Floating Prenup House

The prenup house, made of carbon fibre elements and semi-transparent wooden layer, can be split in two if marriage doesn’t work.

17:16 27 July 2016

 

 

With divorce rates steadily increasing, more and more people are drawing prenuptial agreements before they say “I do.”

 

But one firm aims to make it easier for couples to avoid real estate battle in case their marriage does not work by designing a house that easily splits into two.

 

Called Prenuptinal Housing, the floating house is made of carbon fibre elements and semi-transparent wooden layer composed of two independent structures. Should the house initiates a break-up, the structure is split into two equal units that can float away from each other.

 

Xander den Duijn with Studio OBA, the design firm behind Prenuptial Housing, said: 'The units are initially (pre)fabricated as independent carbon fiber units for which we designed a simple solid connecting system; detaching this system means unlocking the connection and requires no unique tools,'

 

'The units should (dis)connect without much effort. Though this is part of the design that is still under development.

 

Omar Kbiri, co-founder of Maak, said: 'With the increasing number of divorces each year, our concept is – regrettably – becoming more and more relevant,'

 

'I especially like the fact that we can stabilize the home front during an otherwise very hectic time.'

'With this concept you namely don't need to relocate after a break-up.'