to create high-performance, zero-carbon buildings in days, or even hours. The WikiHouse system is open source, meaning it is not tied to a single business. It is a new, shared vernacular, developed by—and for—the entire industry. It is the “brick” of the twenty-first century.
Participants
OPEN SYSTEMS LAB
LONDON, UK
Alastair Parvin, Coventry, UK, 1983. Lives and works in London, UK
Clayton Prest, Somerset West, South Africa, 1989. Lives and works in Barnsley, UK
Gabriele Granello, Treviso, Italy, 1989. Lives and works in Treviso, Italy.
Amber Richardson, Redditch, UK, 1993. Lives and works in Malvern, UK.
Authorial Collaborators
WikiHouse: Jonathan Campbell (Video Content Creator), Helen Lawrence (Operations & Partnerships Lead), Melissa Esquerre (Content Lead); FVAA srl: Fabio Vignolo Pinerolo (Architect & Founder), Giovanni Poncino (Architect & Founder), Antonio Sciannamblo (Junior Architect), Alex Ayoub (Intern)
