Beginnings
HUSK was founded by designer and consultant Jon Baker.
With a background in furniture design, Jon built a career in three-dimensional design, working across projects ranging from flat-pack furniture to architectural cladding and construction systems. After leading as a company director, he established his own consultancy — and ultimately HUSK.
His work with demountable construction began during the London 2012 Games, developing reusable structures within the Olympic Park. It was here that the foundations of HUSK were formed: a system built around demountability, adaptability and building without permanence.
Jon went on to lead a government-funded research project, Design Challenges for a Circular Economy – Reusable Construction Components, supported by Innovate UK. Working with academic, architectural and commercial partners, this accelerated the development of HUSK as a practical, scalable system.
Today, HUSK continues to evolve — focused on delivering commercially viable, flexible buildings for meanwhile use, urban sites and rapid deployment scenarios, including temporary and disaster relief applications.
The ambition is simple: to rethink how buildings are made, used and reused.
Founder Jon Baker
