Modern Modular: The Prefab Houses of Resolution: 4 Architecture

The NYC-based firm Resolution: 4 Architecture has built more than twenty prefab homes across the United States, ranging in size from 500-square-foot cabins to 1,800-square-foot urban residences to 7,000-square-foot compounds. Their competition-winning entry for the 2003 Dwell Home Design Invitational helped ignite interest in prefab houses. Instead of designing a home and then trying to invent a system of production, the firm developed the Modern Modular prefab system. Home designs are based on "modules of use" intended for communal or private spaces. These modules can be mixed and matched to achieve an infinite number of designs suited to each buyer's site, budget, and lifestyle. This innovative system holds the promise of modern, affordable homes that can aesthetically transform the American domestic landscape. Each step of the Modern Modular prefab system is documented in the book, from the selection, configuration, and customization of the modules to fabrication, transportation, and final building construction. The firm's built work can be found in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.