Here’s an excellent photo of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art new Bloch Building, designed by architect Steven Holl. If you ever get to Kansas City, Missouri, I suggest visiting this place. Continue reading →

The Bungalow In A Box is a very flexible and adaptable, prefabricated Panel-Frame structure. I simply love their designs; they’re full of character yet very quick to assemble (1-2 days) with minimal impact on the neighbors and the site. Continue reading →

The Galapagos, by Tortoise Shell Home, is a small, portable house offering you an off-the-grid living experience. Starting at 130 sq feet, this mobile home can be used as a vacation cabin, guest cottage, artist retreat, field office, or a starter “grow home”. Continue reading →

Located at Burlington, Wisconsin, the Manilow weeHouse is a prefab getaway-home with blue and yellow container sidings. Designed by Alchemy Architects, the weeHouse is a prefabricated, modular structure ranging from 341 sf studio and up to 2090 sf full home. Continue reading →

The Metro Cabin is a small prefab getaway; you can use it as a studio, an extra room, a pool-side cabana, or a lakeside retreat. This prefab cabin comes with a sturdy yet sophisticated design, and in my opinion has a bit of a Japanese influence to it. Continue reading →

The M-house (pronounced ‘mouse’) is a portable, prefab home, studio or office with over 1000 sq ft of contemporary space and 8ft ceiling height. This prefabricated structure is highly insulated; it comes with an under floor heating throughout and high acoustic insulation; the windows are from Scandinavia and the roof is a maintenance-free standing seam system which will cope with the most extreme site conditions. Continue reading →

If you’re looking for recycled architecture, then take a look at Tiny Texas Houses; they create small and portable, energy efficient homes by using 95% salvaged and recycled building materials, such as recycled wood, vintage materials, doors, windows and antique hardware. Continue reading →

A great example for temporary architecture is the M-hotel by architect Tim Pyne. Located in London’s trendy Hoxton, this 36-unit, prefab hotel is designed to be rented by corporates for periods of up to 3 months, where executives could stay in a more homely, comfortable environment than any other average hotel. Continue reading →

I came across a Czech architecture company by the name of Archteam; their “House in the garden” is a small house, which is located on a long, narrow lot and I thought it could be a source of inspiration for narrow lot plan seekers. Continue reading →

I was quite surprised by the industrial look and feel of the Hopkins House. Located in a London conservation area, this is actually Hopkins Architects practice’s founding partners own house. Continue reading →