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Jet black lakeside home in the Netherlands designed to embrace the surrounding nature

Located just south of Amsterdam, the Vinkeveense Plassen is known for its incredible lakes and surrounding nature....

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Solar-powered modular retreat design in Melbourne inspired by the local landscape

A family's wish to spend time in a self-sufficient weekend home has resulted in a beautiful modular design. Located...

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This striking, bright-red modular home connects to its surroundings through contrast

While some architects use various strategies to blend their design into natural surroundings, Santiago-based firm Felipe...

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Cube Haus seeks to solve the housing crisis with affordable prefab homes

Many large cities are struggling with severe housing issues, and one new startup is proposing an architectural...

PassivDom, 3d-printed homes, off-grid living, off-grid homes, modular homes, home automation, green architecture, water filtration, heat recovery, solar power, zero carbon

These 3D-printed off-grid tiny houses can withstand hurricanes and earthquakes

These 3D-printed off-grid homes manufactured by Ukrainian startup PassivDom are not only 100% self-sufficient -...

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The brilliant folding M.A.Di Home can be assembled in hours

The M.A.Di Home is an ingenious a-frame home that can be easily assembled in just a few hours. The foldable design,...

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Solar-powered prefab homes for struggling millennials pop up in a single day

An increasing number of people in the United Kingdom make too much money to qualify for social housing, but struggle...

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Gigantic “vending machine” skyscraper dispenses 3D-printed homes in Tokyo

Could the skyscraper of the future dispense homes like a vending machine? Growing and adapting to Tokyo’s housing...

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The tiny solar-powered hemp home with a green roof

"Tiny+ does not require the burning of any fossil fuels even in the cold, snowy winters and hot, humid summers...

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Brad Pitt’s Make it Right delivers first 3 LEED Platinum homes to Fort Peck Indian reservation

Make It Right partnered with the Sioux and Assiniboine tribes of Fort Peck, Montana to build sustainable homes...

Kiosque, Bouroullec brothers, container design, modular container structures, container homes, container office space, urban building, urban design, modular homes, modular offices, sustainable design, green design, alternative building materials,

Compact container Kiosque can be assembled in three hours flat

The Kiosque structure is made of powder-coated steel. Large windows on three sides and the light oak panels on...

Method Homes, Elemental Design, prefab housing, affordable housing, green architecture, prefab, modular homes, compact living, small spaces, net-zero house

Method launches impressive new line of affordable prefab homes

The newly launched model offers bedrooms and 2 baths with a compact 1,483 square foot of living space comprised...

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Cubitat is a plug-and-play version of a home you can take with you when you move

Cubitat is based on real-life concepts such as Wex's River City 3 tower apartments, which feature central islands...

Micropolis houses, small houses , customizable homes, affordable housing, Arielle Condoret Schechter, Usonian houses, modular homes, modern home, eco-friendly home, green architecture

Plans for affordable Micropolis houses can be purchased and downloaded as PDFs

The architect’s idea was to provide designs for “people who were looking for something between the standard...

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Modscape’s Cliff House Hangs Perilously Over a Cliff’s Edge in Australia

Australian prefab architecture specialists Modscape Concept have designed an exciting five story home that clings...

Meka, shipping containers, prefab, prefab architecture, green architecture, prefabirctaed homes, modular homes, modular architecture, Michael de Jong, Jason Halter, Christos Marcopoulous, West Village, NYC, New York City,

EXCLUSIVE PICS: Shipping Container Home Pops Up in NY

Founder, Michael de Jong came up the idea for the MEKA after years of building luxury homes in Belize, hiring Jason...

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Arcgency’s Green-Roofed WFH House is Made From Three Recycled Shipping Containers

Arcgency's WFH House uses three recycled shipping containers as structural supports. The containers are lined...

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Blu Homes Acquires Modular Home Builder Modern Cabana

Last week, prefab housing builder Blu Homes announced the purchase of Modern Cabana. The San Francisco-based modular...

Yellowknife Modular Duplex, SMPLyMod, modular housing, prefab duplex, northwest territories, SMPL design studio

SMPLyMod Prefab Duplex Harnesses Energy-Efficient Design in Canada’s Cold Northwest Territories

Yellowknife is located on the northern shore of the Great Slave Lake in Northwest Territories and it experiences...

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Grow Community is a Prefab Net-Zero Housing Development on Bainbridge Island

Grow Community is an 8-acre net-zero housing development near Winslow on Bainbridge Island. Just a five-minute...

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Greenfab Is Washington’s First LEED Platinum Prefabricated Modular Home

Today, Greenfab was awarded LEED Platinum certification by the USGBC for achievement in green homebuilding and...

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SMPLy Mod Prefab Prototype Home Lands in British Colombia

The prefab home builder designed, fabricated and installed the two story house in just 9 weeks this past fall....

Isolasystem

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...

Meka, shipping containers, prefab, prefab architecture, green architecture, prefabirctaed homes, modular homes, modular architecture, Michael de Jong, Jason Halter, Christos Marcopoulous, West Village, NYC, New York City

PHOTOS: MEKA Shipping Container Home Pops Up in NYC!

The popularity of prefab and shipping container construction is certainly on the rise, but New York City was still...

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Michelle Kaufmann Launches New Zero Series Prefab Homes!

The line consists of three new models, the Ridge0™, the Vista0™ and the Contours0™, which range in size between...

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From Bauhaus to HUF HAUS: Energy Efficient Prefab Homes

German company HUF HAUS is offering gorgeous green houses to the masses by bringing Bauhaus style to factory-made...

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PREFAB FRIDAY: B-Line Small by Hive Modular

Part of living lightly on the planet is reducing the square footage of your home and living space. We applaud home...

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