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The experience of the farm includes to the permaculture vegetable garden, fresh farm eggs, interactions with the goats and horses, and hiking through a landscape populated by giraffes, zebras, antelopes, and warthogs.

The two-bedroom, two-bath Courtyard House is located in a clearing in the New South Wales coastal suburb of Hawks Nest, just a few minutes’ drive from the beach.

Based in Wynwood, Florida, Wyn-Box constructed their model container home out of two used cargo containers. The 640-square-foot, one-bedroom showroom was designed by architects Ruslanas Byckovas and Ethan Royal with Ryan Anderson, a business developer, and boasts a stainless steel kitchen, porcelain gray tile, and a modern, clean gray exterior.

Builders, developers, designers, and architects have developed a range of homes that are composed of prefabricated, modular, or kit-of-parts pieces that can allow for lower costs, faster and easier on-site construction, and even higher quality spaces. Here, we delve into the differences—and similarities—among these manufactured residences.

Sherry Birk and Anthony Orona, tapped HR Design Dept, whose co-principal, Eric Hughes, is a longtime friend of Anthony’s, to design the midcentury-inspired, one-story house in Austin. The dark metal fascia emphasizes the home’s horizontality and complements the earth-toned brick facade.

The Meteorite floor plan

Inspired by the Ice Age rock formations found throughout the region, the Meteorite, so named for obvious reasons, is a faceted dwelling designed by Kivi and Tuuli Sotamaa, the brother-and-sister team behind Ateljé Sotamaa.

Wedge by Wheelhaus

This Beverly Hills kitHAUS is comprised of modernist prefab modules that can accommodate a variety of uses: from yoga studios to home offices, and from weekend retreats to pop-up kiosks and guest rooms.

A rotating fireplace, a glazed facade, and a cozy sauna complete this wonderful woodland retreat.

Made in one of the last terra-cotta factories in Tuscany, this new line of hand-pressed tiles comes in an unusual dark brown “espresso” color. They can be used for walls and floors both inside and out.

Lightweight and stackable, Barber & Osgerby’s outdoor chairs for Emeco get their name from their material. Made of 70 percent recycled plastic bottles, 20 percent glass fiber, and 10 percent nontoxic pigment, the chairs can eventually be recycled into new ones.

Philippe Starck’s outdoor chair for Cassina finds comfort in intentionally clunky forms with wide, sanded teak arm rests, a low-profile aluminum frame, and a handwoven rope back-rest available in multiple fabrics.

Ideal for an urban outdoor living room, a collection of tables designed by Adam Tihany features aluminum frames and a glass or stonewear top, available in a variety of colors and finishes.

A brand-new charcoal grill from the startup Spark combines a moderne design, a proprietary brick system, and an app to easily calibrate temperature and cook time.