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August 27, 2008

Design*Sponge Checks Out Brooklyn Kithaus

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We've been waiting for pre-fab architecture to really take hold here in Brooklyn (though we did report earlier this year on modular townhouses in Bed Stuy). It appears the time has come, at least in one tiny corner of Williamsburg. The design/architecture blog Design*Sponge has images of the first Kings County kithaus—"Modernist modules," according to its Web site. Maybe part of the hold up is that pre-fab ain't always so easy in this town. "This kithaus’ location required each module to be carried, by hand, through a 3 story brick rowhouse," they write. "The builders then added custom decks and wedged it in between warehouses and light industrial buildings to create this compact urban oasis."
kithaus brooklyn [designsponge]
Photo from Design*Sponge.




Posted by lisa at 10:18 AM | Comments (4)
Categories: Architecture, Williamsburg

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So interesting to see one of these modular houses in an urban setting. And great these smaller ones are so affordable. If we ever have a freestanding house with yard in Brooklyn someday or fled to a farm, this is what I've always thought would be perfect for a detached office/TV room for my husband. Or get two and also have a detached in-laws abode. It would be a fun contrast with a very old main house.

Posted by: traditionalmod at August 27, 2008 12:52 PM

Very cool, love it. Much better than looking out to a rusty old metal shed.

I wonder how these affect your taxes. Do they sit on a poured foundation or does the foundation come attached?

Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 27, 2008 1:16 PM

Just read from the sight...no foundation necessary and permit exempt in most municipalities.

Posted by: TownhouseLady at August 27, 2008 1:21 PM

I love these things, me and my husband are addicted. Finally got around to checking out the Prefab exhibit at MOMA that's going on now through October. They have 4 models built onto an adjacent site you can check out as well.

Posted by: Tdeezy at August 27, 2008 2:42 PM

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