The Kehena House
Greg Buettner
In 2006, with Hawaii’s tropical setting in mind, Greg Higgins of Habitek and I set out to design a house that was light in feeling with superb ventilation, and a layered indoor to protected outdoor series of living spaces. I’m not a builder by trade, but I acted as owner-builder for my new Habitek home in the village of Kehena, on the Big Island. The Habitek system is self-aligning, and the framework went up very quickly. The steel system is fast to dried space, important in the tropics.I’ve been living in the house for almost two years now. It is a happy, sunny house. Because it is a post and beam system, it is easily modified. I already have ideas for additional rooms which will require very little to achieve. I have an incredibly strong yet light feeling home that is comfortable in whatever conditions prevail. Here’s to Habitek! - construction for a new century.
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