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Built from the ground up.
Scroll to assemble the kit, one component at a time. Each part arrives engineered for your home and ready to install.
The foundation, shown in grey, is completed by others and is not part of the kit.
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The Blend Kit pairs one-of-a-kind architecture with a systematized design and fabrication process. Every home is designed for its site and the people who live there, then engineered, fabricated and delivered as a precise kit of parts.
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Blend Projects
Every Blend home starts from a blank page: designed around your site, your program and the way you want to live. It’s then delivered through the same proven process every time, with the same engineered components, made to the exact dimensions of your design.
The result is a home with the character of a one-off, built with the accuracy, speed and predictability of a system.
01
Design
A custom home, designed around your site, program and budget.
02
Engineer
Every project is site-engineered and stamped by a structural engineer.
03
Fabricate
Kit components are fabricated to the exact dimensions of your design.
What’s in the kit
Model shown: Rancher 7
01
Floor system
A SIP panel or truss floor system, set on top of a crawlspace, basement or lower floor.
- Ventilation and mechanical equipment live in the crawlspace, keeping the floor plan above free.
- The foundation is insulated and fully sealed, so the crawlspace is a conditioned space: warm and dry.
- A flat, accurate platform for everything that follows.
SIP or trussConditioned crawlspaceMechanical below
02
Glulam moment frames + connections
A series of glulam moment frames carries the home, and becomes part of its architecture.
- FSC certified timber.
- Designed for high seismic and snow load conditions as a baseline.
- Every project is site-engineered and stamped by a structural engineer.
- Steel connections can be concealed for a clean look, or left visible as a feature.
FSC certifiedHigh seismic + snowEngineer-stamped
03
SIP panels
Structural insulated panels form the walls and roof: structure, insulation and sheathing in one.
- A 1-hour fire-rated assembly as standard. Fire resiliency is built into the system.
- Base panels: 2×6 assembly with EPS rigid insulation between magnesium oxide (MgO) cementitious fibreboard, for R-24.75.
- Upgrade to a 2×8 assembly for R-33.75.
- Continuous insulation with minimal thermal bridging.
1-hr fire ratedR-24.75 baseR-33.75 upgrade
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Membrane (WRB)
A VP100 peel-and-stick weather-resistant barrier wraps the walls and roof.
- Fully adhered to the panels, so water can’t travel behind it.
- Lapped and sealed at every joint for a continuous, airtight envelope.
- Designed to last the life of the home.
VP100Peel-and-stickLifetime durability
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Windows + doors
High-performance glazing and doors, specified to suit your design.
- Base windows are double-pane, aluminum-clad fibreglass.
- Upgrade to full aluminum or wood frames, and to triple-pane glazing.
- Doors are designed for each home: wood, metal, glass, sliding or pivot.
- Skylights included where the design calls for them.
Double-pane baseTriple-pane optionCustom doors
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Interior walls
Interior walls are framed in 2×6 light-gauge steel (LGS), for accuracy, sound control and speed of construction.
- Steel studs are straight and consistent, for flat, accurate walls.
- Non-combustible, and won’t warp, twist or shrink.
- We recommend Roxul mineral wool insulation in interior walls for acoustic performance.
2×6 LGSAccurate + fastAcoustic-ready
The shell is shown transparent here so the interior walls are visible.
Complete
A weather-tight shell, ready to finish.
With the kit installed, the home is structurally complete, insulated, sealed and glazed.
Cladding, roofing and interior finishes are completed by others, to your design.
All components
Every part, accounted for.
Six components, engineered together and delivered as one kit.
- 01 Floor system, SIP or truss
- 02 Glulam moment frames + connections
- 03 SIP wall + roof panels
- 04 VP100 membrane (WRB)
- 05 Windows, doors + skylights
- 06 2×6 LGS interior walls
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Why the system matters
Performance
An airtight, continuously insulated envelope that stays warm, dry and quiet.
Passive House standards achievable with minor upgrades
Net zero achievable with added solar
Conditioned crawlspace houses mechanical systems
Speed of construction
Pre-engineered components go together quickly and predictably on site.
Weather-tight sooner, with less exposure during the build
Precise parts mean less cutting and less site waste
A repeatable process means fewer surprises
Permanence
Built to stand up to fire, earthquakes, snow and time.
1-hour fire-rated SIP assembly as standard
Frames designed for high seismic and snow loads
FSC certified timber that stores carbon
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Base 2×6 SIP wall assembly
Upgraded 2×8 SIP assembly
Fire-rated SIP assembly, standard
Passive House
The base kit is built for performance. Passive House standards are achievable with minor upgrades, such as 2×8 panels and triple-pane glazing.
Net zero
Pair the high-performance envelope with an additional solar array to reach net zero energy.
At a glance
In the Blend Kit
01
Floor system
SIP panel or truss floor over a conditioned crawlspace
02
Glulam moment frames + connections
FSC certified, engineered for high seismic and snow loads
03
SIP wall + roof panels
1-hr fire rated, R-24.75 base, R-33.75 upgrade
04
Membrane (WRB)
VP100 peel-and-stick, designed to last
05
Windows, doors + skylights
Double-pane aluminum-clad fibreglass windows as standard
06
Interior walls
2×6 light-gauge steel framing
Completed by others
Foundation
Exterior cladding
Roofing
Interior finishes
