The steel frame structure, measuring 12 feet by 60 feet (720 sq ft) features a high sloping 12 foot 6 inch ceiling, and was trucked to its site and set on a temporary foundation. Its central kitchen/bath core divides and separates the sleeping space from the eating/living space in a compact assemblage of form and function. More than just green and modern, the Joshua Tree Prefab demonstrates OMD’s commitment to merging responsible design with new technologies and luxurious details. Relocated to the high desert of Joshua Tree - close the national park entrance - the Joshua Tree Prefab now nestles into 80 acres of arid off-the- grid wilderness. Originally located at the heart of Venice Beach’s trendy Abbot Kinney Boulevard, the building served as a prototypical model home and showroom to display OMD’s new work. OMD Joshua Tree exhibits the ideas of prefabrication, flexibility, portability and compact spaciousness. The Mod.Fab has received numerous awards, among which: The structure can be visited on the student-led Taliesin West Desert Shelter Tour. The Taliesin Mod.Fab was designed and built by graduate and undergraduate students at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture with faculty guidance and an emphasis on prefabricated construction by Jennifer Siegal. The building sits cantilevered over the desert wash and is used as a guesthouse for visiting scholars. The structure is dimensioned and engineered to be transportable via roadway. It can be connected to utilities or be "unplugged" relying on low-consumption fixtures, rainwater harvesting, greywater re-use, natural ventilation, solar orientation, and photovoltaics to reduce energy and water use. The one-bedroom, 600-square- foot prototype residence relies on SIP (structural insulated panel) construction to allow for speed and economy on site or in a factory. World War I intruded, and he built only a handful. Honoring Wright’s legacy while tackling important design issues of today, the Taliesin Mod.Fab is an example of simple, elegant, and sustainable living in the desert. Based on building practices he’d seen in Japan, Wright called it the American System of housing. Over 100 years ago Frank Lloyd Wright launched a pioneering scheme to build prefabricated homes with pre-cut framing, cabinets and other factory-made parts. Responding to the housing crisis and meeting the latest requirements from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety the V.V3 offers a solution to urban dwellers looking to increase density without unsettling the neighborhood. Additional green systems include on-demand Navien water heater, three operable skylights and a grey water drainage system. The inhabitable roof-top provides 360 sf of additional green space by incorporating synthetic turf upcycled from Santa Monica’s airport park. Green finishes include LED lighting fixtures, reclaimed wood planking on a roller barn style door track, ‘overstock’ hand crafted Heath Ceramic tile and a Japanese style soaking bathtub. The airy 10’-3” high second floor includes the master bedroom and bathroom and closets. California sourced White Oak t+g flooring connects the existing to the new levels and combines the open tread stair with a secret built-in 142” projection screen. East and West facing operable windows at the ground and second floor levels provide passive cooling year round while the house is partially heated with a RAIS Gabo wood-burning stove. The first floor open plan emphasizes the strong relationship between the indoor living/kitchen/dining/play space with the outdoor patio and garden. Designed as a prototype for future residential infill projects, V.V3 introduces less material waste, faster construction time, a tighter building envelope, green finishes and higher insulating properties resulting in a lower total life-cycle cost of the home. Craned in over the existing home and installed in one day, the 560 sf modular addition uses a diagrid structural system wrapped in Polycarbonate panels to maximize light, energy and efficiency. The Modular Venice is a triple-stacked steel framed addition to Siegal’s existing 1920’s Venice bungalow home.
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