Last Updated on February 1, 2018 by teamobn
Big Island, Hawaii – Bellomo Architects
Photography: Drew Kelly
Yesterday’s post about prefabricated housing certainly seemed to ‘hit the spot’. Here’s another very interesting alternative to conventional, on-site construction. All of the components can be made off-site and assembled and completed in just three days. The uses are limited only by your imagination – granny flat, guest accommodation, teenager’s retreat, home office, hobby room and on and on. What could you use it for?
![House Arc](http://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-2.jpg)
(House Arc) represents a new model for compact living. Born from a modular system of bent steel tubes, the House Arc was created as an environmentally sensitive and affordable method of housing people in a beautiful, functional, and adaptive way.
Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer.
You can watch the time lapse video of the three day building process in the link below the image gallery.
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-21.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-3.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-13.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-7-680x1024.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-4.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-9.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-8-759x1024.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-1-770x1024.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-6.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-10.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-5.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-11.jpg)
![House Arc - Big Island, Hawaii](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-12.jpg)
![House Arc - Elevation](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-14.jpg)
![House Arc - Large Sliding Doors and the use of Jalousie Windows Allows for Cross Ventilation through the Dwelling](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-15.jpg)
![House Arc - Diagram of 'House Arc' Features](https://theownerbuildernetwork.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/House-Arc-16.jpg)