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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'prefab'

August 27, 2008

Sure, there's a lot of prefab housing on display at MoMA right now, but have you seen any of the modular structures inhabited in New York? Design*Sponge points out a Kithaus in Williamsburg, whose "location required each module to be carried, by hand, through a 3 story brick rowhouse. The builders then added custom decks and wedged it in between warehouses and light industrial buildings to create this compact urban oasis." Prepare to be jealous......

Continue Reading "Prefab Pops Up in City Backyard"

July 15, 2008

The prefab housing has arrived and been constructed at MoMA for their Home Delivery exhibit (opening on the 20th and running through October 20th). The exhibit examines the factory-produced architecture which has been a part of our landscape since 1833; five full-scale residences have been installed in the museum's 54th Street lot, while the 6th floor exhibit delves into the prefab's timeline. Prepare for residential envy! Here are some photos of the construction (the NY......

Continue Reading "Fabricating the Modern Dwelling in Midtown"

January 8, 2008

Prefab housing isn't just for the..."thrifty" anymore! Yesterday Wired featured a selection of twelve modular, prefab housing units -- from lofts to place atop city skylines to 60 square-foot cabins with "cathedral ceilings". Today The NY Times reports that the idea has "become fashionable at architecture schools and among an upscale segment of the housing market." As such, MoMA has commissioned five architects to set up their prefab-ulous designs in their vacant lot on......

Continue Reading "Prefab and Fabulous Housing Hits MoMA"

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