MODULAR SILOS

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We’re used to thinking of modular homes as houses that are nearly indistinguishable from their stick-built cousins, but technically, a modular home can refer to any home that is constructed in parts at an off-site location and then assembled at its final destination.

Take the home pictured below in Woodland, Utah. It was designed by Gigaplex Architects and is constructed from two metal grain silos, joined together to create one very cool 1,800 square foot house. The circular exterior creates circular rooms inside, and, like many modular homes, the silo house is extremely energy efficient.

Excel Homes doesn’t have any designs that use grain silos, but after seeing this home, we might ask our architects to look into it.

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  1. Modular Homes » MODULAR SILOS | Modular Musings said on April 21st, 2009 at 4:08 pm

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  2. Jhan Beaupre said on July 3rd, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    This is awesome! I love it and would love to build one myself. I resently build a stick & brick house for 1/2 the cost of buying out right (see article in Small Homes Issue No. NS0708 by homeplans.com) and this would be a great investment project. I’d love to learn more.

  3. Excel Team said on July 6th, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    Jhan – You’ve tapped into one of the best benefits of modular construction: lower cost. It doesn’t happen with every modular project, but it does with many.

    As for the silo, the best direction we can give you is to follow the link in this post (Gigaplex architects) and see if that leads you any closer to having your very own modular silo.

  4. Anna said on September 30th, 2009 at 10:49 am

    =D where is that located!?!?! its amazing

  5. Joel Leitson said on November 4th, 2009 at 6:07 am

    Great stuff here!
    Modular / prefab homes will offer solutions to the world’s housing shortage for the deprived, under-privileged and low income populations in society by providing a total system for basic, low-cost, quality built housing. The modular housing constructed with sandwich panels is the lowest in cost, most rapidly erected, simplest in design, and most structurally sound basic housing in existence today. Plus, you can ship 21 houses in a 40 foot container.

  6. Awesome Modular Homes from Around the World | Martell Home Builders (@martellhomes) said on August 4th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

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