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RESOLUTION: 4 BIRDHOUSES

RESOLUTION: 4 BIRDHOUSES

Most people associate Resolution: 4 Architecture with prefab — especially their work for Dwell’s custom prefab collection. The last time we saw RES4 was, in fact, at Dwell on Design, but what

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Lovetann Unveils Two New Homes

PREFAB FRIDAY: Lovetann Unveils Two New Homes

If you’re relatively new to Inhabitat, you may not remember when we introduced Lovetann‘s LEGO-like prefab-modular home concept. A little more than a year later (and following on the heels of

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PREFAB FRIDAY: MkSolaire

PREFAB FRIDAY: MkSolaire

Michelle Kaufmann’s prefab home designs have become a perpetual favorite at Inhabitat. Her latest, the mkSolaire, is no exception. Depending on where you live, there are a variety of alternatives

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DWELL ON DESIGN: Weekend in Review

DWELL ON DESIGN: Weekend in Review

In three days at Dwell in Design, there was enough to hear, see and discuss that we could keep the reports rolling out for days. We will bring you some specific product highlights before the conference

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DWELL ON DESIGN: Day 1 – Prefab

DWELL ON DESIGN: Day 1 – Prefab

The first morning of Dwell on Design has just wrapped up, and as luck would have it on, on Prefab Friday, the morning session was all about prefab. The architect lineup included Linda Taalman and Alan

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PREFAB FRIDAY: KipUp House

PREFAB FRIDAY: KipUp House

Geometry is the name of the game with 3xn‘s KipUp House, for M2. The Danish design makes use of angular windows and steeply sloped rooflines, allowing daylight to pour in and reach most every inch

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XXS HOUSE

XXS HOUSE

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 it

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PREFAB FRIDAY: F3 Arquitectos’ Minga

PREFAB FRIDAY: F3 Arquitectos’ Minga

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

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VIDEO: Shipping-Container Homes from Lot-ek

VIDEO: Shipping-Container Homes from Lot-ek

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

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Adam Kalkin’s Quik House

PREFAB FRIDAY: Adam Kalkin’s Quik House

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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PREFAB FRIDAY: Macarthur Gardens Sales Office

PREFAB FRIDAY: Macarthur Gardens Sales Office

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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PREFAB FRIDAY: Toyota Gets Into Prefab Housing

PREFAB FRIDAY: Toyota Gets Into Prefab Housing

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: WeeHouse

PREFAB FRIDAY: WeeHouse

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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PREFAB FRIDAY: Modern Cabana

PREFAB FRIDAY: Modern Cabana

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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PREFAB FRIDAY: Studio 804′s Modular3 Design

PREFAB FRIDAY: Studio 804′s Modular3 Design

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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PREFAB FRIDAY: Zenkaya

PREFAB FRIDAY: Zenkaya

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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Prefab Fridays: METROSHED

Prefab Fridays: METROSHED

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′

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Andrew Maynard’s Mobile Home

PREFAB FRIDAY: Andrew Maynard’s Mobile Home

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

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Eco-Tech Design

PREFAB FRIDAY: Eco-Tech Design

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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PREFAB FRIDAY: SUNSET CABIN

PREFAB FRIDAY: SUNSET CABIN

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

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GET A FREE VINTAGE PREFAB – DEADLINE APRIL 12

GET A FREE VINTAGE PREFAB – DEADLINE APRIL 12

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

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Prefabmod

PREFAB FRIDAY: Prefabmod

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

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Karim Rashid’s KIT24 Update

PREFAB FRIDAY: Karim Rashid’s KIT24 Update

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

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Icelandic Prefab Update

PREFAB FRIDAY: Icelandic Prefab Update

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

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Place Homes

PREFAB FRIDAY: Place Homes

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

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Studio Force4

PREFAB FRIDAY: Studio Force4

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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PREFAB FRIDAY: miniHome

PREFAB FRIDAY: miniHome

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

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KARIM RASHID GOES PREFAB

KARIM RASHID GOES PREFAB

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

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PREFAB FRIDAYS: The Clever MINI Home

PREFAB FRIDAYS: The Clever MINI Home

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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PREFAB: MODULAR DWELLINGS

PREFAB: MODULAR DWELLINGS

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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