Tag: Prefabrication
OM1 and Mobile Studio by Dimensions X
With traditional construction methods beset by time and cost uncertainties, the time is ripe to explore alternatives. This prefabricated house is assembled in just three weeks.
Adelaide studio creates ‘carbon negative’ prefab cabins
Made using an innovative assembly system, the prefabricated buildings are easy to transport and use 30 percent less material than standard timber framing.
Prefab off-the-grid: Courtyard House
Courtyard House by Chrofi is an off-grid house located in the beachside forests of coastal New South Wales that touches the earth lightly.
Macquarie Uni’s prefab ‘innovation hub’ named best education building in Australasia
A timber, prefabricated “innovation hub” by Architectus has been named the overall winner of an awards program that rewards innovative education design.
The future is prefabricated
Prefabricated construction is in its infancy but with increasing demand on tradition construction and speed and the sustainability benefits of prefabrication, could this new manufacturing industry change the way Australia builds?
Prefab ‘innovation hub’ for Macquarie University constructed in just five months
A prefabricated “innovation” building made from engineered timber and designed by Architectus has opened at Macquarie University in Sydney.
$3m funding boost for prefab housing research
The University of Sydney and developer Lend Lease has received a $3 million grant to research solutions for prefabricated multi-storey housing.
Tiny houses helping homeless
NBRS Architecture has created a tiny house village on the NSW Central Coast that will house the homeless.
Surfing design duo creates cyclone-resistant shelters
Architect Ken McBryde and surfboard designer Nev Hyman have created a series of cyclone-resistant prefabricated shelters for a remote community in Vanuatu.
Aus carbon positive house up for Sustainia Award
Archiblox’s carbon positive prefab house made the top 10 list for the international Sustainia Award, beating 1500 others.
Muji unveils tiny houses
Japanese retailer Muji has unveiled the designs of three prefabricated tiny retreats to escape the city.
PrefabAUS annual conference
A three-day event exploring Australia’s rapidly changing building manufacturing industry
Could prefab save car industry workers?
The CRC for Low Carbon Living cites huge benefits in retraining car manufacturing workers for the modular building industry.
$4m boost for prefab housing industry
Funding for a new training centre will help propel Australia’s infant prefab industry to compete on the global market.
World’s first carbon positive prefab house?
A prefabricated house, that results in a net positive for the environment, lands in the centre of Melbourne.
Fugitive Structures: A digital double act
Poly pods return to SCAF – a lo-tech foil for the hi-tech Trifolium.
Backyard Room
A conversation about working from home kick-started ArchiBlox’s affordable prefabricated structure.
Prefab-ulous
One of the summer’s most interesting New Zealand exhibitions is all about – wait for it – prefab buildings.
ARKit EcoStudio – a sustainability case study
ARKit has developed a sustainable prefabricated wall-panel system which is economical and quick to work with.
Prefab houses
The Australian dream of home ownership has not traditionally embraced prefabricated housing, but could the move toward sustainability change that?