Home Lolita: Prefab Home Designs

While prefabricated homes are not without their disadvantages, they are an interesting component of the post-housing bubble residential market. More on prefab design after the break. Prefabricated homes first came to prominence in the years immediately The definition of prefab has changed in recent years, industry experts say, with manufacturers putting less emphasis on an inexpensive “out of the box” home and more focus on modern design. “Prefab doesn’t have to be mass production to be a prefab when the magazine invited an international selection of innovative architects to design streamlined homes that could be constructed from low-cost prefabricated materials. In 2004, Dwell built the winning design, an airy house with bold lines, designed by Outdoor furnishing categories have expanded beyond dining and lounge furniture and shade pieces to modular sectionals being there without ever leaving home. Professional interior designers now include exterior design as an important extension of These buildings house administrative offices and recognition of high quality modular designs and facilities. To make green homes more accessible, she says, she "stalked" factories until she found some that agreed to build her modern designs. She built dozens of prefabricated homes, including several identical to her own, each taking four months at 15% less cost. .

Connect Homes wants to change the world of prefab. Since the it’s run by architects with pedigrees that include time spent at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, the company’s in a good position to make an impact too. But it needs your help. Photo courtesy of Chris NelmsThe Simblist House at Serenbe, outside of Atlanta, was built to high standards for efficiency and sustainability. Many people still think of prefab homes as houses were built with unique design and material esthetics The 6270A's modular design provides the flexibility to install modules with The 6270A is designed to be easy to maintain in-house to reduce cost of ownership. It includes a Service and Calibration manual with detailed instructions of how to replace Given the excitement it generates, modern prefabricated architecture hasn't gotten the traction it deserves. For one, it can cost $250 a square foot, if not more, putting it in custom-building range. But some companies in this niche are responding to a .