PAF Architecture has been developing an affordable housing strategy for several years. That strategy is Loq-kit.
Loq-kit is a system of mass-produced and interchangeable house parts. With these new components, hundreds of houses – each unique in layout and appearance – can be assembled from a system of standardized parts. Loq-kit is not a wood-based construction assembly. The components are not held together with glue, screws, or nails. Rather, the components’ individual shapes allow them to be locked together without external fasteners. The components may also be unlocked – or taken apart.
Because the Loq-kit components are easy to assemble and take apart, homeowners can modify their homes. Walls, windows, and doors can be moved, and home additions can be added or removed. Because they are interchangeable, the components can be shared between houses. Homeowners can remove unwanted portions of their home and sell or donate them to organizations that assist families in need. In this way, unwanted used house parts are not hauled to a landfill, but are put to work in reducing housing costs in an economically sustainable system of component reuse.
Patents Pending
Loq-kit is a trademark of PAF Architecture, LLC, d/b/a Loq-kit, Inc.
For more information about Loq-kit, visit loq-kit.com
