Custom Modular Home – home as theatre
I recently had dinner with my friends Jodi and Ben in their absolutely stunning home. I designed their home with them and MKD and it was completed in the past year. While most of it was built in a factory as 5 modules plus 2 roof modules, it was custom designed specifically to their site, [...]
Custom home in snow country
Scott Landry recently went on a site visit to a newly completed custom home in California snow country (built with modular technology). While there, he shot these terrific candid photos of the house showing the stunning mixture of the Cor-ten weathering steel (love the low maintenance factor of Cor-ten, and how it quietly nestles into [...]
EcoPrinciple One: Thoughtful Design
In our practice at Michelle Kaufmann Studio, “thoughtful design” means designing to use less, collaborating with the outdoors, using techonology to improve quality while reducing quantity, and designing for longevity, flexibility and a joyful living environment. Homes should be built to human scale, using only what is needed, but remaining open and airy. High [...]
