Housing
How Prefab Honeycomb Homes Could Help the Affordable Housing Problem
These customizable hexagons from U.K.-based Hivehaus offer the promise of fast, cheap density.
Every county in the U.S. needs more affordable housing, and that calls for fast and cheap construction of living space. A new company promises just that, with help from the architectural principles of Bauhaus and the instincts of bees.
England-based Hivehaus sells hexagonal building units that customers can assemble in highly customizable fashion. They’re cheap (the largest cluster advertised sells for £39,643, about $61,500 as of today) and fast (with manufacturing in three months and installation in a matter of days). If they catch on, the houses could change the game in cost-effective urban and suburban densification through installation in backyards or on rooftops.