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...partner, Robert Luntz, have jumped into prefab full force. Their firm, Resolution: 4 Architecture re4a.com) offers a selection of prefabricated house designs, all growing out of a few basic forms that can be combined to make simple or more complex configurations, from the Standard Bar to the 2,400-sq.-ft. Three Bar Bridge. Tanney and Luntz expect to start construction this month on the first, the 2,000-sq.-ft. Dwell Home. Because the fees for contractors who assemble the house differ widely in various parts of the country, Tanney says the price of a finished house can vary...
...high," she says. "You're able to configure these modules like a Lego system to change the number of rooms or the amount of open space the client wants." Her hope right now is that the Swellhouse designs will build for about $200 per sq. ft. But as factory systems for mass-producing house parts improve, she expects costs to come down in all kinds of prefab production. And that could mean a new world of truly affordable dwellings. "If we can come down to the range of $60 a sq. ft.," she says, "we can change the whole face...
Even when you add the cost of shipping--about $3,000--a building lot and contractor assembly, the final figure for an LV House would be well below the $337,000 median price for new homes in the U.S., though at 1,150 sq. ft. it's also just over half the median size of a new American home. Prefab houses can be cheaper because plumbing and wiring are laid in at the factory, which eliminates the services of plumbers and electricians on-site. Because prefabs take less time to assemble on-site than conventional houses, there are also fewer...
...comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder If you're afraid of heights, opt for the elephant "interaction experience" in which you touch and feed the animals for $49 (www.gametrac.co.za). For luxury elephant rides, head for the 130-sq-km Kapama private game reserve near Kruger National Park, five hours north of Johannesburg. The Kapama Lodge, one of only two in the park, charges $370 per person per night for accommodation, and $133 for a ride on a canvas-covered saddle. Good food when you stop, the chance...
Walmart’s defeat in California won’t deter it from conquering Cambridge. Students won’t mind the 225,000 sq. ft. Supercenter since they’ll finally have the opportunity to buy censored CDs and get carded for R-rated movies...