prefab | Architecture Now

pre:fab conference: [Detecting] the Darchive

News | This year’s pre:fab conference explores the concept of the ‘darchive’– the dark matter of architectural practice, i.e. all the things that make alternative practice alternative.

Prefab off-the-grid: Courtyard House

Projects | Touching the earth lightly, this off-grid house by Chrofi located in a beachside forest, displays the potential for prefabrication to deliver high-quality design in any location.

Ways of making

Practice | Professor Andrew Barrie discusses design-and-build using computer numerical control (CNC) machinery in a range of projects by his students.

In Focus: Building smarter (part two)

Practice | Explore two more alternative methods of construction that may help us on the path to building homes for a brighter future.

Opinion: Prefabricated consenting needs to change

Opinion: Prefab consenting needs to change

Practice | Peddle Thorp’s Manuel Diaz comments on the pitfalls of the consenting process surrounding prefabricated building and what could change in the future.

Prefabrication: Better, cheaper, faster

Practice | Chris Barton explores the world of prefabrication by speaking with three practices deeply committed to offsite manufacturing.

Assembled architecture

Review | ArchitectureNow looks at 12 outstanding modern prefabricated homes situated across the globe, from Denmark to Uruguay.

PrefabNZ CoLab 2018

Calendar | Public Event 7 Mar 2018 to 9 Mar 2018
PrefabNZ’s CoLab 2018 conference takes place 7–9 March in Auckland, featuring site visits and international speakers.

New ways of building: PrefabNZ CoLab 2017

New ways of building: CoLab 2017

Review | This year’s PrefabNZ CoLab conference emphasised the importance of partnerships and collaboration across the industry.

PrefabNZ CoLab 2017

News | This interactive event will provide a platform for conversation regarding offsite technologies and innovative construction.

Design duo creates cyclone-resistant shelters

News | An architect and a surfboard designer have created a series of cyclone-resistant prefabricated shelters for Vanuatu.

Collaboration + innovation

Review | The 2016 PrefabNZ CoLab event took place from 6–8 April in Auckland, with fascinating site visits and provocative speakers.

Try before you buy

Practice | PrefabNZ head Pamela Bell looks at the potential future for innovative demonstration housing villages in New Zealand.

PrefabNZ CoLab 2016

News | This interactive event will provide a platform for conversation regarding offsite technologies and innovative construction.

PrefabNZ launches open-source design competition

Open-source bathroom pod competition

News | PrefabNZ launches a design competition for an open-source universal bathroom pod titled the UniPod.

Prefab-ulous

News | One of the summer’s most interesting New Zealand exhibitions is all about – wait for it – prefab buildings.

Book launch: From prefab precursors to an ab fab future

Kiwi Prefab: Cottage to Cutting Edge

Review | Stephen Olsen takes in the launch of the new book, ‘Kiwi Prefab: Cottage to Cutting Edge’