One of the big attractions of
modern prefab housing was the fact that architects and builders got to repeat and refine their designs; every iteration got a little bit better.
She asks «Where are
the modern prefab houses of Michelle Kaufmann?
Not exact matches
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
Chad Ludeman, developer of the 100K
House, has looked at the
prefab industry closely and concludes: «I just don't believe it is the best way of delivering
modern design to the average new home buyer.»
The resurgence of
modern prefab is presented as an alternative to new urban development — homes that are refreshing, honest and complimentary to their historical counterparts — considering their relevance to affordable
housing and parallel with the green building movement.
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The grand dream of those promoting green
modern prefab is that it will do for
housing what IKEA did for furniture: make good
modern design popular, affordable and available to everyone.
We have previously mentioned the exhibition of
modern prefab, A Clean Break opening in Philadelphia on October 16; in addition to the WeeHouse and MiniHome, there is also an exhibition, including work by Interface Studio Architects, who designed the 100K
House, which is most definitely not a
prefab in the traditional sense.
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It's also part of the company's national push to fulfill
prefab's decades - long promise of
modern, efficient, affordable
houses for the masses.
But with the
housing market showing inklings of a recovery, earlier this year The Times reported on another
prefab design: the C6, touted as an affordable
modern offering from the Santa Monica, Calif., company LivingHomes.