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Promotional partner: Dwell magazine. \\

Promotional partner: Dwell magazine. In-kind support: Design Within Reach

Today’s prefab movement has captured the spirit and imagination of a new generation of architects and home buyers, who together have championed a variety of modern modular dwellings that challenge preconceptions about “prefab” homes as cheap, cookie-cutter structures of last resort. This exhibition presents a variety of approaches to prefab—from houses owners can build from a kit of parts, such as Rocio Romero’s LVL House, to those that arrive fully assembled like the diminutive one-room version of weeHouse by St. Paul-based Alchemy Architects. Among the featured projects are the glimmering sculptural metallic Turbulence House by Steven Holl; Black Barn, a pitched-roof, modern adaptation of a Viking longhouse designed and produced by Pinc House of Sweden; and the playful system of Lazor FlatPak by Lazor Office of Minneapolis. Whether Michelle Kaufmann’s Sunset Breezehouse, which adopts a variety of ecological approaches to living and building, or the precision and craft of Marmol Radziner’s Desert House or the customizable configurations of Resolution: 4 Architecture, such houses better parallel the lifestyles of their owners, who desire more flexible living spaces and want to speed the pace of the building process without sacrificing the quality of materials or construction. For more and more people, prefab meets the conditions that make the dream of owning a modern home a reality.

Curator: Andrew Blauvelt \\

Today’s prefab movement has captured the spirit and imagination of a new generation of architects and home buyers, who together have championed a variety of modern modular dwellings that challenge preconceptions about “prefab” homes as cheap, cookie-cutter structures of last resort. This exhibition presents a variety of approaches to prefab—from houses owners can build from a kit of parts, such as Rocio Romero’s LVL House, to those that arrive fully assembled like the diminutive one-room version of weeHouse by St. Paul-based Alchemy Architects. Among the featured projects are the glimmering sculptural metallic Turbulence House by Steven Holl; Black Barn, a pitched-roof, modern adaptation of a Viking longhouse designed and produced by Pinc House of Sweden; and the playful system of Lazor FlatPak by Lazor Office of Minneapolis. Whether Michelle Kaufmann’s Sunset Breezehouse, which adopts a variety of ecological approaches to living and building, or the precision and craft of Marmol Radziner’s Desert House or the customizable configurations of Resolution: 4 Architecture, such houses better parallel the lifestyles of their owners, who desire more flexible living spaces and want to speed the pace of the building process without sacrificing the quality of materials or construction. For more and more people, prefab meets the conditions that make the dream of owning a modern home a reality.

Some Assembly Required: Contemporary Prefabricated Houses
December 8 - March 26, 2006
Medtronic Gallery

Some Assembly Required: Contemporary Prefabricated Houses December 8 - March 26, 2006 Medtronic Gallery

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Some Assembly Required: Contemporary Prefabricated Houses features a variety of modern modular dwellings that have challenged many preconceptions about “prefab” homes as cheap, cookie-cutter structures of last resort. Today’s prefab movement has gained significant momentum over the past few years, capturing the spirit and imagination of a new generation of architects and home buyers.

This exhibition presents a variety of approaches to prefab—from houses owners can build from a kit of parts to those that arrive fully assembled. Employing a wide range of materials, processes, and scales, these dwellings run the gamut from a glimmering sculptural metallic guesthouse by Steven Holl located on the windswept mesas of New Mexico (and thus aptly named Turbulence House) (2005) to Black Barn (2005), a pitched-roof, modern adaptation of a Viking longhouse designed and produced by Pinc House of Sweden to one-room cabins such as the diminutive weeHouse (2003) by St. Paul–based Alchemy Architects to expansive modular configurations such as the custom homes of Resolution: 4 Architecture of New York. Adapting to a variety of lifestyles and contexts, these works challenge our preconceptions of prefab. Breezehouse (2005) by Michelle Kaufmann of San Francisco takes a particularly ecological orientation with its extensive use of small gardens, cross-ventilation, energy-efficient appliances and mechanical systems, and renewable and nontoxic materials. Projects such as FlatPak House (2004) by Lazor Office of Minneapolis eschew the homogeneity associated with older prefab structures by offering owners a wide range of material choices and a hand in the layout of their spaces, while Rocio Romero’s LV and LVL Houses (2003/2004) exist as kit homes and have been used for a number of purposes, from affordable primary residences to a remotely sited bed and breakfast.

Curator: Andrew Blauvelt

Promotional partner: Dwell magazine.

Some Assembly Required: Contemporary Prefabricated Houses features a variety of modern modular dwellings that have challenged many preconceptions about “prefab” homes as cheap, cookie-cutter structures of last resort. Today’s prefab movement has gained significant momentum over the past few years, capturing the spirit and imagination of a new generation of architects and home buyers.

This exhibition presents a variety of approaches to prefab—from houses owners can build from a kit of parts to those that arrive fully assembled. Employing a wide range of materials, processes, and scales, these dwellings run the gamut from a glimmering sculptural metallic guesthouse by Steven Holl located on the windswept mesas of New Mexico (and thus aptly named Turbulence House) (2005) to Black Barn (2005), a pitched-roof, modern adaptation of a Viking longhouse designed and produced by Pinc House of Sweden to one-room cabins such as the diminutive weeHouse (2003) by St. Paul–based Alchemy Architects to expansive modular configurations such as the custom homes of Resolution: 4 Architecture of New York. Adapting to a variety of lifestyles and contexts, these works challenge our preconceptions of prefab. Breezehouse (2005) by Michelle Kaufmann of San Francisco takes a particularly ecological orientation with its extensive use of small gardens, cross-ventilation, energy-efficient appliances and mechanical systems, and renewable and nontoxic materials. Projects such as FlatPak House (2004) by Lazor Office of Minneapolis eschew the homogeneity associated with older prefab structures by offering owners a wide range of material choices and a hand in the layout of their spaces, while Rocio Romero’s LV and LVL Houses (2003/2004) exist as kit homes and have been used for a number of purposes, from affordable primary residences to a remotely sited bed and breakfast.

Such homes better parallel the lifestyles of their owners, who desire more flexible living spaces, are no longer tethered to a single domicile, want their homes to reflect their personal taste—whether ecological or aesthetic—and want to speed the pace of the building process without sacrificing the quality of materials or construction. For more and more people, prefab meets the conditions that make the dream of owning a modern home a reality.

Curator: Andrew Blauvelt

Promotional partner Dwell magazine.

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