Finnish company Honka pioneers quality and sustainable housing – new modern log house models offer flexibility for different stages of life
08 Febrero 2024 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
Finnish company Honka pioneers quality and sustainable housing –
new modern log house models offer flexibility for different stages
of life
Press release Honkarakenne Ltd
Free for release on 8 February 2024 at 9 am
Finnish company Honka pioneers quality and sustainable housing –
new modern log house models offer flexibility for different stages
of life
A global modern log construction trendsetter, the Finnish
company Honka sets a challenge to take a more sustainable approach
to housing: what impact do our choices have on health and the
environment for generations to come? The log houses in Honka’s new
flexibly convertible range adapt and grow with life.
Imagine how your housing needs change over time. A young family
with children typically has a limited budget. As the children are
growing, the family needs space. And when the children eventually
move out on their own, the need for space changes again. Later in
life, the homeowners’ elderly parents will need care, in the future
more and more often in the form of home care. In the urban
Honka Silmu log house model, these different uses have
been considered already at the design stage.
The modern, shed-roofed Honka Silmu can be customised
in a number of ways. The basic model is a stylish 108 m2 detached
house that can be extended to 144 m2 by adding an extra bedroom,
bathroom and conservatory, or two bedrooms. As a third option, and
depending on the occupants’ needs, a garage or summer kitchen can
be built in the extension. The base also allows for a side
apartment, for example for a young person becoming independent or a
grandparent in the family.
“Our flexibly convertible models are designed to allow a wide
range of variations to live a different kind of life without having
to build or buy a new home and give up a natural and sustainable
log house with healthy indoor air,” says Honkarakenne’s Chief
Architect Anne Mäkinen.
Explore Honka Silmu with a 3D log house tour
(video opens in YouTube).
The range responds to demand in European growth centres, where
land is scarce. Three generations of experience in shared housing
has been gained in Japan, where Honkarakenne has decades of
experience in the Japanese housing market. In total, Honka has so
far delivered 90,000 log houses to more than 50 countries.
Conversion flexibility is also provided for in Honkarakenne’s
sustainability programme, and designers have been trained in life
cycle thinking since 2021.
“Perceptions of housing quality are changing. We want to lead
the house building market and spatial planning in a direction that
takes life and life cycles into account in a sustainable way,” says
Mäkinen.
Proven health benefits of solid wood
Research has shown that the dense wood grown in northern forests is
a sustainable, ecological and healthy building material. Solid logs
are antibacterial, damp-proof and airtight. Pine and spruce, grown
in healthy forests, contain natural compounds that make the logs
antibacterial. Good indoor air quality also depends on the ability
of the log to balance the humidity of the indoor air.
“Logs are a smart material. They breathe. Breathability refers
to the variation in indoor humidity and the fact that it’s optimal
for health. To us, building with log means creating natural
structures without resorting to synthetic insulation solutions or
vapour barriers. Honka log homes are plastic-free and breathe
naturally”, Mäkinen says.
In addition, studies have shown that solid softwood, as a living
material, calms the heart rate and helps relieve stress.
Honkarakenne’s new, flexibly convertible house collection
includes three new log house models for single-family homes and
leisure homes. See the collection at honka.com
Honkarakenne Oyj manufactures high-quality, healthy and
eco-friendly log homes, holiday homes and public buildings under
its Honka® brand from Finnish solid wood. The company has delivered
a total of 90,000 buildings to over 50 countries. The house kits
are manufactured in Finland – the company’s own factory is located
in Karstula, central Finland. In 2022, Honkarakenne Group’s net
sales were EUR 73.7 million, of which exports accounted for
26%. www.honka.com
Further information and interview requests:
Heidi Kaunokoski, Marketing Director
+358 50 524 9687
heidi.kaunokoski@honka.com
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