Deviating slightly from our Prefab Friday norm, XXS exemplifies an essential trait of prefab: spatial efficiency. If good things come in small packages, then the eXtra-eXtra-Small House is as good as

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Our highly scientific reader survey revealed that you want to see more flying houses! So here you go - and as a bonus, we'll throw in some heavy machinery. It is this very image of prefab that many of us

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Anyone who reads Inhabitat with regularity knows we love shipping-container architecture, and are big fans of the creative NYC architecture firm Lot-ek. We've raved about their Recycled Airplane Library

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If you were to look up “mad genius” in the dictionary, you might find a picture of Adam Kalkin. One glance through his vast portfolio and it’s clear that this is not the work of an

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Supple Designs of Australia was given a unique brief by a residential client developing 900 lots west of Sydney: a building was needed to be a showcase to entice future homeowners. The developers wanted

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Toyota's inching its tentacles into just about every facet of future-forward living. The Prius, of course, has become a household term synonymous with hybrid transportation; then there was the

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Prefab Friday has been a great way to build up the Inhabitat prefab archive, giving us a weekly reason to look for new developments in the industry, or add in old favorites. The weeHouse from Alchemy

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Say the word “cabana” and most people immediately conjure ideas of banana daiquiris, palm trees and flower print shirts. However, take one look at The Modern Cabana and a totally different

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For over 10 years, Studio 804 at the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Urban Design has been churning out real projects through their design-build program. Many of these projects endevored

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We are really excited about the potential of Zenkaya, a great new prefab out of South Africa that has been making the rounds lately. Based on the idea of providing “a headache free process with

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What was once an oversized and overlooked backyard toolbox has suddenly become a desirable hang out, thanks to designs like the Modern Shed and the recently released Metroshed. This 13' x 8' Metroshed

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Readers, we'd like to introduce you to BOB. BOB is a mobile home unlike any other - a dwelling that is bound to be spectacular, because Andrew Maynard is the creator and designer (and you know how we love

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The more important it becomes to incorporate environmental sustainability into building design, the more we see architecture sharing a seat with the natural sciences. Monitoring weather patterns, UV

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Although it's not your typical prefab, we found the level of design and approachable scale of this Canadian cabin to be irresistibly charming. The owners asked Toronto-based architecture firm Taylor-Smyth

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The divergence of prefab from its original utilitarian intentions has some buyers in a snit - How did prefabrication turn into a fashion show? Prefab was invented to be affordable! For those of you who

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In a world full of deceptive marketing and ambiguous ad campaigns, it's refreshing to get a straight story; which is why today's prefab pick has such obvious appeal. Prefabmod is exactly what it says it

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Karim Rashid's Kit24 house was revealed several weeks ago at Toronto's 2006 Interior Design Show. When we last wrote about Kit24, we could only gaze at the candy-coated renderings and dream of how the

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Some time ago, we wrote about Icelandic design firm Glama-Kim's prefab Summerhouse. A few days ago, I got a nice email from architect Olafur Mathiesen with an update on their work, including some great

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While prefabrication lends itself to making the simplest of homes, some designers have been getting mighty fancy with their prefabs lately. We don't mind the bells and whistles, but as the people behind

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We've talked a few times about urban bioremediation projects, in which trees and plants are used as tools to clean contaminated land. This kind of renewal not only spares the use of invasive

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We've waited a long time to talk about this little eco-friendly gem, and now we're glad we did, because the Sustain Design Studio team has recently added many fantastic images to their website. With a new

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The ever/over-trendy designer Karim Rashid will be premiering his KIT 24 at Toronto's annual Interior Design Show February 23rd thru the 26th. This project is Rashid's first attempt at prefab housing, and

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They say that good things come in small packages, and where the new MINI home is concerned, we concur. The compact 480-sq-ft design from Clever Homes makes minimalist living efficient and elegant. With an

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Avid readers of ReadyMade magazine may recognize the work of Edgar Blazona. The San Francisco based designer created a do-it-yourself modernist outbuilding featured in issue #10 a while back (see below).

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Michael Jantzen's work transcends modern design. A m-lange of space-age sculpture and tinker-toy experiment, Jantzen's buildings and houses span a vast range of functions and architectural styles. Just

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With the new year, we've decided to try a new theme for Fridays. Since we seem to have a steady stream of stunning prefab crossing our radar, we thought we'd make Friday our day for featuring this

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Wired magazine has a great new piece on prefab in their latest issue. The article covers some of our favorite leaders in the prefab movement, including Michelle Kaufmann for her Glidehouse, Jennifer

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I love the Love Shack. I found this treasure of a design while exploring Smartshax, an Australian company that designs lightweight, prefab timber huts for remote areas and vacation spots. Smartshax are

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Living on the water is little more than a pipe dream for most of us, even close to the coast. Among other more prohibitive factors, many waterborne accomodations are old, rundown houseboats with little

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In a move destined to make prefab lovers drool, Dwell Magazine has just announced the launch of an exclusive collection of custom-designed, modern prefabricated homes. The publication has teamed up with

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