1. A ordable housing through sustainable design
Designing Eco-A ordable Houses Together
Open Source House why OS house?
The lower middle class in developing countries
is rapidly growing and so is its demand for hous-
ing. But ine cient construction methods and
expensive building materials result in high
priced, low quality houses. Moreover it
produces costly construction waste.
join the competition We can change this together!
design competition
To kick o the Open Source platform, we start
an international design competition.
This is where you come in! Open Source House
challenges you to design an a ordable, modu-
lar house according to 8 eco-architectural prin-
ciples. These principles stimulate a ordability,
exchangeability and sustainability.
www.os-house.org This is your chance to design a house and make
a di erence. Sign in on www.os-house.org
The winning design will be implemented in
Ghana!
Open Source House is an initiative of Enviu and Vincent van der Meulen

2. 8 OS house principles
www.os-house.org