Perlite House · Building-system comparison

30 cm of perlite. Four wall systems.

Select a system and compare wall depth at one scale.

White perlite wall, 30 centimetres thick
Single material · 30 cm

Perlite wall

A white perlite block wall with no additional layers.

Overall thickness30 cm
30150 cm

A 30 cm perlite wall is equivalent to the following constructions

01 · Building-system comparison

The same outline. A different wall depth.

Two systems at one scale and camera angle.

Transparent three-dimensional aerated-concrete wall model

Aerated-concrete home

Wall thickness
55 cm
Internal area
79.21
Transparent three-dimensional perlite-block wall model

Perlite-block home

Wall thickness
30 cm
Internal area
88.36
02 · Building footprint

Where the metres remain.

The 10 × 10 m outline is fixed. Wall depth changes.

Aerated-concrete home55 cm
100 m² · outer outline
inside79.21
Perlite-block home30 cm
100 m² · outer outline
inside88.36

An illustrative geometry comparison. Final floor area and wall build-up must be confirmed by the architectural project and engineering calculation.

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