Challenged to build a budget-friendly dream home, a Wyoming firm delivers a bold, beautiful box.

Prince Concepts slices up a prefab Quonset hut to create a series of light-filled dwellings.

The 1,000-square-foot dwelling mixes raw and refined materials in a cost-effective strategy.

A cost-effective modular retreat embraces the landscape on a Lake Superior island in Wisconsin.

These surface treatments can give your kitchen appliances a quick, cost-effective makeover.

Modular, adaptable, and cost-effective, this experimental home provides a model for progressive rural housing in Mexico.

An architect designs a cost-effective home for his parents that allows for multigenerational living and responds to the harsh...

Looking to build your own backyard house? These ready-made retreats are packed full of inspiration.

Bob Butler drew lessons from the legendary Case Study House program to design his cost-effective residence in Nashville.

Buckminster Fuller is credited with inventing the geodesic dome, and designing over 3,000 of the structures the American...

Prefabricated homes in New England have never looked so appealing, thanks to these Massachusetts companies.

A green roof cools your home in the summer, insulates in the winter, and has far-reaching benefits for the community, but keeping...

A shipping container home tackles temperature control in a tropical environment.

The advantages that come with building a steel prefab go far beyond just the aesthetic choices.

Asking $3.8 million, this residence in Uusimaa set on five lush acres features a private beach, a sauna, and a gym, making for an...

From kitchen cabinets to bedroom dressers, your furniture could benefit from some sprucing up.

In Puebla, Mexico, two local architecture firms team up to create the Saint Peter House—a striking brick home with a unique,...

The San Francisco–based designer explains what to invest in—and where to experiment.

Now that we're seeing how natural disasters are becoming more and more common—from forest fires to floods and hurricanes—we’ve...

Although talk of taxing Canadian lumber brought into the United States may be one reason Americans are moving towards sourcing...

Don’t fly over these compact but cool prefabs in the American Heartland.

Transported in a single shipping container and raised in two weeks, this clam-shaped cabin nestles against a rocky outcrop...

Built for $200,000 and lowered into place by crane, a compact cargotecture office perfectly slots into an architect’s backyard.

This Brisbane cottage was completely redesigned and expanded to make the best of an existing pool on the property.

A designer couple convert three shipping containers into a 530-square-foot, solar-powered dwelling on their family’s farm.

Put off by Montreal’s rising rents, a young couple turn to first-time homeownership and dive into a design-led renovation.

Performer Adam Kantor shares how transforming pieces by Resource Furniture allow him to live large, even in 350 square feet.

SUMMARY uses its affordable Gomos System to construct a 10,743-square-foot prefab development in just eight months.

Designed to “take a beating,” the modern interiors of this Seattle home have been crafted to withstand the wear-and-tear of young...

Twin Barns in Byron Bay is a durable residence featuring galvanized steel, gable roofs and Australian spotted gum wood cladding.

With the structural framework in place, Dan Brunn Architecture’s Bridge House takes shape.

A Southern California architect approaches his family home as an experiment in sustainable design.

These may not be the first flooring materials that come to mind, but they sure will make a statement.

During your next home renovation, choose changes that aren’t just about picking the hottest paint color; instead, add true value...

Den’s new easy-to-assemble, flat-packed cabin is disrupting the prefab scene.

These prefab and modular home companies in Texas draw inspiration from vernacular style and the needs of their communities.