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Architecture: Prefab Housing

August 06, 2008

One aspect of design that I really like is architecture. From huge buildings to small homes, I'll always admire a great design. On this post I'm going to focus on one of my favorite types of architecture design, Prefab Homes. I'm a huge fan of prefab housing for 3 main reasons:

  1. first and foremost I just love their design, which tends to be very unique and different from the usual home design
  2. because they tend to be environmentally friendly, often re-using large items like those big shipping containers (which has become a huge trend in prefab housing) ...and...
  3. because they seem more attainable financially (to me) than regular homes.

In New York City right now there are 2 great exhibits that involve Prefab Housing. One is at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The Whitney is having a Buckminster Fuller exhibit. Fuller designed Prefabricated Housing back in the 1920s. He's best known for inventing the geodesic dome. The other exhibit deals directly with prefab housing and is at the MoMA. Both are great exhibits, if you're in the city you should definitely check them out.

There is a blog that I highly enjoy reading called Inhabitat. Every friday they highlight a prefab home and I'm always looking forward to those posts. Here a few of my favorites:







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8 Comments

Brazil Property08/06/2008

Thanks for the post.
The prefab design, as posted by you, looks nice. the prefab houses can be safe in many cases.

Daan08/06/2008

I'd love to live in the red one, the interior is designed greatly and beautiful.
Great source of inspiration, good job!

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theq08/06/2008

i love the one in fall forest)

Scott B08/06/2008

Pre-fab housing is only more affordable when it is produced in bulk.
However, the environmental benefits are huge! Building pre-fab in a warehouse, using precise construction drawings cuts down up to 90% of the waste often generated on a standard construction site.

Busby SEO Challenge08/08/2008

Cool!

Anonymous08/08/2008

WOW ... I love the last one, it's amazing. Thanks for the idea.

BogDinamita08/09/2008

woww I love them

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Baden10/03/2008

You just made living more livable.

Baden!=D

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