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prefabcosm.com - 4/2/2009
Recent blog posts about prefab housing
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The Contemporist recently covered a two-family prefab in Austin, TX. According to the architect's website : The house is constructed of a modular steel frame. The frame is infilled with prefab thermasteel panels to minimize construction on-site waste. The structural frame is exposed, showing the ...

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Apartment Therapy:  Prefab Hybrid Home by Studio B Architects North Carolina News Observer

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Prefab Hybrid Home by Studio B Architects North Carolina News Observer
Apartment Therapy — ... kitchen/laundry/bath combo on one end, and two bed/bath modules stacked two stories high on the other end. The core of the home is a site-built living room and staircase that spans the modular sections with a slanted ceiling. To read the article, Modern Goes Modular from the North Carolina Observer, click here. To view their photo gallery, click here. Photo: North Carolina News Observer courtesy of Studio B Architects, Found via Prefabcosm

Prefab Hybrid Home by Studio B Architects North Carolina News Observer
Re-Nest — ... kitchen/laundry/bath combo on one end, and two bed/bath modules stacked two stories high on the other end. The core of the home is a site-built living room and staircase that spans the modular sections with a slanted ceiling. To read the article, Modern Goes Modular from the North Carolina Observer, click here. To view their photo gallery, click here. Photo: North Carolina News Observer courtesy of Studio B Architects, Found via Prefabcosm posted originally from: AT:Chicago ...

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