Building a Prefab House
A highlight of reporting "A Simple Plan," my story about the Marmol Radziner-designed prefab in Ukiah, California (in our December/January 2012 issue, and online here) was sitting down with the residents and hearing about how the house came together on the site. Residents Abbie and Bill Burton worked with Marmol Radziner to design a two-bedroom, 2,200-square-foot house (with an additional 1,400 square feet of covered decks) for their rural site in Mendocino County. The house, made of ten prefabricated steel modules, took three months to build in the firm's factory—and just a single day to assemble on the site. The Burtons shared their snapshots of the on-site construction process, which they witnessed from lawn chairs on a neighboring hill. "It was instantaneous," said Bill. "We went from having just a foundation on our site to walking around our house a few hours later. You never see architecture come together like that." Here's a glimpse at the wonder of prefab.
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Wow!. Would it be possible to see more interior shots?.
Ann: more photos of the interior are in our December/January issue on sale now as well as in the online version of the story http://www.dwell.com/articles/a-simple-plan.html Thanks for your interest in the story!
Fantastic! Thanks for the post.
Fantastic! Thanks for the post.
Amazing and beautiful.
Very curious as to what type of costs we are looking at here. Also wondering about insulation, heating and cooling etc.....Thanks
Impressive setting. Awesome concept. Please comment on building cost per square foot. How is heating and AC incorporated?
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