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Explore - PreFab
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The Doomed Dome
With a life span of just 11 months, the prefabricated 1951 Dome of Discovery, designed by architect Ralph Tubbs for the Festival of Britain, lives on as a lost cultural icon.
written by: Dominic Bradbury03.18.13 -
Lake Iosco House in New Jersey
New Zealand transplant Debbie Gibbs and her young sun retreat from their New York city life to their custom prefab home in Lake Iosco, New Jersey. After seeing the Dwell Home competition designed...
written by: Eujin Rheephotos by: Mark Mahaney03.06.13 -
Something Old, Something New
For a vintage design dealer seeking a respite from the city, architect William Massie conceptualized a mostly prefab home around a carefully curated furniture collection in upstate New York.
written by: Erika Heetphotos by: Karina Tengberg02.27.13 -
Modular and Modern in Canada: 2 Cool Homes Popping Up in Calgary and Beyond
Founded in 2004, Minnesota-based Hive Modular creates affordable high-end prefab homes that minimize exposure of building materials to the elements and boasts a process that delivers a shortened...
written by: Eujin Rhee02.14.13 -
Handled With Care
In Warsaw, Poland, a resident breathes new life into an old apartment by dismantling, then reassembling, his late grandmother's hodgepodge of wooden furniture and creates a self-contained do-it-all...
02.06.13 -
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 -
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 -
A Look Back at Habitat '67 with Moshe Safdie
The architect looks back at Habitat ’67 and shares his thoughts on the future of prefabrication.
written by: Amanda Dameron12.30.12 -
A Renovated Flat in Moshe Safdie's Habitat '67
A flat renovated by a pair of fashion insiders breathes new life into architect Moshe Safdie's iconic Habitat '67 building.
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Alexi Hobbs12.30.12 -
Dwell Conversations: Prefab's Progress
In our Dec/Jan 2013 Prefab issue, we visited two Bay Area prefab homes built on unconventional sites, discovering along the way that you don't need a crane or a fortune to make prefab work for you....
written by: Dwell Staff12.28.12 -
Prefab for Humanity
In inner-city Baltimore, Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake paves a path to affordable prefab.
written by: Caroline Tiger12.24.12 -
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 -
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 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 -
Middle Ground
Adding less than $100,000 of improvements to an off-the-shelf prefab model resulted in a clean-cut structure at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada.
written by: Olivia Martinphotos by: Scott Palamar12.19.12 -
Touring the Breezehouse by Blu Homes
Dwell's popular Home Tours included a Breezehouse by Blu Homes in Healdsburg as a bonus tour during this spring's Marin Home Tours. With our annual Prefab issue now out on newsstands, we paid a...
written by: Sara Ost12.07.12 -
Dwell Chats with Resolution: 4 Architecture
At a Dwell Meetup event Tuesday, architect Joeseph Tanney of Resolution: 4 Architecture joined editor-in-chief Amanda Dameron in New York City to talk prefab in all its forms. The conversation was...
written by: Emily Nonko12.07.12 -
Highland Living
A new prefab prototype on a Scottish island demonstrates a smart—and superlocal—approach to building in far-flung locations.
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Marcus McAdam12.05.12 -
Linked In
Jared Levy of Connect:Homes wants to streamline the construction process down to the very seams, while making it affordable for all.
written by: Erika Heet12.03.12 -
Into the Woods
The efficiency and aesthetics of prefab proved appealing to the owner of this Dwell Home, built on a rugged island off Canada’s western coast.
written by: Diana Budds11.30.12
