Prefab is Not the Answer?

As you have probably noticed, the title of this blog is "Modern Wine Country". Not "Prefab Modern Wine Country". To be honest, that's partially the result of just trying to have a shorter more manageable title. But, it's also indicative of what the real focus is here. Modern is the style of home we're looking for. To us, "modern" means clean, uncluttered, open.

Prefab is really just one means to that end. Certainly Prefab + Modern, and sometimes "Green" seems to be a popular pairing. We also like the designs of several firms that are proponents of this approach. That said, we're not necessarily stuck on prefab. In fact, according to this article that we ran across last night Prefab is Not The Answer to Affordable, Modern & Green Homes. Food for thought.

If you take the time to read the article above, it also warrants reading the equally well written rebuttle What good is Prefab…if it is Not the Answer to Affordable, Modern, Traditional & Green Homes? If you follow his "Shell Package" theory, this appears to be the approach of the Rocio Romero LV Series.

On a related note, Michelle Kaufmann has a new modern home project going on in NorCal.  Anyone know where this is? Of particular interest is while Michelle is one of the best known faces of prefab, and up until recently had a company focused on delivering factory built homes, they are "looking into site built". Hmmm.