• A line of prefabricated contemporary homes designed by architect Geoffrey Warner of Alchemy Architects.
• Modular sections are built in a factory and transported to a prepared site. A crane lifts and places them on the foundation. For the Linden Hills weeHouse, the main part of the home was constructed of four prefabricated modules and the basement and tuck-under garage were built on-site.
• Warner modifies each design to accommodate site constraints and zoning requirements.
• The designs have large expanses of glass to make the interior feel spacious and to provide views of the surrounding landscape.
• Construction utilizes green building materials and practices.
• A weeHouse typically takes less time to build and costs about 20 percent less than a comparable site-built house, said Warner.
• It takes about nine months from planning to a completed home. Assembling the modules on the site and the finishing work (installing wallboard and flooring, painting and connecting the plumbing and mechanical systems) takes four to eight weeks.
LYNN UNDERWOOD
