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Michael Jantzen's Interactive Segmented House of the Future is a conceptual, adaptive dwelling with five movable modules that can rotate to optimize sunlight, wind, and rain collection, featuring environmentally responsive design and flexible interior spaces.
A couple in Newberg, Oregon, built a customized version of Ideabox's three-bedroom Fuse model, which was built in a factory and arrived on their property in two rectangular pieces. The modules were bolted together and later to the foundation, and the house was move-in ready in three weeks. Building in an enclosed factory with specialized equipment increases a home's energy efficiency, reduces construction waste, and improves working conditions for tradespeople. The cost of a prefab unit is more predictable than other types of construction, and modular homes are recognized as one of the fastest-growing segments of the residential building industry.