Main entry:

Cobbers, Arnt, author.

Title & Author:

Prefab houses / Arnt Cobbers, Oliver Jahn ; edited by Peter Gössel.

Publication:

Köln : Taschen GmbH, [2014]
©2014

Description:

387 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 386).
Manning portable colonial cottage -- Hodgson houses -- Einstein house -- Aluminaire -- Kupferhaus -- American motohomes -- General houses -- Dymaxion Deployment Unit -- Packaged house system -- Dymaxion House II -- Vultee house -- Lustron homes -- Maison standard métropole -- Maison tropicale -- Techbuilt house -- Erdman prefab no. 1 -- Maison Alba -- Pre-built house -- Marihouse -- Bulle six coques -- Risom house -- Futuro -- Kunststoffhaus fg2000 -- Fertighaus Tanja -- Venturo -- Huf Fachwerkhaus 2000 -- TBS Tropical Building System -- Easy Domes -- Furniture house -- Living Box -- SU-SI -- smallhouse/WeberHaus Option -- LV Home -- Glidehouse -- weeHouse -- Modern Modular -- FlatPak House -- Rotorhaus -- Espace mobile -- Muji House -- micro-compact home -- Black Barn -- ZenKaya -- Freedom house -- Mod house -- Hive Modular B-Line -- Marmol Radziner Prefab -- Kip House -- Katrina cottages -- LivingHome RK1 -- Loftcube -- Boxhome -- Plus house -- Folded roof house -- Dhan series house -- System 3 -- Soe Ker Tie House -- Universal World house -- The Villa.
English, German, and French.

Summary:

A Prefab is a mass produced house, constructed in a factory and assembled on site in a few days or weeks. Once regarded as a cheap, easy solution for urgent housing problems, the prefab has evolved to become a synonym for ambitious design and sophisticated detailing solutions. The amazing history of prefabricated houses started in England in the 1830's with a building kit for emigrants moving to Australia. Even today, prefabricated houses provide a high percentage of living spaces in many countries of the world. This book covers prefabs from the USA via Europe to Asia and Africa, giving insight into the various industrially prefabricated components, the difficulties of delivery to the building site, and the intricacies of assembly and completion. As well as tracing the liaison between modernism and industrialization that evolved to produce the latest prefabricated solutions, it also features a unique compilation of one-off prefabricated houses by well known international architects, as well as successful dwellings manufactured off-site for everyday modern living. Readers will also find contact details for relevant suppliers and manufacturers.

ISBN:

9783836551298 (hardcover)
3836551292 (hardcover)

Subject:

Prefabricated houses.
Architecture, Domestic.

Added entries:

Jahn, Oliver, 1970- author.
Gössel, Peter, 1956- editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 287105
Call No.: BIB 227909
Status: Available