Prefab Homes
GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: Building Your Green Prefab Home on Budget
In the last two articles of our Green Guide to Prefab series, we showed you the best way to build a prefab home that suits your lifestyle and makes the most of your building site. In our latest article,
GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: Finding a Prefab Home That Works With Your Lifestyle
In the last three articles of our Green Guide to Prefab series we discussed the history of prefab design, the evolution of mobile homes into modular prefabricated homes, and how to best choose a site for
GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: Siting Your Home to Maximize Eco Efficiency
In the last two installments of our Green Guide to Prefab series on Inhabitat we highlighted the history of prefab design and the evolution of mobile homes into modular prefabricated homes. Within the
GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: The History of the Mobile Home and Its Influence on the Modern Prefab
Last month we kicked off our Green Guide to Prefab series with an article exploring the history of prefabricated housing. Now we’re back with another article in this series to take a look at mobile
PREFAB FRIDAY: Interview with Leo Marmol of Marmol Radziner
<o A few years ago, I had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with Leo Marmol of Marmol Radziner about prefab architecture and sustainability. I asked him about his trajectory as a designer, and what
GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: The History of The Kit Home
Prefabricated housing has seen a surge in popularity over the last few years as an affordable, eco-friendly and modern alternative to custom stick-built housing or suburban tract homes. Although prefab
VIDEO: Announcing the Winner of the 2011 Solar Decathlon
If you’re anything like us, you’ve been having Solar Decathlon withdrawal since the biennial design-build competition ended at the beginning of the month. We’re still buzzing with
Modular Floating Homes by Isola System Leave an Ultralight Footprint
Have you ever wanted to live on water, but don’t see yourself swinging an anchor over a boat’s hull? Isola System has created a new and simple floating housing solution that allows you to
Blu Homes Releases New Unfolding Balance Home
Blu Homes is making waves in the modular housing world and just today released yet another spectacular energy efficient prefab home. The Blu |Balance home is a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 16′ foot
Blu Homes Unveils Two Story Evolution Prefab Home
Yesterday, modular home maker Blu Homes launched a new line of eco-friendly prefab houses called the Evolution. Their very first two story model, the new home includes all of the amenities and green
Ultra Modern Tafoni Home is a Floating Residence for San Francisco
If you’re in the market for a floating home but not diggin’ the dark, cramped image that the word “houseboat” typically brings to mind, we think the Tafoni Floating Home will
BREAKING NEWS: Blu Homes Acquires Michelle Kaufman Prefab Designs
An exciting new development in the world of prefab designs happened today, when Blu Homes, an East coast prefab home designer, announced that they had acquired the assets of mkDesigns, Michelle
Marmol Radziner and Dwell Debut New Skyline Series of Prefabs
Inhabitat favorites Marmol Radziner Prefab and Dwell have teamed together in a joint effort to bring “good design to everyone” with their recently debuted Skyline series of prefabs! Unveiled just this
PREFAB FRIDAY: Blu Homes
Blu Homes is a relative newcomer to the prefab design world. That being said, they are in the midst of two projects that should be completed by Spring 2009. One is in Blue River, Colorado and the other is
PREFAB FRIDAY: The Spoorhouse
We often see new home designs at Inhabitat that incorporate advanced technologies, reduce energy use and provide a healthy and safe living environment, but we really enjoy seeing home designs that have
PREFAB FRIDAY: Method Home’s Completed Cabin!
As summer hits its stride and the allure of the outdoors arrives we’re happy to report that Method Home’s modern wood wonder has blossomed into a beautiful home. If it seems like a short while
PREFAB FRIDAY: Method Homes’ Modular Cabin
This month we’re welcoming a brand new builder to the prefab scene as Method Homes launches its first house! The wood clad wonder is currently nearing completion in Seattle, Washington and boasts an
PREFAB FRIDAY: PLUS HOUSE in Sweden
Tending away from the industrious (and eponymous) prefabricated square, the Plus House embraces its Nordic roots and rural setting as a thoroughly modern take on the Swedish barn house. The two-story
Rocio Romero Prefab Home Tour Kicks Off Tomorrow in NY!
Rocio Romero is one of our favorite prefab designers mastering the art of fusing modernist design with affordability. Her LV series articulates her commitment to minimalism with clean, comfortable lines
SUSTAIN miniHOME – Tonight on HGTV!
The Sustain MiniHOME, one of our favorite little manufactured homes, emerged out of Toronto last year and has since made itself known far and wide. Tonight, Sustain’s prefab profile will get another
PREFAB FRIDAY: Sustain miniHOME
We have covered the Sustain MiniHOME on Inhabitat before – but this is the first time we’ve gotten a real photographic look at the gorgeous eco-friendly prefab. We go on and on about how sick
PREFAB FRIDAY: Charles Lazor Flatpak House
Here’s an example of the IKEA trend of mass-customization taken to its logical conclusion. With the Flatpak house, you pre-fab architecture fans no longer need to be bound by the constraints of a
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