Week notes #62

A packed August update….

You might have noticed week notes have been a bit sporadic this summer, mostly due to holidays, but we have also been working behind the scenes on a few improvements to our website…

Estimate the cost of your WikiHouse

The WikiHouse cost calculator is here. A way to estimate the cost of using WikiHouse for your project and understand how different materials, foundations, insulation etc affect your budget. You can change the size of your building, chose the level of fit out and finishes, and even decide whether you are going to assemble it yourself or not - and see the prices change as you go.

You can see how the carbon changes too, based on your choices.

As always, we would love your thoughts once you've used it!

➡️ https://www.wikihouse.cc/cost

Skylark 200 v0.2.1 cutting files

Thanks to the feedback we received on Skylark200 over the past few months, we’ve now fixed these and also issued CNC cutting DXF files for the Skylark200 series. For more information on the changes check out this thread in the WikiHouse community.

➡️ https://www.wikihouse.cc/blocks

Design kits updated

We have also recently updated our design kit for Skylark 200. You can now download low-poly models and use them without overloading your device's memory. Kits available for Sketchup, Rhino, AutoCAD, Blender and IFC.

Installation videos

And finally, here is the first of our assembly videos. We are creating these to show how different Skylark blocks come together, starting with floor blocks. Big thanks to our friends at Hub Workshop in London for their help showing how to assemble this floor block so easily.

We are always looking for videos of people building with WikiHouse - if you are up for showing how to assemble a WikiHouse block we would love to hear from you. Just let Mel know.

Find more videos on our YouTube channel