FabPreFab: Modernist PreFab Housing!

(pictured is kitHAUS's K3 Module)


Morning All,

SuperForester Jon, (who is truly a fountain of great information,) just sent us word of FabPreFab.

In a nutshell, FabPreFab is a newsletter you can sign up for that keeps you informed about Modernist Prefabricated Housing.

Like the Zero House.


Or Alchemy Architects weeHouses.


Or H-Haus's Cube Series


Prefabrication = Made ahead of time.

So much time and energy is saved when housing is factory constructed, then shipped and assembled in place. Truly, a build that could take months and months could be done over a week, or even hours. Prefab is smart and clean.

Watch:



There you see the 2.5 hour build time for the Hive B-Line prefab house. Yes, more time was needed to build the foundation, but a two and a half hour assembly time? Cripes, that's fast!

Want to be on the FabPreFab list? Click here.

Love to all the thinkers thinking.

Special thank to Jon for the great intel.

-Team SuperForest

Zero House!

SuperForester Jon sent us word over the weekend of something great. Thanks to Jon and inhabitat for the tip!

This little beauty is the Zero House from Specht Harpman, a New York and Austin based architecture firm.

So, you order the Zero House, it gets assembled in a day. Yes, one day.

As soon as it is put together, the Zero House instantly goes to work for you. It generates its own power via high-efficiency solar panels on the roof. It collects and stores rainwater for drinking, bathing, and washing up. Finally, it stores and composts all of its waste, delivering two loads of rich fertile compost per year for your gardening pleasure.

Best of all? All of the systems contained within the Zero House are customizable and communicate directly with your PC. So you can monitor and adjust anything from your living room with your MacBook.

It's basically a living thing. Ooooh! That's a good slogan!

Zero House: "It's a Living Thing."

Get it? Cause it's for living in, but it's almost alive?








Ladies and Gentlemen, the gauntlet has been thrown down.

All homes in the future must be self-sustaining, and the Zero House shows us that sustainability and sleek modern design are not exclusive, they are inevitable. Now we want Zero Car, Zero cellphone, Zero Television, Zero Hotel, Zero Breakfast, Zero Magazine, Zero Happy Meal, Zero Movie Theater.

Cha-ching.

Call Specht Harpman:

338 West 39th Street
New York, New York 10018
212-239-1150


Beg them for a Zero House of your own.


Love to all,

Team SuperForest