fabzone

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The projects listed here represent explorations of prefab as a design and construction ideology. For one reason or other the projects do not meet the requirements to be featured on the fablist.

While some of these projects are in a development phase and might be expected to appear on the fablist in the near future, many (most) of these projects will never meet the fablist requirements i.e. they will not evolve into marketed prefab dwellings for one of several reasons: architects often experiment with processes which will be incorporated in different projects at a later date; or a completed project for a client might have the potential for replication under a prefabrication model but no entity is driving a commercialization project forward.

Only single-family dwellings qualify for listing in the fabzone. Also some of these projects are "not quite modernist" in form, but have characteristics that justify a listing here rather than on the otherfab page.

The Dwell Home Design Invitational is a competition launched by Dwell Magazine "for a modern prefab prototype home designed for mass production". Although a winner has been chosen (Resolution: 4 Architecture) we will continue to track any developments in the prefab projects of the other architects.

Projects are listed alphabetically by Designer/Architect. This way multiple projects by a single designer appear in close proximity.
= recently added project

A	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		026	Loftcube	Werner Aisslinger/ Studio Aisslinger	Berlin, Germany	Kit designed to be delivered to a rooftop by helicopter. Prototype built in Berlin.
		081	Original weeHouse	Alchemy architecture + artifacts Geoffrey Warner/Paul Stankey	St. Paul, MN USA	Small dwelling built offsite and delivered by truck. Alchemy Architects have announced a line of dwellings derived from the original weeHouse concept. See fablist.
weeHouse info credit: Thanks to Justin (modernlover) and Gregory La Vardera
		014	Cantilever House	Anderson Anderson Architecture	Berkeley, CA and Seattle, WA USA	2001 exploration of prefab techniques: prefab steel structural frame and SIPS. Commercialization plans unknown.
		015	Kennedy Residence/Prototype panelized house	Anderson Anderson Architecture	Berkeley, CA and Seattle, WA USA	1993 Commercialization plans unknown.
		016	Amerikaya Corp. Panelized Prototype 5	Anderson Anderson Architecture	Berkeley, CA and Seattle, WA USA	1994
		017	Amerikaya Corp. Shinohara Prototype	Anderson Anderson Architecture	Berkeley, CA and Seattle, WA USA	1994 Commercialization plans unknown.
		025	Franshise Unit Collection Openluchtmuseum Middelheim, Antwerpen	Atelier Van Lieshout	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	2002 Commercialization plans unknown.

B	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		018	Bentham/AlmereHouse	Benthem Crouwel Architechts	Almere, The Netherlands	Designed for a competition 1982-84 No plans for commercialization.
		019	MD (modular dwelling)	Edgar Blazona	San Francisco, CA, USA	Prototypes constructed. Commercialization plans unknown.
		039	Portable Modular Dwelling MD-120	Edgar Blazona	San Francisco, CA, USA	Prefab Prototype. Image shows structure at a Costanoa camp and Spa in Pescadero, Ccalifornia used as a guest room.
		080	Portable Modular Dwelling MD-42	Edgar Blazona	San Francisco, CA, USA	Prefab Prototype. Image shows two of these structures built at Burning Man 2003

C	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		084	Mosley Residence	CHRC Design Studio/ Scott Ball Designer	Atlanta, GA US	Project combined prefab SIPS panels for walls and roof with on-site materials. Plans will be available for purchase. Contact CHRC for further info.
		110	Clever CH Series of System Built Homes	Toby Long/Clever Homes	San Francisco, CA , USA	Green, Sustainable Modern Designs using the Clever System
		020	Silverbox Homes	Collins and Turner Architects	Sydney, NSW, Australia	A series of designs. Prototype slated for completion in California end of 2003. Status unknown as the developer is unresponsive - project may have stalled.
		109	Dockable Dwelling	Matias Creimer	Los Angeles, CA, USA	A factory-assembled modular system that "couples" the components of a house as easily as the middle cars of a train. A winning entry in the SECCA HOME House competition.

D	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		119	Mobil Chalet	Hans Georg Dieterle	Bielefeld Germany	Relocatable shelter incorporating hot water and electrical services via solar energy self-sufficiency.
Mobil Chalet info credit: Thanks to OzBert

F	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		107	Branford Point Residence	FACE Design	Brooklyn, NY USA	Recently completed prototype incorporates a semi-custom, pre-manufactured hybrid, building system: tube steel moment frame and SIPS create an efficient envelope. App. $150/sf (depending on finish)
		037	Bankside Lofts	First Penthouse	London, UK.	Self-contained Penthouses delivered to your rooftop by crane. Design determined by site and budget. Custom-built off-site (therefore not quite replicable prefab)

H	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		120	Cocobello Mobile Atelier	Peter Haimerl	Munich, Germany	Project dating from 2001.Three interlocked components which unfold to produce a two-storey atelier. Collapses to 3 x 6 x 3.5 metres for transportation.
		021	Touch House	Heikkinen Komonen Architects	Helsinki, Finland	Designed for Kannustalo Ltd in 2000 Commercialization plans unclear.
		022	The Turbulence House	Steven Holl Architects. Project architect: Anderson Lee	New York, NY, USA	Built example in New Mexico. Commercialization plans unknown.

I	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		118	KLIP House	Interloop A/D	Houston TX USA	An open array of interchangeable housing components.Utilizes a binder joining system to clip components together.

