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Peaks Barn

Derbyshire, UK
2022
A double garage and studio built using the Skylark 250 system.
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Manufacturer: Chop Shop

Scouts Hut

Manchester, UK
2021
A new permanent home for the the 2/77th Manchester (2nd Whalley Range) Scout Group.

Architect: Architecture Unknown
Structural engineer: ING Design Ltd‍

De Stripmaker

Almere, Netherlands
2021
The first WikiHouse neighbourhood in the world, built using the Swift system.

A project by: WikiHouse NL

The Bide

Dorset, UK
2021
A cosy holiday cabin located in a working farm in Dorset. Book your stay online.

Architect: LAMA

Community Café

Birmingham, UK
2020
A community space in Cotteridge Park. Staffed by volunteers, it’s the base for all the activities that go on in the park.

Architect: Axis Design Architects
Timber frame contractor: Pulp Build
CNC operator: Chop Shop

WikiHouse

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2020
Architect: Badral Bayaraa

South Yorkshire Housing Association

Sheffield, UK
2018
The first WikiHouse built by a housing association.

Manufacturer: Chop Shop
Architect: Architecture 00

The Gantry at Here East

London, UK
2018
23 affordable studios and creative work spaces in Hackney Wick, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Architect: Architecture 00

Huaxia Star Library

Hebei, China
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A school library at Er-tai primary school in Hebei province, northern China.

Architect: Dot Architects

Farmhouse

Warwickshire, UK
2017
A 110m2, 3-bedroom home built using the Wren system and entirely self built by the owners. Follow their story here.

Architect: Architecture 00

Alpine microhouse

Steiermark, Austria
2015
Initially built as a prototype by a group of architects and designers developing WikiHouse in Austria, the structure was disassembled and rebuilt as a permanent mountain escape.

A-Barn

Scotland, UK
2014
A garage and writing studio built on the west coast of Scotland for a private client. It was assembled in one week by the owner and a group of volunteers working with a local builder.

Garden studio

Leicester, UK
2019
A community space in Cotteridge

Architect: ?

Garden annex

New Malden, UK
2019
Architect: Studio SeArch
Structural engineer: Tisserin
Main contractor: Pulp Build

Kitchen extension

Brighton, UK
2020
Digital design: Pulp Build
Manufacturer: Pulp Build

House extension

Derbyshire, UK
2017
A self build house extension.
An isometric view of a WikiHouse wall section. When hovered over it expands into layers, showing cladding, battens, an external breather membrane on the outside. On the inside, vapour barrier, battens and plasterboard.

High precision.
High performance.
Ultra low carbon.

The WikiHouse Skylark building system is engineered for performance, durability, adaptability and sustainability, as well as speed and simplicity of construction. World-leading building technology, in your hands.
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Precision manufactured

Blocks are digitally fabricated to 0.1 millimetre precision, so they fit together perfectly on site to create a straight, accurate structure.

Highly insulated

WikiHouse Skylark 250 blocks have a U value of 0.14 W/m²K, so your building will be ultra-low energy by default. If you want to add even more insulation, you can. You can also build to ultra high levels of airtightness.

Strong and lightweight

The WikiHouse chassis weighs much less than a typical building – making it easy to ship and assemble – but it is extremely strong. A typical wall block weighs just 39kg, but can support 13 tons of load. That's the weight of three elephants. Although we don't recommend you try this, because the elephants don't like it.

Durable

The material used to make WikiHouse blocks has a certified life of 60 years, but provided it is kept dry and protected, it will last much longer –even hundreds of years.

Circular

WikiHouse buildings can be disassembled instead of demolished, and almost all the components and materials either re-used or recycled at the end of their life.

Net carbon negative

A typical new brick home emits around 300-500kgCO₂e/m² of carbon in its construction. The same house built using WikiHouse typically emits just 100kgCO₂e/m². In fact, the blocks actually store significantly more atmospheric carbon than they emit in production. So your build project will actually be net carbon negative. Typically around -350kgCO₂e/m².

Interoperable

WikiHouse can be used with almost any type of foundation, cladding, insulation, windows or lining materials – so you have control over your design.

Adaptable

Standardised blocks can be used to make an infinite variety of custom designs. We can also create custom blocks for your project.

Fast

A weathertight WikiHouse structure can be assembled on-site in days, or sometimes hours, even by a team with no traditional construction skills.

Fire resistant

With a standard plasterboard build-up, WikiHouse walls are certified for up to 90 minutes fire resistance (REI 90) and floors and roofs for up to 60 minutes.
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Bio-based materials

Construction is responsible for around 10-11% of all carbon emissions globally. Not only can we reduce or eliminate most of these by using regionally-grown, bio-based materials, we can actually create reusable building components that store atmospheric carbon. So your project can help remove carbon from the atmosphere and keep it out.
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Fast, easy assembly

Anyone can learn how to assemble a WikiHouse chassis in days, or even hours. That's useful both for self-builders and for professional teams wanting to reduce cost and risk.
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Can I get a mortgage for a home built with WikiHouse?

Yes. Exactly how this works depends on where you are, but for an additional sum you can get a new build warranty on your project, providing 10-year structural defects insurance. This will enable new homes to be bought using a mortgage.
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The number of storeys you can build up to will depend on wind levels, the width of your building and the number of bracing walls in your design. See the design guide for more detail.

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