Group items tagged

In the midst of Australia's housing affordability issue, prefabricated homes offer a solution. Experts believe that prefab housing is likely to decrease the cost of a new habitant by at least 10 per cent (excluding the purchase cost of land). Case studies of UK show savings of up to 10% to 15% in building costs and a 40% reduction in construction timelines. Manufacturing is more efficient, and factories don't lose time due to bad weather.

Arthur Casas Design and SysHaus design an "eco-systemic" house that comes prefabricated with built-in high energy-efficient programs, making the project truly sustainable. Check it out here

gmp Architects use 350 modular wooden elements to construct a temporary #school building in #Frankfurt that responds well to the relatively small site while offering an #economical #design with close proximities. Check out the story here…

David Hertz Architects, Studio of Environmental Architecture dedicated to the design and construction of sustainable and restorative places, designs the Sail house in the Caribbean islands, a dappled array of structures, named for their nautical-inspired tensile roofs.

An unconventional context for an office space sends MuseLAB on a unique design journey.

Adaptable, impermanent, versatile. andblack design studio's manifestation of Abhay Mangaldas' brainchild, Darwin Bucky, redefines conventional architecture with a self-sustaining customisable, prefabricated travelling theatre - and its prototype is successfully installed in Ahmedabad.