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- Hyper-efficient prefab home hovers above a wetland in Minnesota Fri, 29 Jan 21, 3:30amMinneapolis-based prefab purveyors Alchemy Architects has completed the Lake Elmo weeHouse, one of the newest additions to its growing portfolio of weeHouses, a series of eco-friendly homes built with the firm’s patented...
- A lakeside, prefab home in Quebec aims for LEED Gold Wed, 25 Nov 20, 2:30amAfter purchasing a humble country home 25 years ago in the village of Ivry-sur-le-Lac, architect-owner Richard Rubin of Canadian firm Figurr Architects Collective wanted to treat himself and his family to a new second home...
- Luxury prefab Costa Rican home features dramatic wing-like roof Fri, 26 Jun 20, 1:30amIn a remote jungle on the hilltops of Costa Rica's Santa Teresa province, San José-based architecture firm Studio Saxe has completed Santiago Hills Villa, a luxury home that embraces nature in more ways than one...
- This luxe, solar-powered, prefab home was completed in 6 months Sat, 25 Apr 20, 3:30amHigh-end luxury meets energy efficiency in the Jesolo Lido Pool Villa, a 320-square-meter Venetian villa in the Italian seaside resort of Jesolo. Designed by Milan-based architecture firm JMA, the holiday home was prefabricated,...
- A prefab home in Sydney celebrates indoor-outdoor living Sat, 9 Feb 19, 5:30amConstructed in a Melbourne factory in just 12 weeks, this elegant, prefab home in Sydney offers indoor-outdoor living without compromising thermal comfort...
- The prefab Plugin House turns ruins into livable dwellings in just one day Sat, 15 Dec 18, 9:30amBeijing-based design studio People’s Architecture Office has proved yet again its knack for innovation and socially conscious design with its recent project, the Shangwei Village Plugin House...
- Experimental prefab home eschews fossil fuels in Geneva Wed, 5 Dec 18, 5:30amIn the centrally located town of Lancy in Geneva, Switzerland, a compact and experimental timber home bucks the local archetype for concrete-based housing in favor of a more eco-friendly alternative...
- BIGs dramatic hillside apartments officially open in Stockholm Sat, 10 Nov 18, 9:00amBjarke Ingels Group has announced the official opening of the long-awaited 79&Park, a residential development with a striking, stepped design. Located in Stockholm’s Gärdet district, the sculptural complex consists...
- This off-grid, prefab tiny cabin in Michigan fits a family of five Wed, 20 Jun 18, 7:00amWhen designer Jorie Burns set her sights on owning a second home near Lake Michigan, she decided to take a chance with the more affordable options found in prefabricated architecture...
- This $10k tiny house can be built with a hex key in less than a day Tue, 30 Jan 18, 7:00amCheap Chinese goods are a bit of a joke in America, but when a company manages to produce an entire house with the affordable price of just $10,000, the laughing stops...
- MUJIs $26k prefab huts are finally available for sale Tue, 7 Nov 17, 9:00pmThe wait is over—MUJI’s microhomes are now officially on sale to the public. Ever since MUJI debuted their line of tiny prefabricated homes in 2015, fans of the minimalist design brand have eagerly awaited the chance...
- Solar-powered prefab homes for struggling millennials pop up in a single day Wed, 19 Jul 17, 10:40pmAn increasing number of people in the United Kingdom make too much money to qualify for social housing, but struggle to afford high rent prices. Prefabricated homes manufactured at the Legal & General Leeds factory could...
- Solar-powered prefab homes for struggling millennials can be set up in a day Wed, 19 Jul 17, 10:40pmAn increasing number of people in the United Kingdom make too much money to qualify for social housing, but struggle to afford high rent prices. Prefabricated homes manufactured at the Legal & General Leeds factory could...
- Mobile Smartdome homes pop up almost anywhere starting at 20k Wed, 31 May 17, 7:28pmDome homes are durable, efficient, and—above all—fun to live in. Now you can get your hands on your very own mobile dome home with Slovenian firm smartdome construction. Available in a variety of styles, the Smartdome...
- Minimalist prefab home hides a sculptural light-filled interior Sat, 18 Mar 17, 5:00amBerrel Berrel Kräutler Architekten designed a minimal prefabricated house with a modest appearance that belies a sculptural interior. Located in Rodersdorf, Switzerland, this single-family home has a deceptively simple design...