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a) Over 2,000 people in Scandinavia have bought a BoKlok home .
b) Over 2,000 people i n cand i navia lrnvc decided
a) I n t he fu t ure perhaps more people will live in prcfahs .
b) In t he futu rc more people migh t
s a) Man y people w<1n1 to bu y th eir own home.
b) Ma n)' people would l i ke
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PREFABULOUS!
1
IKEA
is
working with BoK.lok UK to be part of a revolution in housing in the UK. BoK.lok means 'Live Smart' and
is a project to provide affordable
homes to people on average incomes. It aims to bu ild small communities of BoKlok housing
with at least 12 flats, 6 in each block.
So will you soon be able to go to I KEA and drive away with a new home? Well, no, you won't. BoKlok finds the land, gets pem1ission to build, and the low-cost housing will only be available to people who can't afford their own home. The flats are built in a factory and delivered to the sire - IKEA supply the kitchens and the bathrooms. Buyers can then choose furniture and get advice on interior design from IKEA .
BoKlok has been selling housing in Scandinavia since 1998 and the flats cost about 30% less than a normal flat. So far, BoKlok has sold over 2,000 homes -all of them in communities with shared facilities, such as gardens, to make neighbours socialise as much as possihle.
4 Houses of this type are called prefabs* in the UK and the USA. And they"re not a new idea. In the early 20•h century. the large American shop, Sears, offered prefabs. In japan and the UK after World War ll, prefabs were a popular way of building new houses quickly and cheaply.
5 Nowadays the price of housing in many countries makes it very difficult for a lot of people to buy or even rent. Prefabs offer home-buyers modern, quality homes which are designed by architects and are often
very environmentally efficient. In the USA the popularity of prefabs is growing rapidly with young people who want a 21" century designed house.
'prefabs - shon for prefabri cated houses
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card boa rd wood glass cotton leather
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