K	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		030	oa.sys open architecture system	Oskar Leo Kaufmann	Dornbirn, Austria	A Panelized modular system marketed in Austria. Show home is in Alberschwende, Vorarlberg, Austria
		036	SU-SI	KFN systems/ Oskar Leo Kaufmann	Dornbirn, Austria	Preconfigured transportable structure. First version built in 1996 in Reuthe, Vorarlberg, Austria. Up to 20 units have been sold in Germany and Austria.
		091	up! house	Craig Konyk/ Konyk Architecture	Brooklyn NY	Manufactured from steel. Quoting prices from $245,000 for a two bedroom 1500sqft. model.Customized versions available.

L	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		034	Qubico house	Stefan Lindfors for developer Kotini	Helsinki, Finland	A modular “lego” prefab system developed by Kotini. The Qubico example prototype was built in July 1999 in Lappeenranta, Finland.

M	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		029	ArchitectureGallery Prototype Pre-Fabricated Housing	William E. Massie. Massie Architecture	Troy, NY USA	Modernist prefab series at 7 different price points. Structure is assembled on-site from prefab panels with exterior finished in plastic.
Massie Architecture info credit: Thanks to Jesse Leary
		111	Transformation Space one (TS1)	Nadja Mott + Nicholas McColl, Venus Kondos et al	Melbourne, VIC Australia	Commercialization potential under investigation.

N	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		033	Modulome	Peter Strzebniok & Matthias Troitzsch / Nottoscale	San Francisco, CA USA	One of the winning entries in the SECCA HOME House project competition. Project commercialization in development.

O	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		027	Portable House	Office for Mobile Design /Jennifer Siegal	Venice, CA	Developed in 2001. Reincarnated as The Rolling Stone in a 2003 project for clients Lance and Chase Stone.
		096	swellhouse	Office for Mobile Design /Jennifer Siegal	Venice, CA	Previosuly submitted as an entry in the Dwell Home Competition Now being marketed by MOD-ECO.

P	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		083	Capricorn151	Gabriel Poole (no longer associated with Capricorn 151)	Noosa, Queensland, Australia	Flexible kit home system based on steel frame and cladding. No longer marketed under original concept.
		112	Takeaway C1	Gabriel Poole	Noosa, Queensland, Australia	Factory built steel frame prefabricated kit homes. Suitable for cyclonic and earthquake prone areas.
		113	Takeaway G7	Gabriel Poole	Noosa, Queensland, Australia	Factory built steel frame prefabricated kit homes. Suitable for cyclonic and earthquake prone areas.
		114	Takeaway E6	Gabriel Poole	Noosa, Queensland, Australia	Factory built steel frame prefabricated kit homes. Suitable for cyclonic and earthquake prone areas.
		115	Takeaway J1	Gabriel Poole	Noosa, Queensland, Australia	Factory built steel frame prefabricated kit homes. Suitable for cyclonic and earthquake prone areas.
		116	Takeaway J5	Gabriel Poole	Noosa, Queensland, Australia	Factory built steel frame prefabricated kit homes. Suitable for cyclonic and earthquake prone areas.
		117	Takeaway K2	Gabriel Poole	Noosa, Queensland, Australia	Factory built steel frame prefabricated kit homes. Suitable for cyclonic and earthquake prone areas.

R	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		124	The Greenbelt1	Ralph Rapson	Minneapolis, MN USA	Marketed by Wieler Homes. Details TBA
		122	The Greenbelt 2	Ralph Rapson	Minneapolis, MN USA	Marketed by Wieler Homes. Details TBA
		082	Lifebox	Gary Rea, Modern Home Design	Edmond, Oklahoma, USA	Conceptual project in development. LifeBox will be offered in 1, 2 and 3-bedroom models and will come in a range of colors.
		032	Drumpoint Experimental House	Alastair Reilly	Richmond, Virginia USA	Built in 1993. Prefabricated speculative house as a prototype for suburban living. Designed using a 4' x 8'modular component system utilizing sustainable commercial materials.
		035	The Beach House	Resolution: 4 Architecture	New York, NY USA	A case study in development of a Modern Modular lifted bar typology.Project in development, expected completion summer 2005.
		090	The Dwell Home	Resolution: 4 Architecture	New York, NY USA	Winning competition entry for The Dwell Home Design Invitational for a prefab home in Pittsboro, NC, sponsored by Dwell Magazine.
		085	The Summer Retreat	Resolution: 4 Architecture	New York, NY USA	4 bedroom modified 3 bar bridge Modern Modular Case Study
		086	The Suburban	Resolution: 4 Architecture	New York, NY USA	3 bedroom 2 story bar Modern Modular Case Study
		087	House for Martha's Vineyard	Resolution: 4 Architecture	New York, NY USA	3 bedroom single story Modern Modular Case Study
		125	House for Fire Island	Resolution: 4 Architecture	New York, NY USA	A 3-bed house connected by a double-height entry space to a guest home. Scheduled for completion Summer 2004.
		023	Modern Modular Typologies	Resolution: 4 Architecture	New York, NY USA	A program for customized prefabricated homes. Also see Dwell Home Design Invitational
		108	Fish Camp	Rocio Romero	Perryville, MO, USA	Simple structure intended for recreational use such as camping. Exterior is galvalume, lexan, and aluminum. Pricing available in Spring '04. Prototype is in Perryville, MO

S	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		095	I/N House	su11 architecture+design	New York, NY, USA	Entry for the Dwell Home competition. Architect advises that a prototype will be constructed soon.

T	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		121	MAN. Study in manufactured housing	TSA Thurlow Small Atelier in collaboration with Irina Verona	Knoxville, TN, USA	Exploration of a tectonic system composed of repeatable and non-standardized building components

W	Link	Project ID	Project name	Architect/Designer	Designer Location	Status as of March 2004
		028	Colin	Blake Williams / BW \| AR	Ann Arbor, MI	Published as part of the Seattle Case Study Homes Program of 2002