DESIGN CONCEPT
The Future of Affordable Housing
NO NEED FOR PLANNING PERMISSION, AN ARCHITECT, OR EVEN A BUILDER, BUILD YOUR OWN HIVEHAUS TO CREATE YOUR OWN BESPOKE SPACE ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET.
Inspired by nature, HIVEHAUS is an innovative new concept in modular living space, heavily influenced by Modernism using unconventional building techniques. Making a special appearance on ‘George Clark’s Amazing Spaces’, HIVEHAUS are set to change the future of affordable housing where no planning permission is required. Designed to be compact but comfortable HIVEHAUS was originally conceived by builder Barry Jackson as a highly versatile
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garden room that could be easily expanded to suit the needs of the individual without the need (in most cases) for planning permission. HIVEHAUS has been designed to be affordable, sustainable, flexible, easily expanded and portable as well as most importantly, extremely economical to run. Its sleek contemporary design may be its first striking feature but underneath its crisp stylish exterior are an array of cutting edge features which make HIVEHAUS truly unique
and innovative. A lightweight steel frame system sits on adjustable zinc coated steel base jacks, each jack has 500 mm of adjustment allowing for easy erection on uneven terrain and sits on minimal foundation pads reducing environmental impact and the cost of ground levelling and traditional poured concrete foundations. Floor and ceiling panels are constructed from 100mm insulated sectional timber frames which are bolted together