IKEA Houses in Scotland

Ikea Houses Come to Scotland

 

Photo:  BoKlok homes - Swedish for "smart living" from the Guardian

Richard ran a piece from the Guardian on an Ikea community in Scotland.  BoKlok (pronounced "book look", Swedish for "smart living") is Ikea's biggest idea yet. Having seized the market for affordable home furnishings in the past decade, the Swedish retail giant is now planning to provide the homes themselves. They've already built some 3,500 BoKlok dwellings across Scandinavia - and now they're coming to the UK.

Last month, planning permission was approved for the first British BoKlok development: 36 flats in St James Village, Gateshead, due for completion by the end of the year. Each apartment, with two or three bedrooms, is expected to cost less than £100,000. More will follow - many more, probably, since BoKlok is quick to build, energy efficient and aimed at households earning between £15,000 and £30,000 a year. Who's to stop them?

Richard ads some interesting analysis expressing concern over the market research behind the homes.  I’m a little unsettled by the research: ‘They tracked trends in the dwindling size of the average Swedish household, and identified the model BoKlok homeowner: a female single parent with one child, no car and an average income.’ Where are all the Dad’s going he asks ?

Comments

[Male Vanity]

Interesting and thanks for the post about Ritch Viola. I checked out the interview :)

[ScotlandGuy]

I don't see anything wrong with these. The design is fine and affordable. Seems to me like they serve a logical, utilitarian purpose.

[Sfbeekerlove]

i have done my time working at IKEA. I can believe it.. Just wait, thats not the end.

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