These are 12 of the most impressive and influential prefab homes. Beautiful, simple, and easy to build.

1. The 12 Most Revolutionary
Prefabricated Homes

2. The Furniture
HouseThis incredible home is built on a
simple, easily accessible foundation:
furniture. Shigeru Ban, the building’s
architect, has a reputation for devising
simple, cost effective ways to allow
people from all walks of life to have
amazing homes.
The furniture house does this with
ultimate prefabricated material: simple,

3. The Furniture House - Image 1.2

4. The Eames' House
The household of the famous husband-
and-wife design couple Charles & Ray
Eames (of the well-known Eames chair)
was designed and built by them selves.
In the typical modern fashion, they made
use of what was most readily available,
pulling together a variety of prefabricated
components, such as entire spiral
staircases, to create a fascinating and
visually eclectic whole.

5. The Eames House – Image 2.2

6. The Domino house
Although not particularly stunning in a
visual sense, the domino house was
significant because it sparked the entire
prefabricated house movement. The
simplicity of design meant that the
building could be replicated easily; two
levels connected by simple staircases.
The steel frame meant that no load
bearing walls obstructed the living
spaces, allowing the interiors to be laid
out however the owners desired.

7. The Domino House – Image 3.2

8. Daylesford
LonghouseThis building is made from simple
materials with a minimal, severe
exterior that hides a complex and
beautiful interior.
A shining example of playing with the
idea prefabricated building materials.

9. Daylesford Longhouse – Image 4.2

10. The Muji Hut
Muji, the Japanese lifestyle brand, has
designed a series of personal huts that
they intend to sell to the mass market.
The huts are simple, small, and beautiful.
They're made of accessible,
environmentally friendly materials and they
aim at being an affordable way to build
a prefabricated getaway anywhere.
Muji has released a series of these huts
made in collaboration with a collection of
different architects.

11. Muji Hut – Image 5.2

12. The KODA
This house is made from factory-ready
components and required no footings to
be erected. This allows the owners to
pack up the home and move to a new
site in a single day.
The beauty of this home is the
efficiency of space; there's an upper floor
for sleeping, a living room, kitchen,
bathroom and shower. It also generates
electricity and makes use of natural light.
The open face is designed to open the
owners to the experience of their new

13. The KODA – Image 6.2

14. The Glass House
This home was built by an architect who
made it his permanent home. The glass
and steel are all basic factory
components, and the layout is incredibly
simple.
The surrounding trees and the off-the-
road positioning of the building make for
the privacy expected of a home. It may
be a challenge to live in something so
transparent and wall-less, but it's a
marvellous building that makes excellent
use of simplicity and existing materials.

15. The Glass House – Image 7.2
Visual of a prefabricated version of the glass house for the mass
market.

16. Prouve Cabin
This cabin was designed by the most
influential proponent of prefabricated
buildings. His experience as a labourer
dedicated him to building the most
effective and efficient solutions to real
problems. Prefabricating was his solution
to a booming, post-war population, and
increasingly mobile people.
Everything in this design aims to be
cheap, effective and accessible, making
good architect available to the masses.

17. Prouve Cabin – Image 8.2

18. Nine Steps
An excellent example of architects working with
prefabrication to match a building to its
surroundings.
This wonderfully balanced and modest house is
made from iconic Australian materials and is
surrounded by beautiful scenery.

19. 9 Steps – Image 9.2

20. The Micro House
The architect of this tiny home is known
for his towering skyscrapers in London
and across the world. But here, he has
turned to something smaller & simpler.
The entire building is prefabricated, rather
than only have prefabricated components.
It's a consumable commodity in the
same way as a bar of soap. If you can
live happily in such a small space, this
is the epitome of prefabrication.

21. The Micro House – Image 10.2

22. Cantilever Home
This incredible construction takes the simplicity of
prefab (all the components can be bought at a
hardware store) and pushes it to the limit. This is
prefabrication with an edge, carefully balance on
cinderblock foundations, the building is all about
proving that daring buildings can still be
prefabricated buildings.

23. Cantilever Home – 11.2

24. Sommernojen
HouseThis Swedish design is unique because
it's the only full-sized house that is
entirely prefabricated. It involves no on-
site construction - instead, it's deliver by
truck and then lowered onto foundations
at the site.

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