Sentences with phrase «like prefab houses»
As in other parts of the city, the latest version of white brick apartment blocks come in red or yellow brick with vaguely SoHo Revivalist fenestration; they spring up in Chelsea's plentiful parking lots so quickly you might think they are being laid in like prefab houses.
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They're installed on two model roofs sitting in the office's back parking lot, like parts of a prefab house waiting for pickup.
One of the big complaints about modern prefab is its inability to deliver at the cost that everyone expects (like matching production housing or less) and the problem of acquiring land, which is expensive, particularly in areas around cities like San
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eFAB House — Assembles Like IKEA Furniture A 130 square feet prefab home in Machipongo, Virginia.
One of the reasons I am so fond of prefab is that it it makes houses more like industrial design, where you refine and test your product before you foist it on the public.