"It's not just a funny-looking building," says artist Michael Jantzen, describing the prototype for his M-vironment system (www.walrus.com/~ddprod/michaeljantzen). "I'm rethinking the whole notion of living space." The sturdy, 1,000-square-foot house is endlessly expandable and easily movable. Perched on a hilltop north of Los Angeles, the building was designed with its environs in mind: Its structure of nonflammable composite concrete panels, hinged to a steel-tube frame, can withstand 80-mph winds; its green facade blends in with the surrounding sagebrush; and its expansive deck takes advantage of the vistas. M-vironment's modulated panels - which could be made of anything from fabric to wood to glass - can be assembled or disassembled by two people armed with wrenches.
ELECTRIC WORD
The Mirror Hack'd
Eye of the Needle
Vanishing Act
Visualize World Geeks
Habitrail for Humanity
Ultra-Magnetism
