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november 04, 2018

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designboom sunday edition

once a week we compile a short list of a few of our favourite stories on designboom. today:

PREFABRICATED ARCHITECTURE

yves béhar develops prefabricated home in response to california legislature the model which is to be unveiled at the summit festival in los angeles, responds to new state rules making it easier for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs).

by kieron marchese

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tenka housing system proposes 'weightless' prefabricated modules that float above ground the designer proposes a minimal, modular solution providing flexible structures to suit different needs.

by Gavin Rea

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slice, a modular and flexible urban living solution by nasim sehat the project consists of a basic unit configuration — a sleeping module and a toilet module — the units are booked and accessed using a digital service.

by Nasim Sehat

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oikos houses, innovative modular mobile homes made of wood in these mobile units, smart architectural design meets modern building solutions, made with the purpose of creating a sustainable eco-house using materials available on site.

by Monika J

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the ARK studio ark-shelter is the ideal off-grid getaway from a busy life the ARK studio ark-shelter is designed to appear unobtrusive within its surroundings while working off-grid with solar panels, batteries and a rain water collector.

by kat barandy

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reed watts architects extends regent's park open-air theater in central london the 480 sqm project was built in just seven months amongst the protected royal parks trees and brings together the theater’s operations onto one site for the first time in its 86-year history.

by Bobby Jewell

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roosros designs sustainable prefab housing in the netherlands accessible to everyone the tiny house will allow you to be partially or fully self-sufficient and even live off the grid.

by RoosRos

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prefabricated public nursery in greece by klab architecture is shaped like a child-drawn house the low-budget project is a complex of white classrooms, which are to relate to the scale of the students.

by KLabarchitects

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will affordable housing make kanye west 'the biggest real estate developer of all time'? west has declared that he is looking for 'architects and industrial designers who want to make the world better'.

by philip stevens

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al borde + el sindicato present housing prototype made of prefab structure in ecuador the project is a structural frame that can be easily filled with local materials, enhancing the use of local construction techniques and allowing volunteer involvement and any unskilled labor.

by AL BORDE

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you can now own this vegas desert dream home with its own james turrell skyspace if you have $14,500,000 USD to spare.

by nina azzarello

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a tiny prefab cabin for cases of writer's block, designed for author cornelia funke this tiny house treats symptoms such as severe annoyance from house guests, although possible side effects may include cabin fever. 

by rob reuland

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new modern rustic: et al.'s catskill cabin is a prefabricated outdoor living room the house is the ideal getaway vacation dwelling nestled within nature.

by Manu Garza

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pixel façade, a flexible biophilic façade system for the next generation of offices the system takes a progressive attitude to create an adaptive, scalable, repeatable building system applicable to multiple building typologies whilst also creating variability in design.

by Oliver Thomas

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MB architecture sets a prefabricated multi-purpose container in bard college, new york the building is prefabricated and takes less only half a day to install with no more on-site work than the pouring of concrete foundation walls.

by MB

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