Comments on: MOD.FAB: Stunning Prefab by the School of Frank Lloyd Wright

By: StefanAmraly

StefanAmraly — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:19:41 +0000

Hello my name is Stefan Amraly. This is a fabulous house design and incredible how if can be almost anywhere.

By: lushpad.com

lushpad.com — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:59:20 +0000

Fantastic prefab! Would look great housing my mid-century modern furniture collection. The red panel is stunning.

By: raderator

raderator — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:05:57 +0000

Also, the bathroom layout is a bit awkward. I guess they were trying to hide the view of the toilet from the entry. I don’t really blame them much for using the kitchen as an entry path. I have often done that myself in my micro designs.

It certainly does look fun tho.

By: raderator

raderator — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:59:06 +0000

Very nice styling inside and out. But the solar orientation is not good. That large window wall faces west. The deck is probably pretty hot in the afternoon, even with that big roof overhang. Few windows on the south. At least the bedroom faces east. You have to go outdoors to get from the bedroom to the bathroom. It has a large exterior wall area.

Might be a fun vacation house but its flaws might be too annoying year-round.

By: nibby2

nibby2 — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:14:12 +0000

Any possibility of buying the construction/architects plans?

By: osyli

osyli — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:38:05 +0000

i liked the walls color magnificent !

By: earthsmile

earthsmile — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:56:05 +0000

Okay… FINALLY ! This design seems to be closing in on the essence of Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘Usonian Houses’ concept… which were created during the last ‘Great Depression’ and intended to be largely ‘Self-fab’ dwellings that were extremely cost effective. Cost, cost, cost !!!! All the previous ‘Pre-Fab’ designs I’ve seen have been too expensive. This dwelling is called ‘Mod-Fab’… which is a clever way of demarcating that it is NOT ‘Pre-fab’, as it’s largely built on site… and THAT saves a TON of Chavo ($$$). And since a large part of this dwelling was built onsite by the minimally skilled labor of Taliesen West students, apparently the ‘Self-Fab’ ‘Usonian’ concept has been updated to our modern times with this project ? I’ve been an admirer of Victor Sidy’s work since he built his own student dwelling at Taliesen West which was featured in a photo-essay in ‘Sunset Magazine’. Go Victor ! Go Students ! This dwelling is truly the cost breakthrough in the realm of ‘Self-fab’/'Mod-fab’ that we have been waiting for. Kudo’s to Jennifer Siegel and all the other participants as well. Congrats all the way around. INEXPENSIVE… is the byword in Depressionary times. And this design concept appears to satisfy that criteria.

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:48:50 +0000

Sweet. Make it available to order and fund the program. You’d sell plenty of them.

By: malcolm

malcolm — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:51:16 +0000

great design, but what’s with the big cactus at the bottom of the stairs for someone to trip and fall onto?

By: jinnah imtiazi

jinnah imtiazi — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:04:43 +0000

It was a wonderful idea of this project nice and neat good planning i am looking forward to many more these ideas.

By: lampton

lampton — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:36:11 +0000

fantastic..

By: laladoza

laladoza — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:02:57 +0000

Where do I get one?

FABULOUS.

By: davidwayneosedach

davidwayneosedach — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:06:01 +0000

I can see them making a great business out of this. Add a few more designs – i.e. smaller, larger, taller.

By: Home Girl

Home Girl — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:44:58 +0000

Surely a home cannot be truly sustainable if it is built in a desert?

By: jamesbelaugh

jamesbelaugh — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:09:12 +0000

This is an incredible looking building. I’d love to replace my home with one like this.

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