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Prefabulous

Prefabricated and flat-pack homes as quick, eco housing alternatives

Implications - From recycled shipping containers to cardboard, instant homes are made from a diverse range of materials. Some are built as temporary post-disaster shelters, others as aesthetic masterpieces. Pop-up architecture and prefab dwellings have become favored over custom homes as they have consistent qualities, better warranties and above all, they're much faster.

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6 Featured, 0 Examples: 194,142 Total Clicks

Date Range: Jan 08 - Sep 08

Trending: Warm

Consumer Insight Topics: Art & Design Design Home Eco Credit Crunch

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Warm 75,925 Clicks Pub: Jun 12, 08

African Prefab Houses

The Abod

BSB Design has developed a low-cost, high-quality, prefab house for South Africans. The entire home is shipped in one box and can be easily assembled in one day by four people, using only a supplied screwdriver… [More]

Push Button Homes - Quik House by Adam Kalkin

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Warm 9,634 Clicks Pub: Jan 5, 08

Push Button Homes

Quik House by Adam Kalkin

Remember the Illy house? The shipping container that would unfold at the push of a button to reveal a fully furnished, highly functional pre-fab coffee shop? People went crazy for the New York installation… [More]

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Warm 39,450 Clicks Pub: Feb 21, 08

Post-Disaster House-To-Go

Fresh Start

The owners of Martin House-To-Go lost everything after Katrina, then came up with the Fresh Start, a 2008 moving post-disaster house which retails for about $30,000. They describe it as a 'fully equipped… [More]

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Mild 16,759 Clicks Pub: May 10, 08

Alley Houses

8 Ft Wide, 4 Story Home

This very creative four-story Alley House is cleverly integrated between the walls of two buildings in Antwerp, Belgium. Although the distance between the two structures was only 2.4 meters (7'10") wide,… [More]

Green Container Condos - Salt Lake City Center Lofts

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Warm 24,269 Clicks Pub: Apr 1, 08

Green Container Condos

Salt Lake City Center Lofts

The first container building in the U.S. is planned for downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The development was designed by Adam Kalkin and will be called city Center Lofts. The ultra-modern totally green… [More]

Pop-Up Roomvertising - Ikea Sets Up Fake Rooms Throughout NYC

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Average 28,105 Clicks Pub: Jun 14, 08

Pop-Up Roomvertising

Ikea Sets Up Fake Rooms Throughout NYC

IKEA is opening its first store in Brooklyn, New York on June the 18th and the home product and furniture giant wants to make as much noise as possible about the event. With that goal in mind, the company… [More]