Assembly in Action: The Nuts and Bolts of Prefab Housing
Bosch Rexroth Corp. (Buchanan, MI), long a fixture in the world of manufacturing and assembly, is making its first foray into the architectural world, providing structural support for the new, prefab "iT house," created by the office of Taalman Koch Architecture (Los Angeles).
The house-which is available in either 1,100- or 1,600-square-foot configurations-comes in a kit form, features glass walls and is easily customizable. For structural support it relies on standard Bosch aluminum framing. Although, Bosch products have long been used as partitions for factory-floor offices and other interior spaces, this is the first time they have been used to build an entire freestanding, exterior structure.