Prefab modern / Jill Herbers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herbers, Jill.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prefabricated houses.

Architecture, Domestic.

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Harper Design International, 2004.

Summary:

For many, the idea of prefab may bring to mind trailers and other less desirable images of housing.Instead, the new prefab is becoming the inevitable next step to "cool" housing as home buyers look for distinctive yet reasonably priced first and second homes. One in six new houses today is a prefab and 400,000 units are now produced in the U.S. each year. More than 50% of all homes are constructed in whole or in part by using building systems -- modular, panelized components produced in quality controlled environments. This exploration of the best prefabricated houses on the market today, from all over the world, along with a resource directory on how you can purchase them, is an invaluable reference for those interested in this alternative.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Modern Prefab 12

A Brief History 13

Chapter 2 The Profiles 32

Richard Wintersole 34

Heikkinen-Komonen Architects 42

Adam Kalkin 50

Rocio Romero 60

Jennifer Siegal 66

Tim Pyne 76

First Penthouse 82

Oskar Leo Kaufmann 88

David Hertz 98

Collins and Turner 102

Anderson Anderson Architecture 110

Steven Holl 116

Resolution: 4 Architecture 118

Michael Graves & Associates 126

su 11 Architecture + Design 130

Chapter 3 The Future of Prefab 134

Homes on the Cutting Edge 136

Chapter 4 Constructing Prefab 144

New Materials & Processes 146

Building Guidelines 152.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

006058923X

OCLC:

53839971