fab lab house: construction complete

finished fab lab house in madrid
image courtesy of the IAAC
since our last article on the fab lab house, the team from IAAC has built their design
at the villa solar in madrid as their entry into the first european solar decathlon. in just three days,
more than 5000 people have visited the house, seeing up-close the solar mechanisms of the
design as well as the inhabitable space both indoors and outdoors. visit inhabitat to view more
images of the completed house.
guided tours of the fab lab house, will be available until the 27th of june.

exterior view and outdoor space
image courtesy of inhabitat

image courtesy of inhabitat

entry way
image courtesy of the IAAC

image courtesy of inhabitat

exterior view and surrounding grounds
image courtesy of the IAAC

fab lab house team
image courtesy of the IAAC
here are some images from the construction phase:

aerial view of the construction

construction phase
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