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A Lakeside Prefab in New Jersey
A New Zealand expat and her son use their prefabricated lakeside New Jersey retreat as an outdoorsy counterpoint to city life.
written by: Kelsey Keithphotos by: Mark Mahaney12.20.12 -
Jens Risom's Block Island Family Retreat
Designer Jens Risom returns to his 1967 prefab off the coast of Rhode Island, readying it for his family's next generation.
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Floto + Warner12.24.12 -
A Modern Prefab Addition to a Mid-Century California Classic
A 1950s Joseph Esherick home in Berkeley, California, inspires an addition that pays homage to the past yet is poised to host the next generation.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Caren Alpert12.30.12 -
Building on a Shoestring in Singapore
Building on a shoestring is no mean feat in Singapore, especially when your home calls for a multilayered facade. Chang Architects, however, were more than up to the challenge.
photos by: Albert Lim KS01.10.13 -
An Affordable Duplex Transformation in Texas
Affordable gestures abound in this transformation of a dilapidated former duplex in the Texas Hill Country.
written by: Diana Budds01.11.13 -
An Innovative Modular Building System in Ecuador
Seeking a way to blend architecture into the natural environment, a pair of Ecuador-based designers invents a new modular building system.
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: João Canziani12.31.12 -
Kitchen Solutions: Smart Storage Design
For a Toronto couple with a love of minimalist Japanese architecture, a sleek, storage-packed kitchen was the first priority in their home's renovation.
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Bob Gundu01.18.13 -
An Eichler-Inspired Modular Home in California
With a sleek prototype in Emeryville, California, under its belt, Simpatico Homes sets out to redefine prefab's cost—and footprint.
written by: Joanne Furiophotos by: Jake Stangel12.22.12 -
A Budget Friendly Brownstone Renovation in Brooklyn
A family enlists Brooklyn design-build firm MADE to renovate a brownstone using surplus and salvaged materials for a budget-conscious patina.
written by: William Lambphotos by: Matthew Williams01.18.13 -
A Coastal Summer Home in Denmark
For his family’s summerhouse in North Zealand, Denmark, a resourceful architect goes full tilt with native wood and playful geometries.
written by: Erika Heetphotos by: Karina Tengberg04.02.13 -
A Geometric Desert Home in Phoenix
At the base of Echo Mountain in Phoenix, a geometric home by Wendell Burnette opens up to the surrounding desert landscape.
written by: Margot Doughertyphotos by: Dean Kaufman04.03.13 -
Modern Australian Bungalow with a Victorian Ash Facade
To shield an addition and new courtyard for a bungalow in greater Melbourne, architect Anthony Clarke fitted its facade with strips of rough-sawn Victorian ash.
photos by: Peter Bennetts04.10.13 -
A Traditional Shingle-Clad Home in Connecticut
A creative twist on the traditional shingle clads a Connecticut home.
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Andrew Rowat02.04.13 -
Modern Meets Traditional in a Swedish Summer House
On an 18th-century farmstead in rural Sweden, two Copenhagen designers handcraft a summerhouse that seamlessly melds the modern and the traditional.
written by: Lindsay J. Westleyphotos by: Åke E:son Lindman01.25.13 -
A Stacked Cabin for a Steep Slope
A steeply sloped site in the Wisconsin forest, plus an equally steep budget, led architect Brian Johnsen to reinvent the archetypal cabin for a sturdy vacation home.
written by: Olivia Martinphotos by: Narayan Mahon02.02.13 -
Country Bunker
On Austin’s outskirts, where urban, industrial, and rural collide, lawyer and science-fiction author Chris Brown’s bunker-style home redefines modern city living.
written by: Mitchell Alan Parkerphotos by: Dave Mead03.29.13 -
An Affordable High-Design Vacation Home in Mexico
By pooling their resources and giving their architect complete creative control, two busy Mexico City–based brothers built a high-design vacation home for just $70 per square foot.
written by: Robert Landonphotos by: Mauricio Alejo01.29.13 -
Slanted and Enchanted
Taking inspiration from barns, warehouses, Case Study Houses, and Japanese residential architecture, architect Marcus Lee and his wife, Rachel Hart—–an architectural model maker—...
written by: Dominic Bradburyphotos by: Jeremy Murch01.14.09 -
Industrial Revolution
Maria Cook and Lance Compa were only looking to kill a sleepy Sunday afternoon when they drove 20 minutes south of their home in Ithaca, New York, to see a house that a real estate circular had...
written by: William Lambphotos by: Adam Friedberg01.15.09 -
Light Box
For Tad Beck, making a home out of a stolid, windowless warehouse meant opening it up from the inside out.
written by: Fred A. Bernsteinphotos by: Dave Lauridsen01.15.09 -
Blue in the Facade
Canada's Magdalen Islands offer a seaside retreat to landlocked Quebecers, two of whom have turned the local vernacular on its oreille with a winsome vacation home.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Matthew Monteith01.15.09 -
The First Wave
In Sydney’s cramped beachside suburbia, architect Steve Kennedy defied a small footprint and a terrible drought with a generous double-height extension and a cutting-edge custom-made water...
written by: Karen Pakulaphotos by: Richard Powers11.01.07 -
Home Schooled
The house at 157 Congress Run in the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming was a fine little place, a sturdy 1940s brick Cape with trim, boxy rooms and an undulating yard punctuated with old trees. In...
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Chad Holder01.16.09 -
Where the Wild Things Aren't
In Vieira do Minho, a small village in northern Portugal, Guilherme Vaz designed a fortresslike retreat that embraces the natural landscape while keeping it at bay.
written by: Kieran Longphotos by: David Hughes01.16.09 -
Outback Staked House
A few years ago, while working with the indigenous communities of remote Arnhem Land, in Australia’s Northern Territory, architect Sue Harper became passionate about prefab.
written by: Catherine Franklinphotos by: Patrick Bingham Hall03.01.09
