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Even cooler in the last photo would be a real indoor lawn.

The main issue I have with the majority of the prefab you see now a days is that its just a take off of something you would have seen 20 years ago only then they called it a trailer. Granted, elongated rectangular structures make sense in terms of production and transportation but are useless in any urban environment where lots are rarely large enough and in general look like, well, a prefab.

Dylan--

Do you think some of that shape is having to do with cross ventilation? I think you're right about it being mostly a production thing, but was wondering if there was any other rationale or general benefit.

And what would preclude you from using two units in an "el" or "u" around a center court? I'm sort of fascinated by prefabs right now, so I am just wondering.