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Prefabricated architecture

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about prefabricated architecture

Project • By Scandurra StudioPrimary Schools

NEW Neighbourhood for Educational Wonder

“NEW – Neighbourhood for Educational Wonder” is the winning project of the international competition “Future School for Ukraine”, initiated by Lithuanian government for a faster and efficient reconstruction of schools damaged after the invasion of Ukraine, implemented by Central Project Management Agency in partnership with Lithuanian Union of Architects. The project has been awarded for its adaptability, sustainability, and speed of implementation. Funded by the Lithuanian Fund for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, it will serve as the blueprint for constructing new schools in Ukraine and will be available to Ukrainian institutions and international partners by mid-2025. Scandurra Studio Des... More

NewsNews • 29 Feb 2024

Appareil Architecture’s prefabricated modular cabin prioritizes eco-responsibility

Montreal-based Appareil Architecture has completed the Micro-Cabine, a small-scale cabin that was developed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Designed for a natural setting, one typically off the beaten track, Appareil focused attention on minimizing the building’s ecological footprint by combining strategies related to its scale and prefabrication — this approach informed the studio’s architectural thinking and resource-saving construction methodology. Félix Michaud   Less is invariably more The Micro-Cabine is described as “a special project” by Appareil Architecture, one that is part of a period of research and development that began in 2020, during Covid’s mandatory lockdowns. It w... More

NewsNews • 25 Jan 2024

Horatio’s Garden Room provides a nurturing environment for people with spinal cord injuries

London-based Mcmullan Studio designed a sustainable, pod-like building for Horatio's Garden, a charity that promotes the well-being of people with spinal cord injury in beautifully landscaped, accessible gardens in the heart of NHS spinal cord injury centers (the NHS is the UK's National Health Service). Created by leading landscape designers, the gardens are peaceful, inspiring and restorative oases for patients, their families and friends and hospital staff to enjoy. Jim Stephenson   Best in Show The pod-like garden room was created for Horatio's Garden as part of the charity's first show garden at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2023. The project was created in collaboration with landscape design firm Harris B... More

NewsInnovations • 10 Jan 2024

Concrete and MOOS complete sustainable and modular social housing project

Amsterdam-based Concrete, a multidisciplinary interior and architecture studio, has partnered with MOOS, an innovative housing concept that seeks to address the widespread shortage of homes across the Netherlands in a responsible, affordable, and scalable manner. MOOS — an acronym standing for “In the Middle Of Our Street” from “Our House” by English band Madness — builds sustainable, high-quality, community-focused homes using a prefabricated system that is fully demountable. Working together since MOOS’ launch in 2020, Concrete and MOOS have just completed MOOS Euterpe, the first sustainable and modular project to be fully realized by MOOS. MOOS by concrete A social housing project locat... More

NewsNews • 2 Jan 2024

VON M completes a low-tech, sustainable office building in Tübingen

Stuttgart-based architecture and interior design studio VON M has completed a low-tech, sustainable office building for municipal housing and service company GWG Tübingen (Tübingen is a small university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany). The building’s contemporary working environment is a reflection of GWG’s outlook, both socially and ecologically. Zooey Braun Zooey Braun Designed with an elegant restraint, the four-story timber structure has something of a mediating role in the midst of a heterogeneous urban setting: the office building’s design respects the height of a neighboring residential building, while its facade and floor heights complement the new buildings of a nearby... More

NewsNews • 15 Nov 2023

Delavegacanolasso designs a modular house among pine trees in Madrid

In its design approach to Fresnos (translated as Ashes), Madrid-based architectural studio Delavegacanolasso set about creating “a simple and pleasant house” surrounded by nature. The project’s scope was determined by its rugged setting: a sloping site with an abundance of pine trees and holm oaks. The studio placed the house in a natural clearing between the pines — hidden from the road but open to the forest, the development altered as little of the terrain as possible. Paco Marín Delavegacanolasso Anchored on a sloping hillside, Delavegacanolasso designed a house that works as a large porch. The structure starts at the terrain’s natural height — from here, it is supported by a... More

Project • By Tiny VillaPrivate Houses

Tiny Villa Vinkenveen

In the heart of a property that has been in our family for over half a century, a remarkable transformation has taken place. What was once an ageing caravan, nestled amidst cherished memories, has now evolved into a unique and deeply personal tiny house. Designed as a collaborative family project, this creation brings warmth and a profound sense of home to the world of compact living. Bowie Nijdam Bowie Nijdam The idea began with a desire to break away from the conventional tiny house experience, opting for an ambience that feels genuinely homely. For Bowie Nijdam, a passionate interior designer, and his father, it was a shared vision to rejuvenate the family's beloved property and embark on a creative journey together. The proje... More

NewsNews • 29 Sep 2023

Sustainable prefab house journeys from Quito to the Galápagos Islands

“Sula” is a prefabricated home designed by architect Diana Salvador for a family living on the Galápagos Islands. This sustainable house is named after the Blue-footed Booby, a bird endemic to the Galápagos Islands and whose scientific name is Sula nebouxii. JAG STUDIO JAG STUDIO Sula was prefabricated in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, over a period of two months. The design consists of around 17,000 screws and 2,000 made-to-measure pieces, including wood, metal, and glass elements. As part of a meticulous operation, the home was transported in two trucks to Guayaquil, a seaport in Ecuador. From here, it was loaded onto two containers and journeyed to the town of Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz, the s... More

