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The Best Prefabs in the Northeast
July 14, 2015
From uptown Manhattan to secluded Block Island, these are five of our favorite prefabs in New England, New Jersey, and New York.
In Massachusetts, a prefab pool- and guesthouse addition designed by LABhaus frames views of the property’s original structure, a Dillman model Sears, Roebuck kit house from 1928.
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Originally appeared in Cute Couple Alert: Modern Prefab Poolhouse Addition to a 1920s Sears Kit House
A New Zealand expat and her son use this prefabricated lakeside retreat in New Jersey as an outdoorsy counterpoint to city life.
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Originally appeared in The New Zealand Native Who Can't Get Enough of the Garden State
Mid-century designer Jens Risom's A-framed prefab family retreat, located on the northern portion of Block island, is bordered by a low stone wall, an aesthetic element that appears throughout the area.
Originally appeared in 10 Modern Gables
For a vintage design dealer seeking a respite from New York City, architect William Massie conceptualized a mostly prefab home around a carefully curated furniture collection upstate.
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Originally appeared in A Hybrid Prefab Home in Upstate New York
Winning the race to build the tallest prefab building in New York City, Gluck+ assembled 28 affordable housing units in less than a month. The modular construction is visible in the exterior, where individual units jut out to create a stepped facade that celebrates the construction process while still relating to the scale and texture of the surrounding architecture.
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Originally appeared in It Took Less Than a Month to Assemble this Entirely Modular Apartment Building in NYC
In Massachusetts, a prefab pool- and guesthouse addition designed by LABhaus frames views of the property’s original structure, a Dillman model Sears, Roebuck kit house from 1928.
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