June 2019:
Unique 'bubble home' popping up in Esquimalt
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A one-of-a-kind home has popped up in Esquimalt, largely created out of thin air.
The home's main structure, in fact, went up in just three hours. It's a giant white balloon that serves as a mould for the finished home.
Once inflated, the bubble is sprayed with a polyurethane sealant, reinforced with rebar, and then sprayed with concrete and covered with a stucco exterior.
The balloon is then removed to be reused for another project.
The developers, Nouvel Housing, say it's an affordable and energy-efficient alternative to traditional building materials.
"The options are pretty vast," says Nouvel vice-president Brittany Olney. "This allows us to build in half the time, which cuts down on cost."
today:
Duplex building site in Saxe Point. One of a handful of building lots in the Victoria core under $800,000. At the time of listing the only lot and duplex zoned lot in Esquimalt. At time of listing only 1 other duplex zoned lot in all of Greater Victoria is on the market (according to MLS). The other is located in Sooke. Only 8 duplex zoned lots have sold in Greater Victoria since January 2015. This is an extremely rare commodity.
https://www.realtor....malt-saxe-point
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 06 March 2021 - 02:03 AM.