Located on an urban corner lot in the city of Vancouver, the Zero Mile House establishes a relationship between the size of the lot and the size of the construction it supports. Designed by Yianna Bouyioukou, the architectural strategy is focused on most of the house’s construction materials being produced literally on the specific lot. This way, land is not only the physical support for the human habitat, but also the provider. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Wood is the main construction material, with the condition that it comes from trees planted on the lot itself. In our proposal, a forest is first planted on the lot. After the trees reach maturity, they are selectively harvested and dried to provide 10x10cm tights that are assembled in a double layer ring that defines the typical section of house.
