Construction Monthly Magazine | Los Angeles 2022 Build Expo Show Edition

PuzzleHaus
PuzzleHaus structures are a new type of environmentally
efficient small House used as accessory dwelling units
or similar, made from 3 Dimensional blocks. These
blocks are portable, which allows end users to assemble
the House if they choose. In addition, the mechanical,
electrical, and plumbing fittings are embedded and
preinstalled within the appropriate blocks to facilitate
quick installation and create healthy air and efficient
lighting.
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Most conventional building methods are dilapidated,
Expensive, inefficient in Energy consumption and
Complexity, and unnecessarily time-consuming. The
construction process includes the design phase, high
general contractor and labor fees, permitting and
materials selection, and the deliveries of many separate
trades and many supplies to the site. The majority of
currently constructed structures are permanent, Heavyweight,
and often combustible... (About 80% of detached
homes use timber elements) Due to global warming
and drought, hundreds of homes (as we have seen in
recent years) are subject to fire hazards all over the US,
especially in California, which is increasing yearly.
Qastic, as a design practice in collaboration with
structural engineers of Nast Enterprises, proposes a
portable, easy-to-assemble & reusable series of blocks
that interconnect and make an efficient and perfectly
attractive unit with a beautiful minimalist design.
The PuzzleHaus Prefabricated blocks are lightweight
& resilient. The product is reusable; however it was
designed to have a comparable end-of-life cycle as
conventional buildings. There is significant energy saving
in prefabrication and orderly delivery of the PuzzleHaus
blocks. The total cost of this unit is lower than the full