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GO Logic, maine cabins, little house on the ferry, passive home design, CLT Construction, green design, sustainable design, factory-cut buildings, prefab construction, cross-laminated timber, energy efficient building, green building, sustainable design, green design, timber design, timber cabins

Three-in-one Maine cabins take separate bedrooms to a whole new level

The main cabin contains the living and dining areas and the bedrooms are located in the two smaller cabins. All...

Statoil Offices, A-Lab, eco office, prefab office, high performance facade, energy efficient design, norway

Energy-Efficient Statoil Headquarters boasts an energy class B rating in Norway

Back in 2009, A-Lab won a competition against 40 other entries to design Statoil's new offices. Located in a park-like...

HUF HAUS, pre-fabricated housing, green home construction, construction, energy efficient housing, solar panels, green revolution, green building

VIDEO: Watch the Incredible 4-DAY Construction of a Prefab HUF HAUS

The pioneers behind the prefabricated HUF HAUS have constructed thousands of energy efficient houses across the...

Blu Homes, 2015 Product Line, prefab, prefab homes, prefab construction, affordable housing

Blu Homes Drops Prices by $140,000 With Their New 2015 Product Line

The long-awaited promise of prefab construction is that it would bring us higher quality homes for less money with...

Urban Reef, VIVA Vancouver, vancouver, pop up park, urban seating, robson redux, pedestrian friendly, modular seating

Urban Reef Encourages Summertime Street Lounging in Vancouver

Each summer Vancouver works to create vibrant pedestrian spaces to help people make the best of the good weather...

MCube for Sale, MDesigns, mcube, mark baez, venice, prefab, prefab housing, prefab mcube,

Stunning Translucent Modular Home in Venice For Sale For $5 Million

Mark Baez's MCube is an amazing custom-built modular house in Venice that can be endlessly reconfigured - and it...

Cruise Ship Terminal in Seville, Hombre de Piedra, Buro4, cargotecture, shipping containers, shipping container cruise terminal, seville

Seville’s New Shipping Container Cruise Terminal is a Flexible & Bioclimatic Port Stop

Despite Seville's inland location, the city does in fact have a port on the River Guadalquivir in the heart of...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, Intershelter, homeless shelter solutions, pop up dome, prefab dome

Prefab Intershelter Dome Homes Pop Up Anywhere for Immediate Shelter

Intershelters were designed to provide a comfortable place to stay just about anywhere. They’ve been used in...

The Shed, by Hufft Architecture, Glowing Shed, natural light, The Shed, Hufft Projects, prefab shed, prefab barn, barn, green barn, green shed, reclaimed wood, prefab construction

‘The Shed’ by Hufft Projects Glows Like a Lantern on a Hill in Missouri

Hufft Projects completed the beautiful, modern Curved House for a couple in 2009. Not long afterwards, the owners...

sustainable building, sustainable architecture, sustainable design, green design, green building, green architecture, green design, eco design, prefab, altius architecture, altius rsa, sustain, sustain design studio, minihome, mini home, prefab home, prefab, prefab construction, tiny home, micro home, solo 40

Sustain Design Studio Packs Serious Functionality into 480 Square Foot Solo 40

Sustain Design Studio became known for their TRIO prefab, a butterfly-roofed micro home that had us begging for...

book review, prefab, prefab construction, prefab housing, sheri koones, prefabulous + sustainable, sustainable building, green design, eco design,

INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Prefabulous + Sustainable Author Sheri Koones

Typically, on Inhabitat, we call a prefab home one that is mostly manufactured in a factory setting, but Koones...

Balance Metro, Blu Homes, balance, prefab homes, prefab, urban design, urban infill

Blu Homes Unveils New Balance Metro Prefab Designed for Narrow Urban Lots

Addressing the needs of city dwellers and families looking for their primary residence, Blu Homes reconfigured...

Trylletromler, FABRIC, temporary pavilion, copenhagen, zoetrope, wood pavilion, art installation, prefab

FABRIC Unveils Mesmerizing Wooden Zoetrope Pavilion in Copenhagen

Trylletromler is a temporary installation in the castle gardens made up of 10 circular spaces. The walls are made...

P.A.T.H, Philippe Starck, Riko, prefab home, starck with riko, prefab,

Philippe Starck & Riko Unveil Prefab P.A.T.H Eco Homes in Europe

Philippe Starck began working with Riko in 2012 to design a line of prefab homes, and the collaborative team just...

Golden Gate Bridge Pavilion, Jensen Architects, Project Frog, golden gate bridge, prefab construction, golden gate welcome center, golden gate visitor center

Golden Gate Bridge Visitors Greeted by Energy-Efficient Prefab Welcome Center

The Golden Gate Bridge celebrated it's 75th year anniversary in 2012 and as part of the celebrations, the Golden...

