“And you don’t have to upset the neighbours for a year while you’re building.” ‘One screw does almost everything’ “They’re affordable, they’re fast, they’re healthy to live in and healthy to build,” Martin says. Martin is hoping the chance to see the buildings in person will convince not only prospective buyers but also the industry at large that prefabrication is the way forward.
“You can just jump on the floor … and feel the strength of this house,” he says. Martin speaks to Guardian Australia from the company’s OM 1 prototype in the Hunter Valley. Dimensions X say more than 7,000 people have registered interest.Ī Valley Workshop home in West Hobart. The prefab homes are customisable to each client and can be built in a matter of weeks. Now he has turned his hand to prefab, and the interest in the venture, with the media entrepreneur Oscar Martin, has taken even him by surpriseĭimensions X, which launches this month and starts building in July, aims to create large, design-led homes with a small environmental footprint (they will rely on solar, water collection and battery) that the founders say will last well into the future. For many, working with Stutchbury feels out of reach, and his designs are highly sought after, particularly in coastal areas and on Sydney’s northern beaches. Peter Stutchbury, an architect for more than 40 years, is known for his award-winning buildings that celebrate the Australian landscape and has long championed sustainable architecture. “People are looking for a better way to do things and are turning to prefab as a potential solution,” says Prof Tuan Ngo, research director of the ARC training centre for advanced manufacturing of prefabricated housing at University of Melbourne.
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