Comments on: PREFAB FRIDAY: Resolution 4 Swingline

By: frosted window film

frosted window film — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:57:05 +0000

amazing house. is it really green though? Not really In some semblences yes but in reality as a whole no better then most homes that are built these days. frosted window film

By: trace

trace — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:37:22 +0000

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/10/joe_tanney_on_t.php

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:20:30 +0000

So with all of the money to burn to build such a monstrosity, where are all of the solar photovoltaic panels? A roof that large could easily accomodate a 10-kilowatt system! It’s obvious that the owners of this house did not place “greenness” as a priority since they could have easily shaved off 500sf of size to pay for such a system. It’s green bling.

By: Kat

Kat — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:32:02 +0000

thank goodness they built “green.” think of the waste building and living in a house built with conventional methods. human nature has to be taken into account. sadly, it won’t change overnight. and just think, they’ll be bragging to all their yuppie friends who have money to burn, and perhaps set the eco-friendly one-upmanship in motion. plus, they’re putting in their monetary “vote,” and we all know that if there’s a viable market with money to be made, then more businesses will be jumping on the bandwagon.

By: Jana

Jana — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:26:15 +0000

Yes, gross, yes huge, yes Manhattan family (boo), yes flight of fancy for people who can afford it. But also, yes prefab, and since clearly these folks were going to build, why not build this instead of a neo-Venetian electrified waste-making McMonster? The truth is, most likely, most rich people aren’t going to live that green. They don’t have to. I loved that Sarah covered this house, pointing out its goods as well as evils. And Mark W. put it so well. But I think it’s clear Sarah didn’t miss the point, she’s're bringing it up for discussion because it needs to be discussed. So I wrote about it this morning (should be up later this afternoon: moli.com/p/moliview/1/category.) Keep the prefab fires burning and feel free to comment — jana.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:19:14 +0000

jeez… this seems like the antichrist of not only sustainable design, but also pre-fab as well. other projects by res 4 seem to embrace green principles more than this…. since it happens to be in the hamptons, is this project only as good as the client?

By: sammy

sammy — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:34:50 +0000

how is this green???
how come just 1 family needs so much space for vacationing?
and why in pictures during daytime,are there 8 lights on in the living room? 6 in the bedroom..
and what’s with the lights on the outside over each door or window.

By: jimmy

jimmy — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:42:59 +0000

Wasted water hosing down the deck? Anyone who actually looks
at the pics can see puddles on the ground, clouds in the sky and
water stains on the siding…please do your homework before you post.

By: mark w.

mark w. — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:09:29 +0000

I remember the resolution4architecture dwell home was going to cost $100, oops 200 I mean 250. a square foot. The promise of prefab seems like a tremendous failure at this point, economics and architecture are both compromised. Selling huge houses as green…fantastic. I have a hummer hybrid I’d like to sell you

By: Richie

Richie — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:09:46 +0000

Hey Jeff,

Don’t laugh. I’ve been thinking about recycled plastic hollow bricks,maybe 8″ – 12″ thick that ‘lego-ed’ into each other. One course gets laid into a ‘mortar/glue’ base… then they get filled with sand or soil, or left hollow. Then next layer is laid… etc. The ‘mortar’ binds/sets and seals the structure. A ‘Lego’ type system of large, lightweight, structurally strong ‘Blocks’ would be GREAT !!!!!
A ‘Block House’… for visionaries who are ‘Block Heads’ !!!!!! Where’s Shigeru Ban on this ???? Lets tell him about it ?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:06:22 +0000

I think Lego needs to get into this. “Fully customizable, eco friendly boxes, made from recycled plastic, that you can snap together and live in”.

Thats what this is right? Boxes?

By: agneta

agneta — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:28:43 +0000

something cannot be called enviroment friendly if:
-even tough its prefab, still has the dimensions of a mcmansion.
-its located in the hamptons
-requires a fossil fueled vehicle for its occupants when they need groceries.

By: greg.org

greg.org — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:52:51 +0000

yeah, plus it looks like they wasted water hosing down the pool deck just for the photos. Why couldn’t they just sit around and wait until it rained?

By: William

William — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:21:54 +0000

me as well. better it was never built for the environments sake.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:13:27 +0000

I think I am about to yawn…