Panelized prefab

Envisioned as a year-round gathering place for a growing and multigenerational family, Thunder Road Reaches is a reinterpretation of the storied family farm compounds of the owners’ native Texas. Nestled along the banks of a meandering tributary of the Snake River, it lies within earshot of the legendary fly-fishing, scenic hiking paths, and world-class skiing and mountain biking offered by Jackson Hole. Krafty Photo Krafty Photo Krafty Photo The compound is conceived as a group of related structures including a main house, guesthouse, and gear barn that facilitate easy gatherings of friends and family and are sited to optimize privacy and views. Krafty Photo Krafty Photo In keeping with the family it hosts,... More

Turkel Design Creates a Modern Prefab Home for One of the Nation's Most Beautiful Natural Settings Draper White More

Carmel Valley Retreat rises gracefully to the challenge presented by its location: a very steep slope on conservation land with stringent planning restrictions. It responds by elegantly integrating into the slope—maintaining a modest profile and seemingly retreating into the hillside slope. In a community where the regulatory environment is prohibitive to most, the design works with the land to preserve and augment a rare and beautiful natural setting. Sheltered by a large stand of mature coastal live oak, both the home and the surrounding landscaping are gracefully terraced, revealing layers of increasingly private spaces. The main level flows out to descending patios through operable walls of glass, inviting activity to move seamle... More

Palm Springs is an enclave city in which homes serve as buffers between the public street and completely private rear courtyards. The street-facing walls of these homes are a critical component of privacy-making: the wall controls both physical access and visual privacy, but also mitigates the intense heat and light of the desert climate. The shade and thermal mass provided by the walls are vital to modulating temperature. This notion has led to many examples of beautiful breeze block walls that stand as visual icons of the domestic and civic architecture of the city. Las Palmas Retreat adapts the idea of the ubiquitous breeze block wall through careful modulation and reinterpretation. On the street side of the home, the shadow-block fa&cc... More

The designer of the Lake Muskoka Boathouse grew up on the lake, spending childhood summers exploring its shoreline and taking part in the annual ritual of escape from the city to while away afternoons on the water.  These many seasons observing the materials and the rhythms of the area inspired the design of the building itself.   Photo by Révélateur Studio As a type, boathouses are essentially drying sheds, meant to protect watercraft and equipment from the elements, and facilitate their use another time: dry and ready to hand.  On Lake Muskoka the boathouse has also evolved over more than 100 years to represent leisure activities and a place to gather with family and friends at the water’s edge. A... More