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Prefab off-the-grid: Courtyard House

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.
Words: Sing D'Arcy Posted: 10 Mar 2021
PrefabNZ CoLab 2019

PrefabNZ CoLab 2019

Calendar | Public Event, Auckland, 13 Mar 2019 to 15 Mar 2019
PrefabNZ present talks, workshops and more about innovative building processes from 13 to 15 March 2019 in Auckland.
Assembled architecture

Assembled architecture

Review | ArchitectureNow looks at 12 outstanding modern prefabricated homes situated across the globe, from Denmark to Uruguay.
Words: Amelia Melbourne-Hayward Posted: 16 Mar 2018
The final push: SGA and A+W•NZ Motu Kaikoura workshop

The final push: Motu Kaikoura workshop

Review | Maria Hosking from SGA reports on the installation and finishing of the SGA and A+W•NZ Motu Kaikoura Building Workshop.
Words: Maria Hosking Posted: 23 Feb 2018
SGA & A+W•NZ prefab build workshop

SGA & A+W•NZ prefab build workshop

News | Strachan Group Architects, in association with Architecture + Women•NZ, is running an educational prefab build workshop.
Words: ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk Posted: 14 Jul 2017
Print your own house: WikiHouse in New Zealand

Print your own house

Practice | Amelia Melbourne-Hayward chats with the co-founders of WikiHouse New Zealand to find out more about the open source project.
Words: Amelia Melbourne-Hayward Posted: 19 May 2017
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.
Words: Amelia Melbourne-Hayward Posted: 3 Apr 2017
PrefabNZ CoLab 2017

PrefabNZ CoLab 2017

News | This interactive event will provide a platform for conversation regarding offsite technologies and innovative construction.
Words: ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk Posted: 13 Feb 2017
Surfing design duo creates cyclone-resistant shelters

Design duo creates cyclone-resistant shelters

News | An architect and a surfboard designer have created a series of cyclone-resistant prefabricated shelters for Vanuatu.
Words: Linda Cheng Posted: 18 May 2016
Collaboration + innovation

Collaboration + innovation

Review | The 2016 PrefabNZ CoLab event took place from 6–8 April in Auckland, with fascinating site visits and provocative speakers.
Words: Amelia Melbourne-Hayward Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Try before you buy

Try before you buy

Practice | PrefabNZ head Pamela Bell looks at the potential future for innovative demonstration housing villages in New Zealand.
Words: Pamela Bell Posted: 4 Mar 2016
PrefabNZ CoLab 2016

PrefabNZ CoLab 2016

News | This interactive event will provide a platform for conversation regarding offsite technologies and innovative construction.
Words: ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk Posted: 15 Feb 2016
UniPod design competition winners revealed

UniPod design comp winners revealed

News | Wellington’s First Light Studio has emerged as the winner of the PrefabNZ open-source UniPod design competition.
Words: ArchitectureNow Editorial Desk Posted: 9 Feb 2016

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