TopHuis®

• Simple unobtrusive design works in most locations, maintaining and minimising disruption to the existing building or carpark use.
• Flexibility of TopHuis® combined with the ubiquity of Greyfield sites allows large contracts to be tendered across multiple sites, improving quality and reducing cost.
• Design-led approach allows construction in timber, recycled light gauge steel or low carbon concrete in "panel and pod" prefabricated building systems (MMC Category 2).

• People and low carbon building finishes are protected from extreme sun and rain by the open-air veranda access decks which also minimises energy use and maintenance costs.
• People are encouraged to live in towns and cities reducing the need for private cars, making best use of existing buildings’ embedded carbon.
• Bringing flora and fauna into towns and cities improves visual amenity and biodiversity, giving the opportunity for growing local healthy food and reducing food miles.

• Multiple escape route options and instant smoke dispersal in an emergency is safer than internal fire corridors.
• Encouraging social interaction between neighbours and providing the ability to grow plants is good for mental health and healthy diets.
• Fresh air is good for health and reduces the chances of catching colds and viruses.

TopHuis® combines several established construction techniques and design features in a unique combination to provide maximum flexibility for building new homes on all classes of Greyfield land, and is subject to copyright and patent office protection as UK Registered Designs ref. 6349483-6349498.

Protecting our designs in this way gives our partners the confidence that their derived designs will not be copied in the UK. Similar patented protection applications for TopHuis® are underway in Europe and North America.