Solar-powered House Arc by Joseph Bellomo
Inspired by a bike rack, Palo Alto Architect, Joseph Bellomo, has designed a sustainable, off-grid prefab home called the House Arc. This curvaceous modular home by Palo Alto architect, Joseph Bellomo, is joining the ranks of affordable, modular housing. The house is expected to withstand tropical winds and weather. Going by the renderings we see, the roof of the house has solar panels so it would be able to generate a good part of the juice it would require.
itHouse by Taalman Koch
The itHouse is a design system developed by Taalman Koch that utilizes a series of components prefabricated off-site in order to better control the construction waste, labor, and quality of the finished product.
December 21, 2009 - Category: Architecture, Latest, Prefab - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 4
Sommarnöjen Houses by Sommarnöjen Architects
Sommarnöjen houses are 15 square meter prefab beach cabins designed by Sommarnöjen, a Stockholm-based company commissioned by the trio; Sandell Sandberg Architect, Kjellander + Sjober Architect Office, and Tham & Videgard Hansson Architects. The functional design allows for various ‘cabins’ to be integrated together allowing for a multitude of uses including guest houses, studios, offices or even saunas! Sommarnöjen means ‘Summer Enjoyment’ and from the photo selection provided, the reason is clear!!
The mini-houses are built by hand using local and sustainable materials and outfitted with fixtures and furniture by companies like Electrolux, Dux, and Kasthall.
June 29, 2009 - Category: Architecture, Beach House, Latest, Pavillion, Prefab - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 2
“Koby Cottage,” Modular by Garrison Architects
Koby Cottage is a modular Cottage created by Garrison Architects. The house plan is composed of two diagonal intersecting axes centred around the dining room table as a meeting place for family. One axis includes the bedrooms of all family members. The other which incorporates the public entry hall and living-room runs through the building in diagonal pathway which culminates in the expanded volumes of the living room.
May 25, 2009 - Category: Architecture, Latest, Prefab - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 0
“American House 08″ by William E. Massie
American House 08, is the first in a series of ten prefabricated houses designed and constructed by William E. Massie — the award-winning Architect-in-Residence and Head of the Architecture Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
American House 08 embodies Massie’s drastically divergent practice from traditional architecture through his use of computer-based fabrication technology for efficient, precise, and customized fabrication. Constructed entirely within the architect’s 12,000 square-foot studio just minutes away from the historic Saarinen-designed Cranbrook campus, American House 08 was designed, in part, at full scale. By composing in real-time, Massie is able to negotiate between material and concept, relying on human reaction to the actual space and details. Utilizing computer-based fabrication technology for production, the house consists of a prefabricated steel frame, in-filled with manufactured structural panels all filtered through a process of digital fabrication.
January 7, 2009 - Category: Architecture, Latest, Prefab - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 1
The Royal Q Series by Kohn Shnier Architects
The Royal Q designed by Kohn Shnier Architects is a cabin in the wood, a refuge, a chalet, a place to get away to a place to build memories. The basic model is 620 sq.ft of efficient, modern design with two bedrooms, tons of storage, all of the necessities and a few of the niceties of life. Because not only the wealthy should be able to afford a home designed with flair and skill by a great architect.
November 14, 2008 - Category: Architecture, Latest, Prefab - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 0
Modular Parts of a Rainbow Chairs by Christian Flindt
Designer Christian Flindt was inspired by haute couture for his modular Parts of a rainbow chairs.The innovative design means you can stack several sideways to form a colorful bench. In fact, by stacking them in a group, the full rainbow effect is achieved which is why Flindt called it “Parts of a Rainbow!” This prototype design won Flindt the 2005 Design Award at the Copenhagen Furniture Fair.
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Lifepod by Kyu Che, Yurt of the Future
The Lifepod is build by Kyu Che built to be highly portable. It is a fully functioning cool enough to let you escape miles away, to a lake, beach or in a forest.
Originally conceived in 1997, Lifepods are being created using the most recent automotive, aeronautic, nautical and RV technologies.
September 9, 2008 - Category: Architecture, Latest - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 1
Rincon 5 by Marmol Radziner
Marmol Radziner revealed their new 660 square foot unit Rincon 5 prefab. The clean-lined guest unit features an excellent set of sustainable features including LED lighting, recycled insulation, and bamboo flooring, plus it can function completely off-grid with an optional solar panel package.
