The end product of Dwell Magazine’s challenge to 16 international architects to design a modern prefab home for $200,000 is now going to auction!
With over 3,000 square feet, this contemporary home surrounded by a magnificent natural landscape boasts open-plan living, dining, and kitchen along with a large island for gathering. The home also includes three bedrooms and three bathrooms along with a large deck area.
Designed by Resolution: 4 Architecture of New York City, the Original Dwell House is now going to auction.
This outdoor view focuses on the home’s exterior that’s absolutely stunning. It has a dark brown wooden tone to its exterior walls that pair well with the surrounding landscape of tall trees. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Another view at the magnificent-looking wooden part exterior of the house. Here you can see the lovely row of windows of the second floor. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Another look at the wooden part exterior of the house. This front view of the house shows the large main entrance area adorned with pine trees and rustic driveway and walkway. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A look at the home’s deck area and the entrance to the house. This area has beautiful wooden walls and a large wooden ceiling that has flush-mount lighting over the graveled walkway before transitioning to the wooden deck. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Here’s a look at the staircase on the side of the kitchen. You can see here the large stainless steel fridge just around the corner from the stairs adorned with a painting. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A closer look at the staircase shows its lovely light hardwood flooring and steps contrasted by the black wall where the wooden banister is mounted. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A look at the home’s glass doorway and glass windows that illuminate the light tone of the beige walls adorned with a small painting by the sliding glass doors. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
The home also has this narrow hallway with glass windows on one side to bring in natural lighting for the white walls and white ceiling. These are then complemented by the light hardwood flooring. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Another look at the narrow hallway facing the other direction. This shows the wooden tone of the doors that match perfectly with the light hardwood flooring augmented by recessed lights. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A look at this room with a doorway leading to the home’s deck area. You can also see here that the room has a large cushioned coffee table with white and gray tones across a wall-mounted TV. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A living space featuring a black leather couch, a fireplace and a TV on the wall. The TV and fireplace are flanked with tall glass walls that bring in natural lighting for the beige ceiling and walls. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Another look at this living space boasting its black leather couch and a modern sitting lounge on the side of the fireplace. These are all topped with a bright ceiling that has a ceiling fan over the coffee table. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A view at the open floor plan living space, dining and kitchen. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A much closer look at the living space’s modern black couch with the dining table set at the back. This is topped with a row of lighting that gives off a warm glow for the wooden dining set. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A focused look at this sitting area’s bench seating with a modish red chair and a small table. This serves as a charming reading nook illuminated by multiple windows. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is the opposite direction look at the open floor plan living, dining and kitchen. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A closer look at the home’s center island with a black countertop. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Another look at the kitchen’s center island with a stylish black countertop. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This is the full look at the kitchen with two counters plus a center table along with brown cabinetry. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
The kitchen’s center island has built-in shelving and space for a breakfast bar. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A closer look at the center island’s sink and faucet. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A focused look at the kitchen’s top-of-the-line appliances. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A bedroom with a nice comfy bed set with a chair on the side. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Another look at the bedroom’s white walls, glass windows and a doorway leading outside. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This bathroom offers a sink counter with two vessel sinks. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This bathroom has a sink counter and a toilet on the side, along with a mirror on the wall. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A bathroom with a walk-in shower and a drop-in soaking tub, along with the toilet set near the glass window. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A look at this bathroom’s sink counter and blue tiles wall, along with a bathtub and shower combo. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This room houses the boat equipment with some built-in shelving. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A look at the side doorway leading inside the house, set on the balcony area. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Here’s the spacious balcony with a square table and chairs set. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
In this deck balcony, there’s a lounging chair and a fireplace. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This balcony offers a coffee table set with two chairs and a nice outdoor view. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
In 2003, Dwell Magazine challenged 16 international architects to design a modern prefab home for 0,000. The winning design came from Resolution: 4 Architecture of New York City. The modules were manufactured and shipped on five flatbed trucks to a hilltop site in Pittsboro, North Carolina where the home was assembled and finished.
The home created such a stir that more than 2,000 people came to view it upon its completion in the summer of 2005. The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post all carried major stories about it.
Although the first prefab home was documented in the late 1100s when an entire castle was built in panels with its pegs and hardware packed in barrels for transportation and the entire structure erected overnight, prefabs became popular in the United States when the first Sears prefab hit the market in 1902.
They have gained more sales in the current sluggish economy with many people looking for alternative housing that is more economically feasible than new construction. The trend in architecture for the new models is innovative and forms from domes to houses in the round to cutting-edge contemporary are available to meet various tastes.
On November 15th, the original Dwell House will go to auction. Located on a 9.14-acre hilltop surrounded by federal land, the contemporary home takes full advantage of the views of the surrounding countryside from its plethora of glass walls. At 2,121 square feet and an additional 1,854 square feet of deck space, the house has an open-plan kitchen, dining, and living room with fireplace open to woodland views and the layout is conducive to both family living and entertaining.
The cook’s kitchen is decked out in stainless with high-end appliances and a large island for gathering. Included are three bedrooms, three baths, two fireplaces, and four decks including a roof deck for sunning or entertaining. Used only as a weekend getaway by the owners, it is not much more than a stone’s throw from a boat ramp at Robertson Creek that feeds into Jordan Lake.
Previously sold at $500,000, the auction is expected to bring between $475,000 to $575,000.
Jon Dykstra owns an interior design company in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He's fascinated by architecture and interiors. He also enjoys gardening at his "house in the burbs" and "homesteading" at his off-the-grid boat-access cabin.
Combine all that with a love of writing and Homestratsophere.com was born. He balances his working time between running his interior design company, working on his off-the-grid cabin and publishing homestratosphere.com.
