Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Pretty Fab

Prefab homes have come a long way since the Quonset Huts of the 1940's. While they still mean mass-produced, they can also mean high design--and the units can be pieced together in unique ways to suit different lifestyles and locations. Here are some of our desert favorites (inspired by the cacti we found in the flower district this weekend).

The Desert House Prototype by Marmol Radzinger employs four house modules and six deck modules to suit the wide desert landscape.

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The itHouse by Taalman Koch Architects came to us by way of inhabitat. Just outside of Joshua Tree National Park, the home is completely off-grid, powered by soley by photovoltaic andsolar thermal technology.

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Taliesin Mod.Fab is a 600 one bedroom designed by students at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. While set in the desert, the structure is designed to be transported on any highway.

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