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The Backyard Box

We're always intrigued by new prefab backyard dwelling designs (whether they're sheds, pods, cabanas, etc). One thing we've noticed is that, although many of them are touted as potential in-law units ...

Behind the Scenes of Shipping Container Architecture
Green Architect

Ever wonder how container architecture works? Where do the containers come from, how are they modified and exactly how much do they cost? Well, we're hoping to do a container house at our architectu...

House Arc for Haiti

Take a look at the House Arc (brought to you by the same people who designed the Bike Arc). We blogged the House Arc before, when it was a concept. Now we get to look at the real thing....

Green Architecture: The ZeroHouse by Specht Harpman

The ZeroHouse, at first glance, may look like something straight out of the future. But upon closer inspection, the self-sufficient house is cozy, extremely well-designed, and ready for a live-in inve...

Incredible Pallet Playhouse

This impressive playhouse was made from little more than pallets, creativity and $200 in supplies ($100 of which was paint). See how it was done after the jump....

Corvi Container Cabana

We've been admiring this backyard container cabana by Mike Corvi and thinking about the "green-ness" of this new trend. We're seeing these prefab cabanas/sheds everywhere....

Room in a Wardrobe: Second Skin by Rene Siebum

We love furniture that is multi-functional and space saving. This beautiful wardrobe designed by Rene Siebum not only functions as a light fixture, bookcase, closet and room divider, but with the doo...

Q&A With Michelle Kaufmann
Mind Body Green

Michelle Kaufmann, as you probably know, is an architect, designer, and advocate for smarter and more sustainable designs. mkDesigns actually led the movement towards prefabricated green homes. We ...

The $200,000 Prefab Project
Dwell

A few years ago (before modern prefab became quite as popular in America as it is today), Dwell threw down a challenge: They asked 16 architects to design a modern prefab for $200,000. We weren't awar...

RainTube: Perforated Gutter Protection

There is nothing more frustrating than gutters that are clogged during the fall and then ice-damaged during the winter. It's bad for your house and a nuisance to repair. RainTube, one of Sustainable...

LiveRoof Modular Green Roof System

LiveRoof, as seen at this year's West Coast Green, is the first invisible modular green roof system. We're thinking this product would be great for not only homes, but that garden shed you have plan...

Blu Homes Acquires Michelle Kaufmann Designs

In case you haven't already heard the green news, we wanted to let you know that Blu Homes has purchased all of the assets of mkDesigns. This is good for anyone who ever dreamed of living in an mkLo...

Flashback, Flashforward: Building With Solar Storage Tubes

Some technology just doesn’t change. Around for decades, water storage tubes provide thermal mass to moderate indoor air temperatures. Use to store heat during the day and keep warm at night, you ...

Modern, Small, Prefab: Idea Box

For some reason, we never tire of small, green, prefab designs. They tend to be so inventive—making tiny spaces seem luxurious. Idea Box is no exception......

Look! A Seasonal Vertical Garden

Many big cities share the same characteristic of tight lots and side yards with little room to grow plants and unsightly views of neighboring homes as close as a few feet away. In the Lincoln Park n...

Inspiration: Froschkönig Treehouse

This is a beautiful small dwelling located in a private garden in Muster among the trees. The tree house has everything you need to relax: a large terrace, white-glazed ash furniture and beautiful w...

Look! Another Bike Trailer House

Come winter, we don't imagine we'll be posting often about low insulated bike trailer homes, so keep them coming while they're hot! Designed originally for Burningman and powered by a roof-mounted ...

RED+HOUSING Emergency Shelter Prototype

New York's OBRA Architects developed RED+HOUSING as housing for disaster relief. Made for temporary use, the structures uses methods that allow for quick construction, easy transport, and minimum wa...

Camper Kart & Camper Bike by Kevin Cyr

Brooklyn based artist Kevin Cyr has an affinity for homes on the go. His projects include the Camper Bike and Camper Kart, and he's documented other types of mobile living in various photos and sket...

Bio-Luminum: Recycled Airplane Tiles

ECOvering’s newest line, Bio-Luminum, is made of recycled airplane parts to create a modern and sleek looking tile with an industrial edge......

Chicago’s First LEED Platinum & Zero Net Energy Home

We’re in lurve with this house: it's gorgeous, modern and super innovative. Slated to be one of Chicago’s first LEED platinum homes and run the city's first residential grey water system, the ho...

Look! Prefab Home Delivery and Interior

We got a kick out of seeing an oversize load truck hauling this prefab house designed by San Francisco architect Christopher Deam. It's so cool to see it straight from delivery to the finished inter...

Inspiration: Mobile Home + Office Trailer
The Los Angeles Times

On the Mexican coast of Baja located in the Guadalupe wine-making region, architects Alejandro D’Acosta and Claudia Turrent have been performing experiments in green design for wineries — bu...

Cement Fiberboard: Eco-Friendly Siding

If you’re looking to replace or upgrade your existing siding, cement fiberboard is a great material to consider. Less maintenance than wood, more durable than vinyl (and less toxic) and guaranteed...

Carré d’Etoiles: A Prefab Getaway

Carré d’étoile is mini prefab getaway, like a vacation in a box. Each one comes equipped with a transparent dome and a telescope for star gazing. A compact and efficient design all...

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