Industrialised home building is one of the latest trends in the construction sector. Advances in technology now mean it is possible to fabricate elements for later on-site structure assembly, [...]
Blauhaus, a company specialised in designing and building efficient and sustainable homes between party walls in urban centres, talked to us about its original proposal. An idea that originated [...]
As a society, we are becoming increasingly aware of the relationship between health and buildings, an issue that House Habitat has addressed right from its early days. The design process for our [...]
We have recently handed over a magnificent biopassive house in Sant Pere de Vilamajor, in the province of Barcelona. It comprises 140 m2, distributed on two floors and has 3 bedrooms, including [...]
Single or multi-family properties; administrative, office or retail buildings; in the city, countryside or on the coast. Cross Laminated Timber system is growing in popularity around the world [...]
A well designed and executed thermal envelope is the perfect starting point for a low energy consumption home, a passive house or Passivhaus. Here at House Habitat we can provide just the [...]
Local government action to halt climate change is providing a boost for wood-based construction. The new trend for environmentally aware architecture has led to a number of public wood-based [...]
The history and appearance of our cities has been shaped by epidemics: the plague in the Middle Ages; smallpox in the 17th century; and cholera and yellow fever in the 19th century. And the [...]