I was just looking at the LoftCube again and my friend Brian mentioned the Dymaxion House, a pre-fab house designed and built by Buckminster Fuller in 1946.
Buckminster Fuller designed his igloo-shaped Dymaxion House so it could be shipped to buyers in a can-shaped container.
None of the parts weighed more than 10 pounds and the cost was about $6,500.
Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn is preparing to open an exhibit of the house designed to withstand tornadoes.
Links
- Dymaxion House at Henry Ford Museum
- Detroit News: Fuller house finds a home
- Dymaxion House entry at Wikipedia
- Buckminster Fuller on PBS (WNET)
- Article on the bathroom of Dymaxion House, which uses a “fog gun” shower, providing a hygenic shower which uses only a single cup of water
- Article on the Dymaxion House