August 20, 2008 - Category: Architecture, Green, Latest - Posted by: Hans - Comments: 2
Magic Box by Magic Box Inc
The Magic Box is created by Magic Box Inc to provide you with a unique, comfortable space for the individual and for the business. The Magic Box is a versatile ‘box’ that changes the stereotypes of prefabricated houses and extension rooms by combining qualities such as transparency and simplistic form with high versatility.
March 4, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Hans - Comments: 1
Camp Smull by Resolution: 4 Architecture
Resolution: 4 creates its designs based on “modules of use” — designed for communal or private spaces. The different kinds of modules can be mixed and matched to achieve a theoretically infinite number of designs, suited to the buyer’s site, budget, and lifestyle. The various combinations are called “typologies.”
Camp Smull blends Resolution: 4’s “three-bar bridge” and “two-bar slip” typologies. The main level is the soul of the home, with the entry, a large outdoor deck, and zones for living, dining, and cooking.
February 25, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 1
MOMO,Modernistiskt Modulhuskoncept by Thomas Lind
MOMO or which means “modern module house concept” is a modernistic modular house concept designed by Swedish architect Thomas Lind.MOMO’s modular prefab units come in flat packs but must be assembled by an experienced builder.
Lind doesn’t claim that the 10-square-meter (107 sq. ft.) modules are deep green, though their small size certainly helps. He says they are “high quality and healthy materials” mainly solid wood using traditional stains outside and whitewash on inner walls.
February 15, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Hans - Comments: 0
House RR, São Paulo by Andrade Morettin Arquitetos
The RR house in Sao Paulo by the Brazilian Andrade Morettin Arquitetos lies close to the sea in a humid climate surrounded with thick vegetation.
The quasi-industrial feel of the generous 220-square meter house is offset by the towering wall of greenery that surrounds it, and the inside-outside feel of a platform in the jungle is enhanced by the hammocks hung casually on the wooden frame.
A combination of full-height wooden and glass opening screens allow these compartments to become part of the main double-height living area, six meters high, which in turn can be opened up to the outside world. Pre-fabrication kept costs down and speeded up construction and means the entire structure sits lightly on its idyllic site.
January 23, 2008 - Category: Architecture, Latest - Posted by: Hans - Comments: 0
UP! house 1200 & 1500 by Konyk Architecture
UP! house created by Konyk Architecture puts a new spin on the idea of prefabricated housing. Originally commissioned for Dwell magazine’s “dwell home invitational” in April 2003, the up! house has evolved into an ongoing investigation into the morphology and ideology of prefab dwellings.
November 21, 2007 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 2
KitHaus
Kithaus is a perfect modular house that can be used as a studio of vacation. But the best thing about Kithaus is that you have the freedom to design the space any way you want because the modules are built with a patented MHS frame and clamping system. You have different modules tailor made which can be built like a jigsaw puzzle.
June 27, 2006 - Category: Architecture, Prefab - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 1
Toyota, Prefab House
Yes, you can have a Toyota prefab house. Imagine that, a house that matches with your car. You could even pick up the same colour maybe. The car manufacturer created 3 different house designs, which are Earthquake-resistant.
When there is money to be made, big companies are always in. What’s next? They could also sell candies.
June 27, 2006 - Category: Architecture, Mobility, Prefab - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 3
Australian Prefab By Andrew Maynard
I’ve been very excited by the modern prefab housing industry for some time now. The best designs and concepts I’ve seen lately come from an Australian designer, Andrew Maynard. He thinks that the production scheme of modern housing has to mimic the car industry. For him, prefab houses have to be well designed but also provide cheap housing. Maynard’s work makes the future look like a very nice place to live.
January 25, 2006 - Category: Architecture, Latest, Prefab - Posted by: Phil - Comments: 0
Hariri Pontarini Architects
The greater unifier of the spaces of this prefab house is the house’s exterior, a formidable assembly of teak window framing, copper detailing, and deliriously long, Algonquin limestone blocks: all enable the house to appear delicate and fortresslike at the same time. Living spaces anchor the center point from which the building’s two wings protrect. Yet what might otherwise be a bulky transition between zones is smoothed and unified by the use of gentle angles and curves: the roof slopes gradually upward over the gallery spaces and a corkscrew staircase connects the first and second levels.