http://prefabricatedstructures.net Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:59:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maybe it's just me, but it seems as though there's a lot more interest in prefabricated structures nowadays than just tired old mobile homes or commercial prefabricated steel structures. When the homepage of Yahoo.com flashes feature articles on slick new prefab designs clearly done by gifted architects, it's pretty clear ... http://prefabricatedstructures.net/changing-times-for-prefabricated-structures/ At first glance the concept of a luxury prefab home might seem like an oxymoron. How in the world can we associate luxury with prefabricated structures built with processes that would seem to value economy and simplicity over custom originality? But let's take a closer look. Ultimately isn't luxury, whether we ... http://prefabricatedstructures.net/luxury-prefab-home/ Prefabricated houses are a kind of pre-manufactured home that seems to be getting more popular as time goes on. People all over the world are becoming more environmentally aware and this naturally includes looking a little closer at the structures in which they live. After all, if you live in ... http://prefabricatedstructures.net/prefabricated-houses/ Fast, cheap, good- choose any three. Scott Ervin of Alchemy Architects, creators of the weeHouse, an inspiring example of modern prefabricated housing, gives a brief talk with slides on the place of prefabricated structures in architecture today. http://prefabricatedstructures.net/prefabricated-housing-alchemy-architects/ Does making the Yahoo! home page mean that you are no longer on the margins? Maybe. In any case, it's good to see Clayton Homes' i-house right smack dab in the middle of public consciousness even if only for a day. It will retail between $100 to $130 a square ... http://prefabricatedstructures.net/prefabricated-structures-hit-the-big-time/ It seems clear that in the long run, prefabricated structures will have a larger role in housing, and building in general. The reason is really one of basic economics. Assuming that basic design considerations can be satisfied without regard for the eventual specific location of the prefab structure, and also ... http://prefabricatedstructures.net/prefabricated-future/ Well this is one of the most fascinating buildings I can ever recall seeing, whether we are talking prefabricated structures or not. Named the Dynamic Tower, it is a rotating skyscraper by the architect David Fisher, made of prefab materials, that the architect claims will require only 80 people on-site ... http://prefabricatedstructures.net/of-dynamic-towers-and-prefab-structures/ Oh yes, oh yes-- a gorgeous one-bedroom, 600 sq. ft. prefabricated home with panelized construction, a product of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. Called Taliesin Mod.Fab(TM), it incorporates water and energy saving features like greywater re-use, rainwater catchment, and solar paneling, should one want to completely unplug. The ... http://prefabricatedstructures.net/prefab-desert-living/ Very cool design for a prefabricated house made of two 10x20x80 ft. twisted steel tubes, on a site in New Orleans, USA, that is 9 feet under sea level. Carbon fiber panels are used on the exterior. At least the house itself should survive any future hurricanes that the Big ... http://prefabricatedstructures.net/prefabricated-house-new-orleans-la/ Sometimes 'prefabricated structures' are more like recycled structures. We can, after all, create uses for things that have outlived their initial purpose, can't we? Here's a great use for oil rigs that are no longer producing:luxury resorts. I think I'd prefer warm water former drilling sites! http://prefabricatedstructures.net/oil-rigs-as-prefabricated-eco-resorts-in-the-ocean/