IbbN Flat Pack Homes, 8A Architecten, Ik bouw betaalbaar in Nijmegen, i build affordable in nijmegen, prefab home, flat pack homes, affordable housing

First-Time Dutch Home Buyers Can Build Their Own IbbN Flat-Packed Prefab Houses for Under $150k

The Dutch city of Nijmegen wants to help first time home buyers get into the market even if they don't have a lot...

Crissy Field Center, Project Frog, prefab, youth education center, mk think, fischer development, golden gate conservancy

Crissy Field Center is Dedicated to Environmental Youth Education in San Francisco

Crissy Field Center is a state-of-the-art youth education facility that includes classrooms, a science lab, an...

Australia 108, Fender Katsalidis, skyscraper, prefab skyscraper, melbourne, residential building,

Australia 108: Tallest Skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere Coming Soon to Melbourne

Australia 108 was recently approved by Melbourne's planning commission and will have a total of 108 floors. Construction...

Point Leo Prefab, Modscape, prefab home, australia, green home, eco home, victoria

Modscape’s Point Leo Prefab is a Bold & Sustainable Seaside Home In Australia

Modscape's Point Leo Prefab is a 5 bedroom home with 220 sq m (2,368 sq ft) of space. Entertaining and public spaces...

local materials, westcliff pavilion, johannesburg, south africa, prefab construction, floating stone wall, local materials, small footprint, minimize site disturbance, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, GASS, steel

Gorgeous Prefab Westcliff Pavilion Home Boasts a Floating Stone Wall in South Africa

By using steel instead of heavy masonry or concrete, GASS was able to achieve a variety of aims: first, the black...

Unity Homes, Bensonwood, prefab home, precision built home, net zero home, passive house

Bensonwood Launches Unity Homes Line of Energy-Efficient Prefabs

Bensonwood's Unity Homes features four distinct home styles that are 2 to 4 bedrooms and range in size from 1,113...

Sidebreeze, Blu Homes, breezehouse, prefab, prefab home, green home, eco home

Blu Homes Introduces The Sidebreeze, Their Largest Prefab Yet

Blu Homes' Sidebreeze is a 2,600 sq ft prefab home with 3 or 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in a stacked configuration...

Southend Pier Cultural Centre, White Arkitekter, Sprunt, prefab, modular, cultural centre, uk

Prefabricated Southend Pier Cultural Centre Sits At the End of the World’s Longest Pleasure Pier

Southend Pier Cultural Centre opened in the summer of 2012 to provide gathering space for visitors to Southend-On-Sea....

Doe Bay Cottage, Method Homes, prefab cottage, studio 29, orcas island, prefab home,

Method Homes Completes Traditional Craftsman-Style Doe Bay Prefab Cottage on Orcas Island

The Cottage Series developed from a collaboration between San Juan Islands-based Studio 29 and Seattle prefab manufacturer,...

Hidden Valley Prefab, Marmol Radziner, prefab, moab, utah, prefab home, marmol radziner prefab

PHOTOS: Marmol Radziner’s Hidden Valley Prefab For Sale in Moab, Utah

This 2,500 sq ft Marmol Radziner prefab home was originally built back at the end of 2006. The custom home was...

CitizenM Hotel, Glasgow, London, Concrete Architectural Associates, prefab hotel, modular hotel, prefab, eco hotel

CitizenM Prefab Hotels Now Provide Affordable Luxury in London and Glasgow

Back in 2008, CitizenM built its first two prefabricated hotels in Amsterdam as an experiment, and then took the...

Coodo Modular Units, coodo, modular housing, prefab, prefab housing, slovenia, modular design

Coodo’s Stylish Modular Units Can be Combined to Create the Prefab Home of Your Dreams

The Coodo system of modular units includes a multifunctional pavilion, a pergola, a summer kitchen, mobile living...

G-POD, Mars Lab, green design, prefab construction, sustainable design, eco-design, minimalist design, spruce, Norwegian spruce, customizable,

Spherical Prefab G-PODs are High-Tech Loungers for Modern Nomads

G-PODS are sleek prefabricated structures that can be placed just about anywhere, including rooftops and gardens....

Connect:Homes, connect homes, prefab homes, prefab, green homes, modern homes, jared levy, gordon stott

Modern Connect:Homes are the Latest in Affordable, Green Prefab Design

Levy and Stott spent 6 years working in prefab design and building with Marmol Radziner, and realized that there...

Mirror Mongayt, Berlaskoni, Russia, moscow, mirrors, pixelated, design, green design, prefab construction, sustainable design, eco-design, recycled materials, locally-sourced materials, energy efficiency, daylighting

Prefab Mirror Mongayt Has a Pixelated Facade that Reflects Nature in Moscow

Mirror Mongayt was built in stages in order to save costs, starting with the lower 180 square meter floor and followed...

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