{"id":1555,"date":"2011-08-30T12:38:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T12:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steampunkopera.wordpress.com\/?p=1555"},"modified":"2011-08-30T12:38:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-30T12:38:46","slug":"absolutely-prefab-prefab-for-an-atompunk-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/absolutely-prefab-prefab-for-an-atompunk-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Absolutely Prefab: Prefab for an Atompunk world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although Prefab seems so very Atompunk (post WWII-70s) it actually began Steampunk, in Victorian times. Prefab or previsouly fabricated refers to housing that is built off site than put together later, on the actual housing plot. Our modern concept of it began in 1853, when London carpenter H. Manning\u00a0advertised\u00a0the Manning Portable Cottage. It was aimed at the Australian market, so that English\u00a0emigrants\u00a0could have an homey, authentic feeling piece of Englishness in their new world.<\/p>\n<p>The true glory day of prefab is however after WWII. The need for quick, portable mass\u00a0accommodation\u00a0during WWII ensured that many architects and builders worked on these ideas, and thus after the war ended the industry took off.<\/p>\n<p>Since we are particularly interested in Atompunk\u00a0sensibilities, that is not just the era of the 50s, 60s and 70s, but its vision and imaginings of\u00a0the\u00a0future, we are featuring prefab buildings of yesterday that dream of a brave new prefab tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Loftcube<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.dornob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/prefab-rooftop-loft-unit-design.jpg?resize=468%2C223\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"223\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can stick it anywhere! Live on a roof! In a yard! Loft cube can give you a modernist loft of the future anywhere!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.dornob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/prefabricated-mobile-home-module.jpg?resize=468%2C278\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.dornob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/prefab-portable-four-seasons-home.jpg?resize=468%2C893\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"893\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Douglas Fir Plywood Association modern prefab cabins. Second Homes for Leisure Living in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formandforestblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/second-homes-8.jpg?resize=470%2C297\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"297\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formandforestblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/second-homes-11.jpg?resize=470%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.formandforestblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/second-homes-7.jpg?resize=470%2C360\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Futuro prefab. Sold in the late 60s and 70s:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.welcomebeyond.com\/images\/sized\/images\/uploads\/blog\/Prefab_Futuro_BM_L_1191350s-460pxx307.jpg?resize=460%2C307\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hookedonhouses.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/Futuro-interior-5.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Venturo!:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net\/upload\/10455283_u9ZFAdf1_c.jpg?resize=468%2C399\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prefabcosm.com\/media\/photos\/2008\/01\/21\/venturo-exterior.jpg?resize=468%2C324\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"324\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.treehugger.com\/2008-01-16_122258-TreeHugger-venturo-interior.jpg?resize=468%2C349\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Clusters in the Air by Japanese designer Arato Isozaki:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/thearchitectureofarchitectures.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/megamachine-by-jacque-fresco.jpg?resize=640%2C516\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"516\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/workjes.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/01\/c-in-the-air.jpg?resize=640%2C347\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" \/><\/p>\n<p>International Dome House Inc&#8217;s Styrofoam Prefab House:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.viahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Styrofoam-Prefab-House-by-International-Dome-House-Inc-588x441.jpg?resize=588%2C441\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"441\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.viahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Styrofoam-Prefab-House-by-International-Dome-House-Inc-Garden-588x461.jpg?resize=588%2C461\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tinyhouseblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/img_087_20060202_113432.jpg?resize=600%2C398\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.viahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Styrofoam-Prefab-House-by-International-Dome-House-Inc-Sauna-588x428.jpg?resize=588%2C428\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"428\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.viahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Styrofoam-Prefab-House-by-International-Dome-House-Inc-Bar-588x456.jpg?resize=588%2C456\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.viahouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Styrofoam-Prefab-House-by-International-Dome-House-Inc-Interiors-588x394.jpg?resize=588%2C394\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The v2flat:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.dmasson.com\/wp-content\/maison1.jpg?resize=400%2C286\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cubeme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/v2flat.jpg?resize=400%2C144\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cubeme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/v2flatkitchen.jpg?resize=400%2C149\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.dmasson.com\/wp-content\/maison3.jpg?resize=400%2C267\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The M-House:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arcspace.com\/architects\/jantzen\/M-House-1.jpg?resize=380%2C285\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arcspace.com\/architects\/jantzen\/M-House-3.jpg?resize=380%2C285\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arcspace.com\/architects\/jantzen\/M-House-4.jpg?resize=380%2C285\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arcspace.com\/architects\/jantzen\/M-House-6.jpg?resize=380%2C285\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arcspace.com\/architects\/jantzen\/M-House-7.jpg?resize=380%2C285\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.arcspace.com\/architects\/jantzen\/M-House-10.gif?resize=380%2C291\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"291\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Container House (made from shipping containers):<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flavahome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/prefab-green-homes-thailand-610x455.jpg?resize=610%2C455\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flavahome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/eco-friendly-prefab-home-610x455.jpg?resize=610%2C455\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flavahome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/stunning-prefab-home-design-610x405.jpg?resize=610%2C405\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"405\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flavahome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/interiors-prefab-green-homes-610x405.jpg?resize=610%2C405\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"405\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And of course, the great Buckminster Fuller:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.popularmechanics.com\/cm\/popularmechanics\/images\/fuller-2-lg-60512167.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prefabs2009.org\/casestudy\/earlyprefabs\/files\/Wihita-House--1946-R.Buckminster-Fuller.jpg?resize=582%2C360\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be\u00a0back\u00a0tomorrow with examples of CURRENT futuristic prefab homes. The dreams of tomorrow, today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although Prefab seems so very Atompunk (post WWII-70s) it actually began Steampunk, in Victorian times. Prefab or previsouly fabricated refers to housing that is built off site than put together later, on the actual housing plot. Our modern concept of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[29,36,304],"class_list":["post-1555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-architecture","tag-atompunk","tag-prefab","clearfix"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}