Container Books: From Publishers Weekly

From Publishers Weekly
Who is to say, dream houses are only for the rich? The current revolution in prefabricated brings innovative, contemporary design for the masses, transforming "trailer trash to trailer chic," says architecture critic Herbers. These diverse projects from 15 firms by Michael Graves Pavilions (for the goal as a free-standing structures designed or home additions) to Rocio Romero's LV Home kit are not only inexpensive, they are also sturdy, transportable, adaptable, and especially all revolutionary, be bought online. Much of the lower cost of secrecy is readily available materials such as steel, glass and aluminum, and cutting of the construction process until a few days. Selling as a result, featured some cheap houses for well under U.S. $ 100,000 and can be installed by the owner, such as rustic Romero's Fish Camp house for 30,000 dollars, including the establishment, or Adam Kalkin's Quik Build house for $ 50,000 . Glossy photographs highlight this elegant and functional spaces and pages are generated by detailed plans and house Herbers "anecdotal narrative enriched by their origin. The blond wood floors and windows lined with bookshelves in the signature Oskar Leo Kaufmann's SU-SI house, for example, were originally designed for conceived his sister Suzy and provide a clear, minimummalistisches feel with lots of light and storage. Herbers situates the projects within a short history of modern prefab, and muses on the future of the movement. Most importantly, they should make this Bogensrget House "
* Steven Holl "Turbulence House" in New Mexico
* David Hertz, Venice, CA "Concrete House"
* "SUSI" and "Fred Houses" from Kaufmann, KFN Architects (Australia)
* Jennifer Siegal's Office of Mobile Design "and" Seaview House "

and many more!

Panel is the inevitable next step is to "cool" housing as the market looks for reasonably priced housing for first-and second homes. Prefab Modern is the perfect guide to this undeniable and fascinating trend.

http://www.amazon.com/Prefab-Modern-Jill-Herbers/dp/0060859644/ref=pd_sim_b_1