The Space: An environmentally friendly prefab home by iOhouse
iOhouse have built a luxurious fully off-grid living space for people who value privacy, design and nature, called the Space. All the utilities you need are integrated and completely autonomous, including water, electricity, heating and Wi-Fi. A smart device
Frövi Launches Bamboo: A Modular Zoning System for Any Workspace
Family-owned Frövi , known for blending a Scandinavian aesthetic with British craftsmanship, just launched the new Bamboo collection marking their commitment to sustainability. Bamboo by Frövi is a modular zoning system designed to add both functionality and efficiency to
Modern Shed Launches a Go-Anywhere, Do-Anything Tiny House That Starts at $129K
After nearly two decades of building custom studios, Seattle-based Modern Shed founder Ryan Smith finally embarked on an idea he’d been tinkering with for years—a beautiful, off-grid dwelling that packs a surprising amount of functionality in a small and
lina ghotmeh architecture develops zero carbon hotel room concept with modular design
‘a room for imagination’ by lina ghotmeh architecture is a zero carbon hotel room concept designed as a modular living space. part of the exhibition ‘hotel metropolis – since 1818’ in paris, the project envisions a multifunctional living space
Plant a unique indoor garden with this modular living wall kit from Horticus
Designed by Horticus, these modular living walls offer a stunning way to reconnect with nature by creating a vertical hanging garden indoors, no matter how small the space. The flexible system is completely adaptable, with a modular, hexagonal steel
wiercinski studio recycles 23 shipping containers to build a cultural center in poznan
in poznan, poland, wiercinski studio has used timber boxes and recycled shipping containers to define a temporary public space. designed for the kontenerart arts and culture initiative in 2019, the project occupies an area between the city’s old gasworks
studio puisto designs space of mind, a modular lightweight cabin
studio puisto has completed a new modular cabin dubbed space of mind on a remote mountainside in porvoo, finland. highlighting flexibility, the cabin can be adapted to a variety of different uses — from a spare bedroom to a
Why Choose Modular Construction?
As every professional in the building industry knows, construction can be a costly and endlessly time-consuming endeavor. Delays are almost more frequent than on-time construction, and can be induced by extensive bureaucratic requirements, weather and other unexpected circumstances, inadequate
ΜΕΣΟΤΟΙΧΙΕΣ is a social housing concept composed of 23 parallel party walls
as part of an international competition, leonidas papalampropoulos and georgia syriopoulou have designed a social housing concept for larnaca, cyprus . the project, which took 2nd prize, is called ‘ΜΕΣΟΤΟΙΧΙΕΣ’ or ‘party walls’, and it seeks to combine two
SOM Designs COVID-Responsive Pop-Up School
Global design practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have created a modular pop-up classroom in response to COVID-19. Called School/House , it was inspired by its traditional single-room namesake and responds to the key challenges of density, air circulation, and
whitaker studio envisions the modular ‘anywhere house’ to be playfully rearranged
following the success of its joshua tree residence , london-based whitaker studio envisions its ‘anywhere house.’ characterized as a cluster of faceted geometries, the dwelling is envisioned as a modular system which is could be easily transported and reproduced.
Boano Prišmontas creates modular garden office that’s “easier to assemble than IKEA furniture”
London studio Boano Prišmontas has created a prefabricated timber home office that can be built within a day, in response to the increased number of people working from home due to coronavirus . Named My Room in the Garden,
Extending homes without planning permission:
Could there be a simple solution to London ’s housing crisis? One that has been right under our noses — or, to be more accurate, just above our heads — all along? From this month, changes to the planning
‘shifting nests’ by bla design group are sutainable, prefab micro-homes for unaffordable cities
bla design group proposes ‘shifting nests’, a sustainable housing solution for low-cost, flexible living in unaffordable cities. winner of the bee breeders microhome competition 2019, the project comprises a cluster of prefab micro-homes, each with a floor area of
ŠA atelier’s modular cabin with rainwater collecting roof can adapt to any site
lithuanian architectural practice ŠA atelier presents the portable ‘019 cabin ‘ designed to be constructed in workshop and brought to site. the structure was based on a modular system, in order to be reproductive and adaptable to different contexts.
posyte, a polystyrene-based material used in eco-positive LEGO-like built homes
french company posytec has just patented posyte, a polystyrene-based construction material made from oil waste offering innovative solutions in the field of construction with very interesting development prospects. these new blocks of expanded polystyrene will allow individuals to build
Affordable housing in London:Greenwich signs up for hundreds of prefab homes to address chronic housing shortage
Britain's biggest “factory-built” council homes programme since the prefab construction boom of the Forties has been launched in east London. Greenwich council has signed a £300 million contract for the delivery of up to 750 new modular homes to