Living in 10m2
Virserum and Lund, Sweden - Tengbom Architects Location: Portable Built area: 10 sqm Year built: 2013 Photography: Bertil Hertzberg Tertiary study never comes…
A young couple's sanctuary...
Koya No Sumika
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - mA-style Architects Built area: 77.8 sqm (840 sq. ft.) Year built: 2013 Photography: Kai Nakamura When two adult families share a home, stresses…
The home 'hangs' from the portal frame...
Paihia Retreat – Hanging From a Portal Frame
Paihia Bay of Island NZ - André Hodgskin / Architex NZ Type: Modular/Prefabricated Built area: 100m2 Year: 2004 Designed for a bachelor, the home sits on 10…
A three module design...
iPAD – without the Apple
The iPAD™ - Andre Hodgskin and Architex New Zealand Ltd Location: Anywhere Area (per module): 50 m2 (540 sq ft) plus 50 m2 of decks The iPAD™ is designed…
Prefa
57th and Vivian – Modular, Prefabricated and ‘Net Zero’ Solar
Vancouver Canada - Lanefab Design/Build Lot frontage: 50ft (15 metres) Built area: 1020 sq. ft. (95 m2) including single garage Photography: Dylan Doubt Cities and local…
HABODE
Anywhere you choose - Rod Gibson/Habode Built Area: 80 m2 + decks (864 sq.ft. + decks) The New Zealand built HABODE can be shipped anywhere in the world,…
A garden outlook and natural light create the illusion of space...
(BIG) Little House
Berkeley California - The Hopkins Studio For an ageing parent to move into a garden unit or 'granny flat' usually means downsizing. That can be a difficult adjustment for many. On…
House Arc
House Arc
Big Island, Hawaii - Bellomo Architects Photography: Drew Kelly Yesterday's post about prefabricated housing certainly seemed to 'hit the spot'. Here's another very interesting alternative to conventional, on-site construction. All…
Prefab comes of age
Fluid spaces - Michelle Kaufmann, Design 101 and Blazer Industries When most of us think of pre-fabricated housing, images of low quality trailer homes spring to mind. But in recent years,…
ecoPerch – would you like it here or there?
Anywhere - Blue Forest Size: 48m2 (516 sq. ft.) This home brings to mind the Dr. Seuss book, Green Eggs and Ham. "Would you like them in a tree? Try them,…
Modular construction minimises wastage
Flat Packed In Kent
Kent, U.K. - in.it.studios Built Area: 90 m2 (968 sq. ft.) The term 'Granny' flat derives from an earlier era when husbands were usually older than their brides and had shorter…