Urban Mobility 2011 | July 26, 2011 | 5 comments

The Terreform1 Homeway Project

Homes on wheels with dedicated transport highways may sound like science fiction, but Terreform1, a group of artists, scientists and architects based in Brooklyn are developing a project called Homeway, that re-imagines the American suburb as a linear community.

 

 



Consider that today’s suburban neighborhoods span several miles outside city centers. This urban sprawl leads to increased energy consumption, higher transportation costs and expensive water and waste management systems. The Homeway project envisions the average suburban home affixed with wheels and capable of traveling between urban centers along existing highways. Likewise power plants, food production areas and waste management facilities will be lined up along the roadways creating an interconnected urban structure where basic amenities are produced and distributed alongside these moving communities.

 


Moveable houses are just one design concept in the quest for sustainable urban living. How would build an energy efficient urban center?

 

 

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