Japanese style pod hotels are gaining in popularity due to their affordability in conjunction with their oftentimes interesting designs. In a similar vein, prefabricated hotels have been around for quite sometime. Qbic in Amsterdam makes use of prefab sections in order to create a hotel featuring luminescent rooms that are the size of a walk-in closet.
Marmol Radziner and Associates was featured in today’s New York Times Magazine. Though not specific to their prefab work, the article tells a fascinating story of when Ron Radziner purchased a teardown of a house with a double lot nearby to his existing home and then went to work designing and building a masterpiece.
Vetter Denk sought to create an attractive, affordable home on a difficult build site. The result is Aperture House, an award winning design.
According to a local paper, neighbors of the new Dwell home in Mountain View seem to be unhappy with the structure for a number of reasons. Some are citing its architectual style, others noting that it replaced a beloved 100 year old home, and yet others are claiming that the home takes advantage of antiquated zoning laws to the detriment of the community. We at PrefabUpdate are not crazy about this one, does anyone care to share any thoughts?
From the designer:
SU-SI stands for new developments that keep pace with the demands and requirements of today. The conventional site-bound structure is replaced by a transportable structural unit that can have several purposes. Since a flexible company also requires flexible living and business locations, relocating should be as quick and uncomplicated as possible, without losing the familiar surrounds of “your four own walls”.
