Eames Office to sell prefab designs for shockingly low prices
New York Post • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The Eames Office has launched the made-to-order Eames Pavilion System, a prefab kit that allows buyers worldwide to assemble homes or flexible spaces inspired by the Eames House design principles.
- Single-story prefab designs will be available for purchase starting in the fall, with double-story options coming later; prices start at approximately $260 per square foot, making a 2,000-square-foot structure cost around $518,000.
- The Pavilion System draws from the Eames House and other related projects, emphasizing modular construction, interior flexibility, and adaptability, reflecting the Eameses' vision of design responding intelligently to modern living and working needs.
- The prefab pavilions feature customizable elements such as interchangeable roofs, wooden accents, black beams, and color-blocked panels, allowing for diverse configurations to suit various uses including homes, offices, and exhibition spaces.
- Eames Demetrios, the architects' grandson, highlighted that the system embodies the Eameses' longstanding goal to universalize and multiply their design concepts, making their iconic style more accessible and practical today.
