Prefab Homes

Modern prefab homes are built faster and have a smaller environmental impact than conventional construction methods—and as these projects show, they're the past, present and future of design.

This Vacation Home in Rural Ontario Sets a New Standard for Prefab Architecture

This Vacation Home in Rural Ontario Sets a New Standard for Prefab Architecture

Budget Breakdown: This Sears Kit Home in Houston Originally Cost $1,299. It Just Got a $368K Glow Up

Budget Breakdown: This Sears Kit Home in Houston Originally Cost $1,299. It Just Got a $368K Glow Up

Cosmic Buildings’s $279K Tiny Home Recycles Water and Generates Its Own Solar Power

Cosmic Buildings’s $279K Tiny Home Recycles Water and Generates Its Own Solar Power

Construction Diary: In the Mojave Desert, a First-Time Builder Takes On a Tricky Prefab Home

Construction Diary: In the Mojave Desert, a First-Time Builder Takes On a Tricky Prefab Home

Want to Design Your Own ADU? This Prefab Company Gives You the Tools

Want to Design Your Own ADU? This Prefab Company Gives You the Tools

You Won’t Have to Crouch in the Lofted Bedrooms of These Tiny Homes

You Won’t Have to Crouch in the Lofted Bedrooms of These Tiny Homes

You (Likely) Won’t Need a Permit for KitHAUS’s $38K Backyard Studio

You (Likely) Won’t Need a Permit for KitHAUS’s $38K Backyard Studio

It’s Your Average Off-Grid Shipping Container Home—Just Set on a Tall Metal Tower

It’s Your Average Off-Grid Shipping Container Home—Just Set on a Tall Metal Tower

Kicked Out of a Rental, This L.A. Couple Bought, and Then Built the Best ADU They Could

Kicked Out of a Rental, This L.A. Couple Bought, and Then Built the Best ADU They Could

Quartzite Counters and Cedar Cladding Come Standard in These $65K Tiny Homes

Quartzite Counters and Cedar Cladding Come Standard in These $65K Tiny Homes

Solar Arrays and Good Insulation Make These Prefab Residences Net-Zero—Even in Cold Climates

Solar Arrays and Good Insulation Make These Prefab Residences Net-Zero—Even in Cold Climates

Method Homes Makes Bespoke Prefabs That Don’t Have a Factory Feel

Method Homes Makes Bespoke Prefabs That Don’t Have a Factory Feel

Hoteliers, You Can Create Destination Retreats With These Luxe Tiny Cabins

Hoteliers, You Can Create Destination Retreats With These Luxe Tiny Cabins

150,000 Plastic Bottles Were Used to Create This 3D-Printed Tiny Home

150,000 Plastic Bottles Were Used to Create This 3D-Printed Tiny Home

Midcentury-Style Butterfly Roofs Top Off These Luxe Prefab Homes

Midcentury-Style Butterfly Roofs Top Off These Luxe Prefab Homes

This Prefab Builder Is Making Homes That Are Designed to Keep You Healthy

This Prefab Builder Is Making Homes That Are Designed to Keep You Healthy

In South Africa, a Moody Shipping Container Cabin Springs Up in Four Months Flat

In South Africa, a Moody Shipping Container Cabin Springs Up in Four Months Flat

These Tiny Prefab Cabins Are Designed to Feel Like Luxe Hotel Rooms

These Tiny Prefab Cabins Are Designed to Feel Like Luxe Hotel Rooms

You Can Build These Prefab ADUs Yourself, Which Start at $100 Per Square Foot

You Can Build These Prefab ADUs Yourself, Which Start at $100 Per Square Foot

These Tiny “See-Through” Cabins Are Made of Charred, Waxed, and Recycled Wood

These Tiny “See-Through” Cabins Are Made of Charred, Waxed, and Recycled Wood

Two Friends Started This Prefab Company to Beat the Weather and Build Homes Year Round

Two Friends Started This Prefab Company to Beat the Weather and Build Homes Year Round

A Tiny Home, an Office, and a Sauna: MyCabin Sells Its Prefabs as a Pack or à la Carte

A Tiny Home, an Office, and a Sauna: MyCabin Sells Its Prefabs as a Pack or à la Carte

These Meteorite-Shaped Office Pods Look Ready for the Space Age—But Live in Your Backyard

These Meteorite-Shaped Office Pods Look Ready for the Space Age—But Live in Your Backyard

Prefab Builder Blend Projects Makes Tiny Cabins and Full-Blown Homes Made of Healthy Materials

Prefab Builder Blend Projects Makes Tiny Cabins and Full-Blown Homes Made of Healthy Materials

Tini Living Makes Tweakable Steel-Framed ADUs That Start at $38K

Tini Living Makes Tweakable Steel-Framed ADUs That Start at $38K

You Can’t Customize These $195K ADUs—But That Means They’re Delivered That Much Faster

You Can’t Customize These $195K ADUs—But That Means They’re Delivered That Much Faster

Haus.me’s Tiny $90K Prefab Can Be Installed in an Hour—and Even Comes With Cutlery

Haus.me’s Tiny $90K Prefab Can Be Installed in an Hour—and Even Comes With Cutlery

Connect Homes Builds Modernist-Inspired Prefabs With a Surprising Amount of Floor-to-Ceiling Glass

Connect Homes Builds Modernist-Inspired Prefabs With a Surprising Amount of Floor-to-Ceiling Glass

This Prefab Builder Uses the Same System to Build Floating Homes and More Traditional Residences

This Prefab Builder Uses the Same System to Build Floating Homes and More Traditional Residences

Prefab Builder Pluspuu Makes New and Improved Log Cabins Starting at $175K

Prefab Builder Pluspuu Makes New and Improved Log Cabins Starting at $175K

This California Prefab Builder’s Website Lets You Visualize an ADU on Your Property

This California Prefab Builder’s Website Lets You Visualize an ADU on Your Property

Olson Kundig’s First Prefab Home Hits the Market at $4.2M in Silicon Valley

Olson Kundig’s First Prefab Home Hits the Market at $4.2M in Silicon Valley

Prefab Builder Aux Box Makes Preciously Small Backyard Homes and Offices Starting at $32K

Prefab Builder Aux Box Makes Preciously Small Backyard Homes and Offices Starting at $32K

Nestron’s Plug-and-Play Prefabs Start at $40K and Don’t Require a Foundation

Nestron’s Plug-and-Play Prefabs Start at $40K and Don’t Require a Foundation

It Took Four Weeks to Assemble This Prefab A-Frame in the Galápagos Islands

It Took Four Weeks to Assemble This Prefab A-Frame in the Galápagos Islands

This Design Firm Envisions Planting Prefab Homes “Like Trees” in Cities

This Design Firm Envisions Planting Prefab Homes “Like Trees” in Cities

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