We are all aware that countries such as China, India and Japan have a real
housing crisis. But, fortunately, they do not sit idly by and look for ways to
solve this problem.
The Japanese have always very intelligent and creative. This time they
decided to solve two major problems at once — the housing crisis and the
non-resistance of buildings to earthquakes. How? They invented and built
polystyrene houses.
These houses are built with new generation polystyrene foam (EPS).
According to the creators, this type of polystyrene is much stronger and more
compact than the foam used for packaging. Also, the creators of these houses
claim that the strength of this material and the unusual shape of the dwelling
is able to protect you during earthquakes. These natural disasters are
unfortunately happening too often in Japan so it is really important to have a
home that does is not destroyed during the earthquake.
And that’s not all. According to Japan Dome House — the manufacturer of
modular homes — these buildings are not expensive. The total cost of
constructing this type of dome-house, with an area of 36 m², is between ¥ 7 million and ¥ 8 million ($68,700 and
$78,500).
In addition, these dome-houses can be built in a week (!) And they are
easily adjustable.
The company says its dome houses are used not only as residences, but also
as small hotels, hammams, temples, churches and daycares. And thanks to their
rapid assembly, they are often used as temporary accommodation for evacuees
from natural disasters.
