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A private roof deck offers views of the Hudson and across the state line to New Jersey.
A private roof deck offers views of the Hudson and across the state line to New Jersey.
London creative studio Unknown Works has bookended brick infill terrace house with two semi-detached additions to provide “space for a young family’s creative pursuits, ensuring the layout could be adapted for hosting parties and intimate family gatherings.” Designed as a kit of prefabricated structural panels in spruce cross-laminated timber (CLT)—chosen as a flexible, cost-effective, sustainable material technology—the additions were assembled on-site in just four days.
London creative studio Unknown Works has bookended brick infill terrace house with two semi-detached additions to provide “space for a young family’s creative pursuits, ensuring the layout could be adapted for hosting parties and intimate family gatherings.” Designed as a kit of prefabricated structural panels in spruce cross-laminated timber (CLT)—chosen as a flexible, cost-effective, sustainable material technology—the additions were assembled on-site in just four days.
Sugarhouse Design & Architecture lightened up the entry hall, thanks to interior fluted glass panels, white oak floors with a contrasting walnut inlay, and custom oak closets that reach to the ceiling (after removing the fussy tray feature there). The bench is custom-designed by Sugarhouse and fabricated by Elwood Design Co in Orange, CA, and the ceiling light is by Modern Forms.
Sugarhouse Design & Architecture lightened up the entry hall, thanks to interior fluted glass panels, white oak floors with a contrasting walnut inlay, and custom oak closets that reach to the ceiling (after removing the fussy tray feature there). The bench is custom-designed by Sugarhouse and fabricated by Elwood Design Co in Orange, CA, and the ceiling light is by Modern Forms.
In 2020, van Schaik founded SuperLA, a design and development startup seeking to redefine how we build homes. They create repeatable designs for multifamily buildings constructed with a prefabricated, panelized system made of cross-laminated timber (CLT). The system seeks to prioritize occupant and planetary health, says van Schaik, as well as design and construction efficiencies.
In 2020, van Schaik founded SuperLA, a design and development startup seeking to redefine how we build homes. They create repeatable designs for multifamily buildings constructed with a prefabricated, panelized system made of cross-laminated timber (CLT). The system seeks to prioritize occupant and planetary health, says van Schaik, as well as design and construction efficiencies.
The "plug-and-play
The "plug-and-play
The bright-blue exterior of Brooklyn artist Lizzy Plapinger’s apartment is the icing on the confetti cake that is her home. Formerly of the band MS MR, the solo indie musician, who performs as LPX, and cofounder of record label Neon Gold, repaints used furniture, such as the decorative piece in her kitchen, in her “signature Pantone-punk style.”
The bright-blue exterior of Brooklyn artist Lizzy Plapinger’s apartment is the icing on the confetti cake that is her home. Formerly of the band MS MR, the solo indie musician, who performs as LPX, and cofounder of record label Neon Gold, repaints used furniture, such as the decorative piece in her kitchen, in her “signature Pantone-punk style.”
The couple took advantage of numerous municipal programs when landscaping the backyard. Mandy recently completed a free course through LADWP, who also promotes resources for the SoCal Turf Replacement Program, to become a certified California Native Plant Landscape: “There is an amazing amount of knowledge and resources for transitioning yards with more native/drought-tolerant plants through LADWP and the Theodore Payne Foundation,” says Mandy.
The couple took advantage of numerous municipal programs when landscaping the backyard. Mandy recently completed a free course through LADWP, who also promotes resources for the SoCal Turf Replacement Program, to become a certified California Native Plant Landscape: “There is an amazing amount of knowledge and resources for transitioning yards with more native/drought-tolerant plants through LADWP and the Theodore Payne Foundation,” says Mandy.
A Moliving prefab has 400 square feet of interior space and 240 square feet of exterior space.
A Moliving prefab has 400 square feet of interior space and 240 square feet of exterior space.
This and the top image showcase custom homes on the San Juan Islands, Washington, that were designed in house by Method Homes. The interior pictured here belongs to a two-story house “that is net zero energy ready, with enhanced insulation and heat pumps,” says the prefab builder.
This and the top image showcase custom homes on the San Juan Islands, Washington, that were designed in house by Method Homes. The interior pictured here belongs to a two-story house “that is net zero energy ready, with enhanced insulation and heat pumps,” says the prefab builder.
As reported in GRAY magazine, Peter lined the home's interior with whitewashed Douglas fir and left the structure exposed to achieve an “embrace-the-kit look,” the architect says. “It’s like the Eameses, whose work showed how things fit together. They didn’t try to mask the process. There’s a playfulness to the home that I enjoy.”
As reported in GRAY magazine, Peter lined the home's interior with whitewashed Douglas fir and left the structure exposed to achieve an “embrace-the-kit look,” the architect says. “It’s like the Eameses, whose work showed how things fit together. They didn’t try to mask the process. There’s a playfulness to the home that I enjoy.”
The furniture was sourced from local shops in Cape Town.
The furniture was sourced from local shops in Cape Town.

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