Prefab Now: Modern Residences From Around the World That Defy Expectations

Claesson Koivisto Rune introduces its second iteration of the prefab home, combining time-honored Scandinavian touches with the studio’s signature polished aesthetic.

Prefab builder Blu Homes, helmed by CEO Bill Haney, aims to disrupt the construction industry supply chain by interacting directly with clients.

A New Zealand family taps into the creative capital of architecture students to make their dream home a reality.

We ask Bay Area–based architect and prefab pioneer Michelle Kaufmann to share her expertise on the questions every consumer should ask when considering prefab.

Eleanor Pritchard’s textiles nod to British modernism and local craft. Thanks to a new upholstery line, she’s poised to become an industry name.

A net-zero prefab home design is set to reinvigorate a down-at-the-heels Los Angeles neighborhood.

The Japanese architect—and winner of the 2014 Pritzker Prize—is working with Muji on a new endeavor: using furniture as a module for prefabricated houses.

An easy-to-build modular system is the perfect solution for a family in Bend, Oregon.

Constructed in 1961, Richard Meier’s first residential project is a nascent example of the modern prefab typology.

A house designed to be part of the landscape is at home among the trees in Venice, California.

A family’s remote island retreat becomes a more permanent home base, thanks to the efficiency of building modular.

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

A Vancouver architect maxes out a commercial lot to create a multiunit prefab tower that takes smart urban planning as seriously as good design.