Comments on: PREFAB FRIDAY: Beautiful Flatpak House in Aspen http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/20/prefab-friday-beautiful-flatpak-house-in-aspen/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:16:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: earthsmilehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/20/prefab-friday-beautiful-flatpak-house-in-aspen/comment-page-1/#comment-85946 earthsmile Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:46:57 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/20/prefab-friday-beautiful-flatpak-house-in-aspen/#comment-85946 I've always been puzzled by the 'Flatpak' concept. It seems best suited for 'SELF-FAB' rather than 'Pre-Fab'. I really can't wait for 'Pre-Fab' to be over soon... so that 'Self-Fab' can really get started. Between Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Usonian Homes' building technologies, SIP's, and new framing developments(extrusions)... it will soon be possible to buy most home compoents 'off the shelf'. 'Home Depot'... indeed. I’ve always been puzzled by the ‘Flatpak’ concept. It seems best suited for ‘SELF-FAB’ rather than ‘Pre-Fab’. I really can’t wait for ‘Pre-Fab’ to be over soon… so that ‘Self-Fab’ can really get started. Between Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘Usonian Homes’ building technologies, SIP’s, and new framing developments(extrusions)… it will soon be possible to buy most home compoents ‘off the shelf’. ‘Home Depot’… indeed.

]]> By: climber97http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/20/prefab-friday-beautiful-flatpak-house-in-aspen/comment-page-1/#comment-85818 climber97 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:18:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/20/prefab-friday-beautiful-flatpak-house-in-aspen/#comment-85818 I'm always very intrigued by these flatpack and modular ideas, but most of them seem ridiculously expensive. 200 to 300 bucks a square foot? I can do a lot better than that with a normal wood-framed house, especially if I do a lot of the work myself. I thought the whole point of all this modular stuff was to make the process of home building more efficient - shouldn't that make it cheaper too?The same goes for green roofs and underground homes - the cost to build them is outrageous. I want a green home as much as the next guy, but I'm not going to spend 500 grand on a home to get there. I’m always very intrigued by these flatpack and modular ideas, but most of them seem ridiculously expensive. 200 to 300 bucks a square foot? I can do a lot better than that with a normal wood-framed house, especially if I do a lot of the work myself. I thought the whole point of all this modular stuff was to make the process of home building more efficient – shouldn’t that make it cheaper too?

The same goes for green roofs and underground homes – the cost to build them is outrageous. I want a green home as much as the next guy, but I’m not going to spend 500 grand on a home to get there.

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