PAF Architecture, LLC

PAF Architecture, LLC

> Loq-kit - A New Technology For Housing

Shelter With Service - A Green Revolution
PAF Architecture was established in 2003 with lofty ambitions. The launching of the firm centered on the development of an innovative affordable housing technology – one capable of undercutting the costs of conventional wood-based construction systems. This new housing technology is named Loq-kit.

Loq-kit is a system of mass-produced interchangeable house parts.

The project garnered international attention in 2005 with a second place finish in the international C2C Home sustainable design competition.

The highly-technical Loq-kit 6-way snap-lock wall, door, window, and other component connections significantly ease a home’s assembly, while enabling disassemby. Imagine snapping a window into a wall similarly to pressing a hubcap onto a car wheel! Or releasing and relocating a wall or door. The innovative house parts have been studied at the university level in the US, Canada, and England. The project has received a surprising amount of attention on the internet, and have been featured in the book Prefab Agenda. The house parts are currently pending patent.

In 2009, PAF Architecture submitted a proposal to the US EPA for Small Business Innovation Research funding in order to develop prototypes of the extruded-plastic wall panel connections. The proposal was not  awarded funding - however, the development is a multi-year ongoing effort and we remain optimistic!

To learn more about the project, please click on the following links:


  • Loq-kit Web site – Detailed description of Loq-kit

 

  • Loq-kit Patent Application – Link to US Patent and Trademark Office published application

 

  • PAF Architecture US EPA SBIR Proposal – Title: Targeting Zero Waste with Lifecycle Service: A More-affordable Way to Build (and Rebuild) Houses.

 

 • Piet Mondrian + Jean Prouve = Loq•kit – Treehugger Article by Lloyd Alter, 12.4.2007


  • The TH Interview: Gregg Lewis, Organizer of the C2C-Home Competition – Treehugger Article, 1.20.2005



  • C2C Home Competition Press Release – Announcement of Winners (4.02mb)