Backyard BI(h)OME Eases Housing Crunch

Jul-15-15 By turning backyards into housing options, the Backyard BI(h)OME developers hope to ease the challenges of urban housing shortages while also promoting healthy wildlife.

Created by a team of students at UCLS’s CityLAB, the low-cost home features all the standard rooms of a home, including a kitchen, bathroom and dining room. Designed to be easily erected, the house is made up of a honeycomb-like structure that is then wrapped in a translucent sheet of ETFE. The Backyard BI(h)OME can be outfitted with an array of off-grid features, including solar panels, a composting toilet, and a water source that taps into a standard water hose, and can even be rented for temporary use.

The Backyard BI(h)OME also takes into account the needs of non-human neighbors, with features at the base of the structure designed to encourage and accommodate small mammals and insects.

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