inhabitots.com - 5/29/2009
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Designed by David Baker and built by woodworker Julianna Sassaman, the Modularean Eco House may be small in scale, but its 'wow' factor is grandiose. "Both playful artpiece, and artful playpiece," this low-impact, modern home is made from ecologically farmed bamboo and finished with low VOC soy ...
inhabitat.com - 5/22/2009
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We love this prefab home because it’s extremely
energy efficient and affordable coming in at under $75,000...
for the smaller model and under $94,000 for the larger model. Clayton Homes , the largest manufacturers of mobile homes in the U.S., ...
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PREFAB FRIDAY: $75,000 Clayton “I-house”
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PREFAB FRIDAY: Modularean Eco Prefab Dollhouse!
INHABITAT —
Every week on Inhabitat, we feature the best and the brightest in green prefab-ulous designs– so when we saw David Baker’s stunning, tiny Modularean House, we were excited to see that the joy of prefab architecture can now be appreciated even by the littlest connoisseurs. This miniature bamboo version of an eco-sensitive, modern, prefabricated home provides a way for kids to appreciate why grown-ups fawn over such thoughtfully constructed, highly-functional spaces. And, of course, in true green form, the ...
Best of Inhabitots: Top 7 Eco-Friendly Dollhouses for Modern Kids
TreeHugger —
Photo credit: My Children's Gorilla
This small-scale replica of Andrew Geller's iconic teepee-shaped house from the mid-1950s, is a junior modernist's dream.
Do your tots' architectural tastes run more Arne Jacobsen? Here's a doll-size replica of his 1928 villa in Charlottenlund, Denmark.
The Modularean Eco House m...Read the full story on TreeHugger ...
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