The Prefab Issue

The allure of prefab is really about control.

On Washington's lush Bainbridge Island, one community strives for quality of life as a sustainable initiative.

Romanced by Marfa's charms, a couple find prefab an apt solution for building in the remote desert.

A family selects prefab to make sure their new home, located 1,700 miles away, is turnkey-ready upon their arrival.

Designer Jennifer Siegal pushes the boundaries of modular housing at her Venice abode.

Two architects collaborate on a modular compound that celebrates an unspoiled Sonoma landscape.

In Russia, a bipartite modular system gives way to a contemporary country getaway.

After purchasing a rare piece of property next to the Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Pocantico Hills, New York, a couple order a country house worthy of the setting.

After a wildfire, a prefab home in California puts resilience first.

Drawing from the city’s heritage of midcentury modernism, the Dwell Prefab Palm Springs by Turkel Design embodies California’s indoor/outdoor lifestyle.