Prefab Home Live Edge

Published in Modern Architecture | On June 30th, 2009

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A one bedroom and a three bedroom prefab kit is available from Live Edge in West Oakland, California. Based on an 8ft. modular plan, this prefab home is based on traditional Japanese woodworking post and beam systems.

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The Japanese Tree House, designed by Kazuhiko Namba and Muji, is a two-story wooden prefab home constructed with eco-friendly materials and designed to maximize sunlight and ventilation as well as earthquake resistant.

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Prefab Summerhouses

Published in Modern Architecture | On May 27th, 2009

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Located in Stykkishólmur, Iceland, these prefabricated houses, by Glama-Kim Architects, in their choice of material as well as level of details, contrast with the unspoiled nature on site.

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Prefab Spacebox

Published in Modern Architecture | On May 10th, 2009

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Spacebox is a modular, light weight prefab building system, which was established following a student housing problem in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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The BrightBuilt Barn is a beautiful, Net-Zero prefab home located in Rockport, Maine. The goal behind this unique prototype is to raise awarenss about energy use, sustainability, new building methods, and open source collaboration.

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Modular homes Modscape

Published in Modern Architecture | On April 29th, 2009

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Located just outside of Melbourne, Australia, Modscape offers a flexible housing solution. Their sustainable, prefab homes are designed using modules – use a single module as a stand-alone house or combine several modules for a bigger space.

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Check out the concept of Agro Living for a new sustainable society. The idea is quite interesting, where vertical greenhouses blend within a prefab apartment building, combining both urban and rural living, while promoting independent living, community values, freedom and potentially provide additional income.

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These prefab homes present an alternative lifestyle within a circular house, made entirely from wood, which has the ability to rotate with the sun.

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Prefab floating houseboat

Published in Modern Architecture | On April 5th, 2009

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If you’re tired of living in crowded urban centers with high real estate costs then maybe you should think about living in a houseboat – a unique option for a permanent home, only this prefab house is designed to float.

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Prefab pole houses

Published in Modern Architecture | On March 25th, 2009

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Pole houses are sustainable, expandable and adaptable homes, offering both a very strong structure (hurricane and flood resistant) as well as spatial balance and harmony. With no terrain-altering site work, excavations or retaining walls, pole houses are affordable to build as well as environmentally sensitive.

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While I was looking around for modular and prefab building manufactures, I came upon Shelter-Kit; they offer pre-cut, customized prefab cabins, homes and cottages as well as prefab barns and garage kits, designed specifically for a ‘do-it-yourself’ assembly.

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Prefab e-BODE home

Published in Modern Architecture | On January 19th, 2009

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The e-BODE is a stylish Australian prefab home. It consists of prefabricated steel framed, modular units that are constructed in a factory only to arrive at your site on a flat-bed truck, ready to be positioned on the foundations.

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Sport prefab home

Published in Modern Architecture | On January 14th, 2009

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From the Swedish group who brought us the prefab Barn House, here’s another cool prefabricated home from the Pinc House Collection. This wooden prefab structure is called Sport and it’s a modern version of the classic sports cabin, offering a spacious open-plan interior and panoramic windows.

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The Black Barn, from the Pinc House Prefab House Collection, is a stylish adaptation of the old Viking Long House. This beautiful yet simple structure comes in black calcimine with a tarred wooden roof and visible beams.

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