Architectural elevation drawings of a modern building with wooden exterior, multiple windows, and a staircase, showing front and side views with measurements and annotations.

The Mobile Home Project rethinks how we approach housing affordability. It aims to take advantage of innovative manufacturing techniques that can drastically reduce construction costs. Unlike traditional housing, which is highly susceptible to market shifts and slow to adapt, manufactured homes are produced with a focus on efficiency, scalability, and value.

These homes are typically built in a factory setting, which allows for bulk purchasing, streamlined production, and lower costs.

Modern kitchen and dining area with wooden flooring, a light wooden dining table with chairs, a kitchen island with bar stools, white cabinetry, and three hanging pendant lights. There are guitars on the wall, a wall clock, a potted plant, and some breakfast items on the table.

The Mobile Home Project seeks to shift the outdated perception of mobile homes as substandard or transitional housing. Historically, mobile homes were seen as innovative solutions for post-WWII veterans, offering cutting-edge design and convenience. By reimagining these homes with contemporary aesthetics, sustainable materials, and thoughtful site planning, we can create vibrant, desirable communities that challenge the stigma.

Modern open-concept kitchen and living room with natural light, featuring a kitchen island with a sink, three pendant lights, a dining table with chairs, a shelving unit, a wall-mounted TV, and a cozy seating area with couches and armchairs, with large windows allowing sunlight to fill the space.

Modern wooden house design with trees and cars in a natural setting, featuring a child and a dog near the garage.

One key advantage of manufactured homes is their placement on leased land. By using leased land and shared infrastructure, the cost of homeownership is significantly reduced. As the community land trust model gains traction, there is real potential to transform mobile home parks into well-designed, cohesive neighborhoods with a strong sense of community.

This project aims to demonstrate that with intelligent design and forward-thinking planning, manufactured housing can offer an affordable, sustainable alternative to traditional homebuilding, providing quality homes to more people.

Modern architectural building with a blue upper section, wooden siding on the lower sections, and large windows, situated in a wooded area with trees and a sunny sky. There are cars parked nearby and people around, including a boy with a backpack and a man talking on a phone.

Modern residential buildings with wooden exterior and large windows, parked black car, trees, and people walking and biking on a paved sidewalk under a partly cloudy sky.

Garrison — Architects