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PRE-FABRICATED HOME [1 record]

Record 1 2018-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Residential Architecture
  • Prefabrication
DEF

[A] house prepared in sections in a shop before material is brought to the building site, where it is assembled in a relatively short time.

CONT

Formerly, prefabricated homes were restricted to the smaller, one-storey frame houses with some type of wood siding. Factory-built homes are no longer limited to this type of dwelling ...

OBS

prefabricated; pre-engineered: Some authors highlight a small difference in customization possibilities between pre‑engineered and prefabricated houses, while others consider these terms to be synonyms.

Key term(s)
  • pre-fabricated house
  • pre-fabricated home
  • preengineered house
  • preengineered home

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Architecture d'habitation
  • Préfabrication
CONT

La maison préfabriquée, autrement appelée maison industrialisée, se base sur un plan [de] maison, qui permet de composer des modules fabriqués en usine et montés directement sur place, le plus souvent par un constructeur.

OBS

préfabriquée; industrialisée : bien que certains auteurs fassent une nuance entre les possibilités de personnalisation de la maison préfabriquée et maison industrialisée, la plupart d'auteurs s'entendent pour dire qu'ils sont des synonymes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de construcciones
  • Arquitectura de viviendas
  • Prefabricación
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