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Luxury prefab Costa Rican home features dramatic wing-like roof

In a remote jungle on the hilltops of Costa Rica's Santa Teresa province, San José-based architecture firm Studio...

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This luxe, solar-powered, prefab home was completed in 6 months

High-end luxury meets energy efficiency in the Jesolo Lido Pool Villa, a 320-square-meter Venetian villa in the...

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A prefab home in Sydney celebrates indoor-outdoor living

Constructed in a Melbourne factory in just 12 weeks, this elegant, prefab home in Sydney offers indoor-outdoor...

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The prefab Plugin House turns ruins into livable dwellings in just one day

Beijing-based design studio People’s Architecture Office has proved yet again its knack for innovation and socially...

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Experimental prefab home eschews fossil fuels in Geneva

In the centrally located town of Lancy in Geneva, Switzerland, a compact and experimental timber home bucks the...

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BIG’s dramatic “hillside” apartments officially open in Stockholm

Bjarke Ingels Group has announced the official opening of the long-awaited 79&Park, a residential development...

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This off-grid, prefab tiny cabin in Michigan fits a family of five

When designer Jorie Burns set her sights on owning a second home near Lake Michigan, she decided to take a chance...

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This $10k tiny house can be built with a hex key in less than a day

Cheap Chinese goods are a bit of a joke in America, but when a company manages to produce an entire house with...

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MUJI’s $26k prefab huts are finally available for sale

The wait is over—MUJI’s microhomes are now officially on sale to the public. Ever since MUJI debuted their...

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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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Mobile Smartdome homes pop up almost anywhere starting at €20k

Dome homes are durable, efficient, and—above all—fun to live in. Now you can get your hands on your very own...

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Minimalist prefab home hides a sculptural light-filled interior

Berrel Berrel Kräutler Architekten designed a minimal prefabricated house with a modest appearance that belies...

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Prefab Pyrenees cabin minimizes site impact and building costs

When it comes to building speedy and cost-effective housing, it’s hard to beat prefabrication. That’s the route...

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Self-sufficient Skilpod home generates all its own energy, pops up in less than a day

Belgian construction company Skilpod has produced a prefabricated home that can generate all its own energy and...

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See how the “Kiss-Kiss House” snaps in half like a branch to embrace the landscape

Homes built to embrace the landscape, rather than working against it, always seem to have a good story to tell....

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Video Interview with green prefab home designer Michelle Kaufmann

At a West Coast Green conference in San Francisco, we were lucky enough to not only get a sneak peek of the Michelle...

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New net-zero Solar Farmhouse from Deltec generates all its own energy

In these uncertain times of erratic weather and changing climate patterns, net-zero energy (or NZE) is quickly...

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Apple design director perfects a prefab home into an ultra-minimal, modern dwelling

It should come as no surprise that when Apple’s Director of Store Design was in the market for a new house, he...

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KODA is a tiny solar-powered house that can move with its owners

Made primarily of concrete, the portable KODA prototype is constructed with factory-made components selected for...

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Cubicco’s hurricane-proof modular homes break into Miami’s construction scene

A standard model Cubicco home is far and above what one might expect from a prefabricated house. Stylish and modern...

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Affordable DublDom prefab home pops up in just one week

Completed for a budget of $42,500, this particular DublDom 2.65 model offers 65 square meters of space with enough...

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Ark- and tugboat-shaped prefab model home showcases sustainable timber architecture

The ground floor of the larger ark-shaped building, called the Flagship, has a "spine" that runs through the center...

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Beautiful prefab houseboats let you live on the water with a minimal energy footprint

Though Bluefield Houseboats is based in Ireland, the design/build firm delivers worldwide and handles all aspects...

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Eco-friendly Avalon House is a green-roofed beach getaway that takes only 6 weeks to build

The 106-square-meter Avalon House may be diminutive in size, but is big on design, which builds on the illusion...

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‘France’ is a $1,200 tiny house that snaps together in just 3 hours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBodaWCdADs Despite its patriotic coloration and name, Tiny House France was...

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Arkansas university students designed this prefab cantilevering home for $136 per square foot

The modules were stacked perpendicular to one another, with the lower volume housing the kitchen, living and dining...

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Solar-powered Casa C is an affordable prefab home for a family of five

The house is located in Ziefen, a village near Basel, Switzerland. Instead of ordering a pre-made, prefab house...

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Low-cost, low-impact Neiling II house was built out of reclaimed wood

The Neiling II House is located in an area called Löwenberger Land, surrounded by agriculture, tiny villages and...

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MAPA’s prefab house can be installed and disassembled with minimal environmental harm

The Retreat in Finca Aguy was prefabricated offsite in a factory near Montevideo in a process that minimizes construction...

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Luxurious net-zero Stanford home features an earthquake-resistant steel frame

The key to Professor Jacobson’s new net-zero home is BONE Structure’s innovative and lightweight steel frame...

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