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Remember how easy it was to build miniature houses out of Lincoln Logs?
Believe it or not, it’s now possible to build a real, full-scale house in almost exactly the same way—no glue or nails required.
Catharhome, a company based in Toulouse, France, has created Brikawood: a system of interlocking wooden bricks that couldn’t be easier to use.
No construction experience? No problem at all. One wooden “brick” consists of two lateral flanges and two transverse spacers pre-carved with dovetail joints.
Alain Roméo and Patricia Dutreaux, the founders of Catharhome, hope that the kits encourage people who can’t afford sustainable housing to try building their own “passive habitats.”
A standard Brikawood kit also includes parquet flooring, wood shavings for insulation, joinery, roofing, construction plans, and utility hook-ups.