First installed in Australia, New York based System Architects’ BURST* 003 set out to completely stray from the typical prefabricated home and all of the stigmas attached to it. It certainly seems as though this aim was achieved.
We will be forever grateful to the MoMA for having the audacity to fund such an ambitious exhibit, Home Delivery , that will feature some of the best names in modern prefab. In addition to the exhibit, they have started a corresponding blog profiling the homes that will be displayed. We will continue to highlight some of the interesting output of this blog.
Continue reading for an excerpt from the entry about the Cellophane House as well as more photos.
LivingHomes® (livinghomes.net), a premier developer of modern, sustainably designed, prefabricated homes, is proud to announce a new collaborative relationship with award-winning Philadelphia-based architecture firm KieranTimberlake Associates LLP (KieranTimberlake). KieranTimberlake is a nationally recognized firm known for its research, innovation, and inventive design. Founded in 1984 by Stephen Kieran, FAIA, and James Timberlake, FAIA, the firm’s projects span the planning, programming, and design of all types of new structures and their interiors. The firm has long been a leader in sustainable design
and offsite fabrication. The “expandable” single-family LivingHomes by KieranTimberlake were
inspired by their much-lauded Loblolly House. LivingHomes is also introducing a new higher-
density, hybrid townhouse unit that can be attached or detached.
a hybrid solution the H1 is not a prefab per se, but a combination of three construction systems. A factory built module (2 x 12′ second floor modules), a site-assembled exposed wood frame kit and a site-built insulated concrete structure, which also includes the foundation and basement.
