Good is...? Weehouse

Whilst searching the internet I came across a really interesting website, a company, cased in America, its the collaboration between a designer and architect. The company provides a site in which you can design, and order a flat packed house. The 'weehouses' are made of eco friendly materials, and they really enforce this idea, using solar panels and a recycling process. The design process also utilises strategies to reduce waste.


As seen below the 'Weehouses' are befitting to the environment, are made mostly of wooden materials, with some modern and architecturally stunning interiors. The whole idea is that you can contact the designers, and for your new home to be delivered on the back of a lorry.

One of the smaller, more abstract and personalised designs.

Simply dropping your new home off.

One of the best things about the weehouses is its ability to transport it

Although simply a wooden cabin, some of the 'weehouses' have beautiful interiors

Their simple structure means, as long as you have land ownership, they can be placed pretty much anywhere.

The factory building

Another home being delivered.

Some of the messages, concepts and idea the company offers.

The 'green' aspect of the company

Time scaling in the construction process

Some prototypes

The building process.

Showing a customised design.

Digital mock up, showing standard and customised 'Weehouses'

Showing the environments such a design can be placed in.

The eco friendly aspects of a weehouse. Listed:

- Solar electric

- Solar thermal

- smart roof

- Passive cooling

- Passive solar heating

- Wind power

- Rain water collection

- Hydronic infloor heat

- Geothermic heat

More information about the eco / green elements of the company

Some elements the weehouses offer. 

Floor plans, are possibly something I could look at too.

An example of an existing design of a wee house you can purchase

The design and building process in stages

Showing wee houses you can rent

Wee house delivery map - showing the areas which can be delivered to.

The online manual

Providing information about the interior Design

Outlining the eco friendly aspects of Wee houses

The environments wee houses can be placed in.

The customisation process.

Outlining what a wee house is.

An example.

Another example, with floor plans.

Some of the customisation options available.

Interior design options.

The heating a cooling apsect of the wee houses, outlining eco friendly elements

Publicity

Wee houses are gaining popularity within the industry, being shown with Grand designs and other such mainstream design company publications.

After looking at this company, I've realised there only available online, they do not provide paper based product information. Which is a niche I could possibly take on board, and produce the print based materials for the company myself. Possibly create the branding, packaging and advertising of the products being sold so it's more widely available. I did find when looking on the website, it quite tedious going through a load of links to find out vital pieces of information a potential buyer would need. Having it printed into a simple booklet / catalogue would be a much easier way to go about it, I feel. All the information to hand, and available at all times.