At left, Dulce Vida owner Richard Sorenson, our generous event alcohol sponsor, toasts to prefab with guests.

The GoodLife Team crew.

A group of party guests.

As seen from the entrance, the venue grounds glowed thanks to a custom, multicolored installation from David Trubridge and WakaNINE.

Pop up attendees line up for free vegan eats including an arugula and fried-green-tomato salad from Lucky J's restaurant, a local food truck favorite owned by Jason Umlas. (Special thanks from Dwell to Wade Beesley for coordinating!)

The view from near the DJ booth.

At night's end, guests kicked up their heels and danced.

DJ Spooky laying the beats.

Two happy SXSW Eco attendees smile for the camera.

The first guests arrive for the prefab walk through.

Bartender Elisabeth Champagne serves organic margaritas and muddled jalapeno-cucumber cocktails to thirsty guests.

Guests step up to tour two of the prefabs and chat with Sett Studio, Dwell, and GoodLife Team members.

As the doors opened and night fell, the crowd began to grow. Some noshed on vegan local food truck fare while others headed for the prefab walkthrough.

The Sett Studio crew, including designer Kimber Reed and founder Mike Speciale (center right). Wardrobe for Reed and Dwell was provided by sustainable fashion house Allison Parris.

Bright white Flux chairs stand at attention the day of the party.

The rear prefab (completed the day of the event) is perched in front of a large geometric cabana structure which housed the margarita bar.

COOLHAUS was in the house, serving up scrumptious vegan architectural ice cream sandwiches.

Maranda Pleasant, publisher of Origin Magazine, introduces the award-winning DJ Spooky (Paul Miller).

Blair McCary addresses the crowd at SXSW Eco. Bill Reed and Paula Vaughan are seated.

An overview of the Dwell Outdoor section, which encompasses over 25,000 square feet and more than 50 exhibitors.

Shades of Green Landscape Architecture designed this striking walkway using climbing vines and metal arches by Terra Trellis.

This fun, modular piece furniture by Drift Studio offers a playful storage solution for kids' rooms.

A highlight of the Outdoor section—always with a line out the door—are the three fully furnished prefab houses, by Livinghomes and Ecofabulous; Sustain Mini-Homes; and Connect Homes, pictured here.

Quench Design, an exhibition showcasing designers from Queensland, Australia, won Best in Show.

Hard Goods's modern Muskoka chair won first place in the very competitive Furniture category.

Best Outdoor Product went to the G Pod.

Best New Product went to the Cabrio Wall Bed by CLEI, distributed by Resource Furniture.

Miele's "super booth" featured live kitchen demos on one half and their new upright vacuum on the other.

The ever-popular Murphy bed gets a mod update in the Cabrio Wall Bed by CLEI distributed by Resource Furniture .

The show floor as it looked Thursday, June 21, at about 3:00 p.m.

Two people take a break on Oyler Wu's screenplay installation.

The roving robot from Whiteyboard, a maker of paint you can draw on with whiteboard pens—a less dusty option to chalkboard-paint walls.

At the Dwell Materials Lab, show goers had the opportunity to touch, feel, and learn about common—and not so common—construction materials.

More from the Materials Lab.