Water Block House Fragments

Architects: Kengo Kuma and Associates

• Taking inspiration from LEGO, the water blocks are rectangular units with grooves on their tops and niches on their undersides
• The blocks only take on their full form when they are filled with water on the site of their installation
• Left unfilled, the blocks are hollow plastic shells that can be vacuum packed flat for economic shipping
• The water provides natural insulation to the interior
• The system has the potential to be outfitted with an impregnated electrical system that remains protected from the water, allowing the blocks to be illuminated
• Because of their modularity, the blocks have the potential to compose dwellings of infinite configurations