US start-up Blokable has devised a low-cost housing technology it calls Bloks; stackable modular units that cost between $150 and $350 per sq ft. The brainchild of former Amazon employee Aaron Holm, who was inspired by people turning shipping containers into housing, the units are manufactured in Vancouver and shipped to the US. “People have been talking about this for years,” Holm told me.
US start-up Blokable has devised a low-cost housing technology it calls Bloks; stackable modular units that cost between $150 and $350 per sq ft. The brainchild of former Amazon employee Aaron Holm, who was inspired by people turning shipping containers into housing, the units are manufactured in Vancouver and shipped to the US. Units can be stacked up to five storeys high and Blokable plans to start production at 25 units a month for student accommodation and housing for low-income families.