This 600-square-foot retreat, designed for an Austin couple, is located deep within a 30,000-acre ranch in West Texas.

Eco-friendly features like solar panels and rainwater catchments keep this retreat's environmental footprint small.

Seeking a respite from the city, a Portland couple create a beachfront getaway on Oregon’s rugged coast.

From a tiny smart dwelling to an off-grid boathouse, here are five Austin homes that showcase the power of prefab.

Texas architect Jim Poteet helped Stacey Hill, who lives in a San Antonio artists’ community, wrangle an empty steel shipping...

In a far-flung desert destination, designer Barbara Hill does it again.

On the market for the first time in 10 years, this classic midcentury home was architect Ray Kappe's first commission.

A string of prefab pods helps a couple build an off-the-grid home on a remote, scenic site.

From shipping container homes to modular holiday retreats, these sleek prefabs prove the benefits of off-site construction.

Mining inspiration from the mountains of West Texas, two architects burrow a home into the terrain.

Designed as a prefabricated monolithic steel grid, the boathouse’s orthogonal frame was delivered from Houston by truck and then...

In Austin, Texas, a 1955 ranch house receives a major renovation, adding a new second level that cantilevers over its existing...

The ombré hues of this earthen ranch house are taken directly from Texas Hill Country.

Marlon Blackwell Architects’ U-shaped Tanglewood Cabin in Arkansas perfectly frames vistas through the treetops.

Thanks to a sleek, mirrored facade, these prefab cabins at a new hotel and winery in Uruguay all but disappear into the mountains.

In the Australian bush, a sculptor and an architect collaborate on a house built to withstand fire.

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

The Scandinavian-inspired design by Manta North is tucked neatly between an extinct volcano and the Atlantic, where exceptional...

This economical and eco-friendly 725-square-foot cabin is a cozy retreat in rural New Zealand.

Tucson-based Dust Architects returns to Texas to design a compact stand-alone for a home in the Chihuahuan Desert.

A single day is all it took to install this modular home on a working farm near Orange, New South Wales.

Christian Tonko designs a delicate artist's studio that hugs the hilly landscape.

In January 2003, we issued a challenge to 16 architects: Design a modern prefab home for $200,000.

In inner-city Baltimore, Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake paves a path to affordable prefab.

The UK builder’s sleek two-story design places an emphasis on connecting to the surrounding landscape.

This temporary accommodation for traveling professors tilts toward the water like the bow of a boat.

What first comes to mind when you think of the Scandinavian lifestyle? If it includes simplicity, comfort, and a connection to...

Perched on a rocky bluff, a three-module home in the San Juan islands emphasizes energy-efficient design and indoor/outdoor...

A modern, gabled home in Austin is designed to feel like a "leftover railroad house that had been repurposed."

Affordable gestures abound in this transformation of a dilapidated former duplex in the Texas Hill Country.

Big names and installations in art and design make this small town in Texas a significant destination.

Boasting the best in art, design, food, and music, the quirky state capital of Austin is a delightful destination.

Designed to welcome the outdoors in, two modular and minimalist houses provide a blissful escape in the Uruguayan countryside.

An easy construction process reduces any drama for a couple in California.

Jim Murren’s prefab house in Sin City, designed by Marmol Radziner, is as artful as it is art-filled, thanks to an asymmetrical...

Modern yet cozy, this two-story, eco-friendly retreat by Selin + Selin Architecture reinterprets multigenerational living.