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LOT-EK upcycles 140 shipping containers into an apartment complex in South Africa

A massive, modular residential building has risen in Johannesburg, South Africa with aims of revitalizing Maboneng...

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Yves Béhar designs compact, prefab homes to tackle the housing crisis

Yves Béhar has designed everything from high-tech wearables to voice-activated, transforming furniture — now,...

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BIG completes low-income “Homes for All” project in Copenhagen

Beautiful yet affordable design-led apartments have been quickly completed in the northwest part of Copenhagen...

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Largest-ever modular Gomos building to be completed in just a few months

The future of construction looks to be pretty exciting, thanks to modular systems like Gomos Housing, which let...

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The future of tiny homes – in France

The tiny house movement is on the rise today, but architects have been crafting tiny mobile homes long before the...

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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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A green-roofed Hobbit home anyone can build in just 3 days

The Green Magic Homes are composed of prefabricated vaulted panels manufactured with composite laminate materials,...

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Beautiful cabin pops up in ten days with minimal landscape disturbance

BIO Architects recently completed a modern modular cabin, proving yet again that beautiful homes can be affordable...

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Eco-friendly Syrian refugee housing that anyone would love to call home

Building refugee housing often means fast construction at the expense of beauty and quality, but that doesn’t...

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Apartment Tour: Inside the world’s tallest modular building

461 Dean, the tallest modular building in the world, opened its doors recently in Brooklyn, New York. The 32-story...

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Plugin Tower is a low-cost modular home with no foundation

Plugin Tower is a modular multi-story home in Shenzhen, China that circumvents strict planning regulations by eliminating...

World’s tallest modular building is now open – see inside (VIDEO)

Comprising 363 rental apartments ranging from studios to 2 bedrooms, 461 Dean is the first building in the world...

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Flexible Tetris House can expand and shrink thanks to a simple system of modular blocks

The Tetris House project aims to create maximum flexibility for developers building housing units. Elements can...

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Spectacular green-roofed modular Tangier Bay Housing offers enviable views of the Atlantic

The buildings, made up of four modular prefab units, are equipped with loggias and terraces with several functions:...

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Net-zero Arc House shows how arches make tiny spaces feel bigger

The Arc House comes in different sizes-from 400 to 500 square feet-and targets the next generation of home buyers...

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Stripped down modular Gomos homes inspired by sewage pipes pop up in Venice

SUMMARY installed three concrete modules on the waterfront at the Arsenale, one of the Venice Biennale’s two...

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Stackable prefab homes in London let you design the interior before moving in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaUq_iy0AHA Designed to combine the best of England’s historic terraced homes...

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Parasitic prefabs mounted atop buildings create affordable green housing in Paris

The parasitic 3BOX structures are possible thanks to the new ALUR law, which promotes new housing development in...

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Earthy modular VIMOB home can be erected in even the most hard-to-reach locations

Colectivo Creativo Arquitectos turned to prefab architecture as a solution to the challenge of building a home...

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Affordable, colorful and humane housing for London’s homeless pop ups in just five months

The three-story Y:Cube was built on a former brownfield and created specifically as move-on accommodation for single...

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IKEA’s Modular Better Shelter Housing Unit is a solar-powered emergency home for refugees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=25&v=Ect-FwtK-84 Over 7.6 million people have been displaced due to the...

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This LEGO-like modular skyscraper is made up of customizable pre-fab elements

The architects created a framework that can be filled with the chosen configuration, which is fabricated off-site...

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Solar-powered ShelteR3 is an off-the-grid home built to withstand tornadoes

The house was designed for areas with frequent extreme weather like Missouri (where the schools are located),...

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Casa Pentimento: Prefab Ecuadorian House Made From 900 LEGO-Like Concrete Blocks

Casa Pentimento is a dwelling placed on a gentle slope that is made almost entirely from precast concrete modules...

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Versatile prefab Passion House M1 snaps together in just two days

The environmentally friendly Passion House M1 is constructed mainly out of wood, with a glulam structure frame...

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MVRDV redesigns the Ilôt Vandamme mixed-use block in Paris

MVRDV has received approval to renovate a 1970s complex in Paris and transform it into a mixed-use development...

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This honeycomb-like residential structure sits atop an existing car park in London

The building has a terraced seven-story-high form that provides great views of the surroundings to each of the...

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Casa Incubo shipping container home wraps around a giant cedar tree

The house was constructed to highlight the existing cedar tree: it was built in such a way that the tree can...

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House in a Meadow is an affordable modular home that brings the outside in

The house boasts less than 260 square feet meant to provide enough space for two people. The owners wanted a house...

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Solar-Powered Modular Cabin Exists Completely Off-the-Grid in Australia

Commissioned by a client who spends the majority of his time overseas, the 1,033-square-foot dwelling needed to...

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