Glide House
Among the emerging breed of modernist prefab homes, the first to take an active interest in sustainability is the Glide House, an airy, light-filled design by Michelle Kaufmann, a young architect based in Northern California. Kaufmann spent five years in
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Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Michelle Kaufmann
2004
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