ABSTRACT
The Modern Modular is a systematic design methodology that attempts to leverage existing methods of prefabrication to produce custom modern homes, specific to each client and site. It is based on conceptual building blocks we call Modules of Use spatial configurations that organize the essential components of contemporary domestic life within the dimensional limits of the modular industry. In the late 1990s, the US experienced a rise in its collective design consciousness, particularly in modern design. In 2000, Dwell was published, becoming the first magazine completely devoted to modern domestic space. It shone a bright light on the lifestyles of “normal” people living in modern, designed spaces. Numerous academic attempts were generally conceived as mass-produced products with a high level of design, but architects often burdened themselves by inventing complicated manufacturing processes. Conversely, commercial attempts were more successful in feasible, efficient manufacturing, but they were limited in design flexibility – seemingly strangled by the process of production.
