A modular apartment building in Denver
A six-storey building went up in seven days
Touring a new modular apartment building in Denver. 77 units, 6 stories. The building went up in 7 days flat.
Time-lapse video, showing the building going up after the foundation was prepared:
From the World of Modular conference:
Adam Berger, owner of Adam Berger Development, and Christopher Herr, Design Director, will be offering a case study on their West Holden Place project: a six-story, 77-unit, multi-family development in Denver, Colorado. Set for completion in March of this year, the project showcases how modular construction can solve affordable housing challenges by reducing costs by 20-25% and cutting build time by about 40% compared to traditional site-built projects.
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This project is an example of volumetric modular construction, where the modules are room-sized boxes. Brian Potter explains.
How an American Dream of Housing Became a Reality in Sweden. “The U.S. once looked to modular construction as an efficient way to build lots of housing at scale, but Sweden picked up the idea and put it into practice.” Francesca Mari, New York Times, June 2024. Brian Potter on Operation Breakthrough.
Prefabricated housing is one of the ideas in the Blueprint for More and Better Housing.