Prefabricated Houses

This book presents prefabricated (mass-produced) houses from the USA to Europe, Asia, and Africa, offering insights into the various industrially manufactured building components, the challenges of transport to the construction site, and the detailed processes of assembly and completion.

A prefabricated house is a mass-produced house built in a factory and assembled on site in just a few days or weeks. While prefabricated houses were once considered a cheap and simple solution to urgent housing problems, they have now become synonymous with ambitious design and sophisticated construction solutions.

The history of prefabricated houses began in England in the 1830s with a building kit developed for emigrants moving to Australia. Today, prefabricated houses constitute a significant portion of the housing stock in many countries worldwide.

The book also explores the connection between modernism and industrialisation, which has contributed to the development of today's advanced prefabricated solutions. Additionally, it contains a unique collection of custom-designed prefabricated houses by renowned international architects, as well as successful off-site housing projects created for modern everyday living.