Innovative Ideas for Prefab Buildings in Australia

Prefabricated Buildings in Australia are a growing trend. In fact, modular and offsite construction represents 3% of Australia's building and construction industry, contributing $150 billion to the economy.

First-time homeowners will reap the benefits of a prefab home. With the rising cost of on-site construction materials brought on by limited supplies, housing costs are sure to follow. A shift to modular and prefabricated construction brings new trends and efficiencies to the building and home design sector.

Here are a few notable structural, operational and design prefab trends to look forward to:

Faster construction
In 2016, Melbourne welcomed its tallest prefabricated building in record time. The La Trobe Tower rose to 44-storey, 133-metre height in just eight months of night work construction. The building components arrived via truck on-site and craned to place in the late hours to avoid traffic disruption. Constructed by Hickory Group, the project demonstrated that building and construction projects are doable in a speedier, safer and less disruptive means.

Designer Brands
Famous rapper Kanye West recently took to Twitter and announced his latest business venture, Yeezy Homes. Apart from his life as a music artist, his work also extends to fashion and furniture design, famously capitalizing on his name and brand. Imagine a prefab home built by not only Kanye West, but other world-renowned names in architecture and design such as Jean Nouvel, Fernando Romero, Daniel and Libeskind among others.

REVOLUTION is an up and coming mover when it comes to the prefab market, but they are already making waves with International Projects around the world. Aiming to 'democratize high-design and architecture designed spaces', Revolution supplies transportable, collectible and customizable homes, pavilions, hotels, pop-up retail, co-working spaces and more.

Built to Sustain
At the recently concluded DesignBUILD 2018, Melbourne based prefab firm PowerHouse Homes were on hand to showcase their innovative approach to the manufacture and construction of prefab homes. Power House's commitment to producing sustainable and affordable homes in the span of eight weeks (from order completion to turnkey) make them a standout in the prefab market.

Designed by multi-awarded Australian architects, PowerHouse Homes understands the need for prefabrication especially in a time of housing shortage and the demand for affordable, environmentally sustainable homes.

PowerHouse Homes offers steel structured housing, built to maximize lifespan and operational efficiency essential to low, medium and high-density usage.

Powerhouse Homes was one of the three Exhibitor picks at from DesignBUILD 2018.

Prefab Materials
Reduce Construction cost by calling in Pro9, experts on modular steel-reinforced structural insulating wall systems, Wall Façade Systems and double glazed windows. Pro9 is an Australian company manufactures low-cost prefabricated building elements in a controlled factory environment.

Pro9 products include Pro9 Walls, Pro9 windows and Pro9 Facades. Pro9 Walls is a multi-story load bearing engineered to withstand the harshest conditions in Australia. It features Acoustic noise reductions, flexible design choices and structural strength. Pro9 was on-hand at DesignBUILD 2018 to showcase their range of products and services.

Prefab Buildings in Australia are on the rise, and more trends will soon take over the market. Know more about Prefab Buildings in Australia at next year's DesignBUILD 2019 on 14-16 May 2019 at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.