Greener Than Thou: Urban Living, The Michelle Kaufmann Way
Thursday, May 8, 2008, by Jimmy Stamp

Greener Than Thou is our report on San Francisco’s obsession with all things green, giving credit where credit is due and calling bullshit when the need arises. Feeling morally superior on the green front? Testify!


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Witness a Greener Than Thou canonization: Dwell travels travels Chicago to take a first look at the new project from Oakland-based architect Michelle Kaufmann, the mkSolaire. Built on grounds the Museum of Science and Industry, the Solaire is the newest sustainable (even on a rainy day, it was producing more power than it uses), and contemporary (the pics say it all) modular home design by Michelle Kaufmann Designs. This one has been designed for a unique purpose — to offer "healthy living" in the city. The developer-friendly design account for the typical disadvantages of the urban lot — namely the limited access to light and air— and a typical house can completed in 14 months. Cost: between $200 and $250 per square foot. The prototype Solaire will be on display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry until January 4th. Halo: firmly affixed.
· First Look: mkSolaire [Dwell Blog]
· Greener Than Thou: MK Designs Slaps Nutrition Labels on Prefabs [Curbed SF]
· Green Goddess: Introducing the mkLoft [Curbed SF]


Filed under SF, Architecture, Developments, Dwell, Greener Than Thou, Michelle Kaufmann, Sustainable Design

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