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6 Prefabs Assembled in 6 Weeks or Less
April 28, 2015
A house built in weeks, days, or even hours? Count down six of the fastest builds in Dwell history.
Six Weeks: This 1,000-square-foot steel-framed weekend retreat outside of Joshua Tree is a "hybrid prefab" prototype fabricated in a factory but assembled onsite. This home was built in eight weeks for $325 per square foot, but the process has taught its builders to complete future projects in about six weeks for $265 a square foot.
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Originally appeared in Plan of Steel
19 Days: New York City's tallest prefab added 28 affordable housing units to an infill site in just 19 days by combining a number of factory-made modules into a variety apartment configurations.
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Amy Barkow Photography
Originally appeared in It Took Less Than a Month to Assemble this Entirely Modular Apartment Building in NYC
10 Days: Architect Stefano Girodo designed this “completely prefabricated and modular structure” to ensure easy mechanical assembly on site. As a result, the building, which houses a ski school, was completed using recyclable and environmentally friendly materials in just 10 days.
Originally appeared in This Prefab Ski School in the Alps Took 10 Days to Assemble
10 Days: At just 100 square feet, tiny Bunkie prefab structures don’t require permits for construction and can be assembled in just a week and a half.
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Jorge Torres
Originally appeared in High-Tech Prefab Outbuilding is a Surprisingly Peaceful Retreat
2 Days: Swedish architect Jonas Wagell created a 160-square-foot cabin called the Mini House 2.0, which comes flat-packed and can be built in just two days. The painted-wood home can be configured into a kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and living space, plus a shaded deck—all for just $29,000.
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Jonas Wagell
Originally appeared in Tiny Prefabricated House Can Be Built in Two Days
1 Day: The Active House B10 is a prefab, glass-fronted box of a home built that can be built in a single day. The fully recyclable 970-square-foot building generates 200 percent of its energy needs thanks to a photovoltaic grid on the roof.
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Zooey Braun
Originally appeared in Prefab Home That Can Be Built in a Day Generates Twice the Energy It Uses
Six Weeks: This 1,000-square-foot steel-framed weekend retreat outside of Joshua Tree is a "hybrid prefab" prototype fabricated in a factory but assembled onsite. This home was built in eight weeks for $325 per square foot, but the process has taught its builders to complete future projects in about six weeks for $265 a square foot.
Photo by Misha Gravenor.
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