Project • By Design Studio NAOShops

Pâtisserie La Gare by Louis Robuchon

This is a standalone baked sweets shop project in Japan.We are facing worldwide sharp inflation rises as never before due to the covid pandemic and the war.Construction cost is no exception, and architects & designers need more precise, flexible and sharper project decisions. Takuma Uematsu Takuma Uematsu Our challenge here was to be faced with this chaotic modern era.We knew that project cost control was extremely difficult in this period, so we tried to find a simple material scheme and construction method, yet the brand value and elegance remained.The building itself is prefabricated modular type, constructed by a crane in a day at the site. We finished the exterior with white painted boards - It is just another white wall... More

Project • By KLAB architecture (kinetic lab of architecture)Nurseries

Public Nursery in Glyfada

The design and construction of public buildings in Greece is problematic, as the architect is not in charge of the construction. One of the biggest challenges of this project was to reintroduce the role of the architect as the essential contributor. Mariana Bisti Mariana Bisti Additionally, we intended to give prominence to the construction method of prefabrication. Prefabrication, one of the conditions of the competition also defined the final form of the building as the basic module would have to be transported on a truck. Mariana Bisti Mariana Bisti The concept of the project was to design a building that would relate to the scale of its users while also introducing a new typology, that of the urban village. The mai... More

NewsNews • 4 Sep 2023

ELASTICOFarm surrounds a “hole” with a house

In Cambiano, an Italian comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, architect Stefano Pujatti of ELASTICOFarm has created a truly idiosyncratic abode. “The Hole with the House Around” is a renovation and extension of an existing 1970s residential building, set within a private park. The new residence comprises a  series of cube-like volumes that rise above the original home. Elevated on yellow forked metal pillars, the volumes cluster around a central quadrilateral void. Anna Positano, Gaia Cambiaggi | Studio Campo Anna Positano, Gaia Cambiaggi | Studio Campo “The house disengages from the earth, ascends, and relies on a pre-existing structure on which it ultimately leans, becoming its rebellious coun... More

Project • By Pedro GeraldesOffices

POC Régua

Having to diminish que quantity of resources that we extract from the soil, it's mandatory that new buildings start to use more and more existing materials and structures.This building, located in Peso da Régua, in a beautiful area of the Douro region (UNESCO World Heritage), was my second approach (after POC Caldeirão) to the use of second-hand shipping containers as the core structure, with the effort of turning it's final image into a qualified and contextualized work. Paulo Alexandre Coelho The landscape of the Douro River, near Régua, is clearly marked by morphological elements with enormous character, namely the vineyards and the terraces that support them. Stone buildings that define strong and overlapping... More

NewsNews • 13 Jun 2023

“Housing Now” responds to Myanmar’s housing crisis with prefabricated bamboo homes

“Housing Now” is a response to the urgent need for suitable emergency housing in Myanmar. Nationwide, more than 1.8 million people are currently displaced as a result of the country’s military coup on 1st February 2021, the ensuing civil war, insecurity, and climate change. As a consequence, the demand for housing in Myanmar is extremely high, while supply is very low. To help address this, Blue Temple, an architectural design studio based in Myanmar, is developing the large-scale production of prefabricated, low-cost bamboo housing units, inspired by vernacular architecture. Raphaël Ascoli Raphaël Ascoli Blue Temple works diligently on projects that seek social and environmental change. The st... More

Project • By Studio ISATransports

Skywalk at The New Delhi Railway Station

New Delhi Railway Station is a major transportation node with approximate average foot fall of 450,000 people daily. The Airport Express line and the Yellow line of the Delhi Metro also have a subterranean underground station at the Ajmeri Gate side in-between the railway station and the Parking building . On the surface there is the Bhav Bhuti Marg and the drop off Zone of the Railway station. ISA Project consulting Pvt LTD ( STUDIO ISA) won the competition for the design of the Bridge addressing all the requirements in a creative, unique and modular way. The highly creative architecture design firm used cutting edge technology using Grasshopper , Rhino , Unreal engine to provide a unique structure with a Zinc Fish skin roof and cover ove... More

NewsNews • 27 Oct 2020

Canadian countryside home demonstrates the merits of prefabrication

Situated in the Canadian countryside, this modular home is composed of five prefabricated custom modules that are assembled before being delivered to site. Manufactured precisely off the plans of Figurr Architect's Collective, insulation, windows and flooring were all assembled before transport to site. Due to the speed of assembly, prefabrication allowed for construction to begin in the late summer as indoor construction could continue over the winter season.   Credit: David Boyer With an extremely low environmental footprint, sustainable and local materials were specified. Large windows provide ample amounts of natural light with direct solar gain helping to reduce both heating and lighting costs. The architect is currently in... More