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Floor Plan of Halcyon 02 by Fritz Tiny Homes

Built by Fritz Tiny Homes and delivered by crane, the compact ADU brings new potential to a compact Silver Lake lot.

Though it has the same square footage and pricetag as the Heim, the Tind model aims to make the inside of the home feel larger and brighter.

This studio was constructed in a Seattle backyard, where it can be used for work or recreation.

A long paved drive leads to the historic home, which sits on four wooded acres.

Extensive glazing allows the home to have an intimate connection with nature. The primary suite, along with four additional bedrooms and two baths, are located on the lower level.

BrightBuilt Homes started as a singular zet-zero, sustainable barn in Maine.

The company's base model comes with a custom Murphy bed and a Kohler bathtub for $64,955. It is technically a studio, and the company is working on its first one-bedroom model for ordering in March.

Niki Weber and J.P. Guiseppi were booted from their rental in Venice, California, with only a month’s notice. In the frantic search that followed, the pair bought the first property they visited: a hillside residence in the Silver Lake neighborhood of L.A. The plot had enough space down slope to install an ADU. Putting their hard years of renting to good effect, the pair hired Cover, a Los Angeles-based start-up specializing in prefab backyard homes, to build the rental they wish they had lived in as tenants.

Blend Projects offers to install solar arrays and water catchment systems in their homes to make living in them more sustainable.

After more than 15 years spent in construction, high school friends Simon Fyall and Richard Egli started to imagine an architecture that blended in with the landscape of British Columbia better than industry-standard buildings. Soon after, the pair founded Blend Projects to build their vision: crisp gabled homes strung together from eight-foot-long cedar-sided glulam sections.

A sun porch off the main living room is one of the family’s favorite parts of the house.

Warm wood detailing ensures that the concrete flooring has a natural contrast.

Prefabs are built using a patented grid system, which underscores the company's commitment to technology, sustainability, and design.

While the Pro Series models can be purchased individually, they also work as the foundation for the company's new Pro Platform: a modular and scalable housing product for developers.

Architects Gordon Stott and Jared Levy saw modular prefabrication as a chance to make high-quality residences more affordable—so long as the construction method was extremely efficient. In 2012, they launched Connect Homes with fifteen designs as part of its original Design Series. Since, Stott and Levy have made more affordable models as well as shelters and community buildings for unhoused people.

RJ Guillermo and Francis Aquino outfit their 1951 L.A. home with a backyard oasis—and roughly 350 potted plants.