The new designs of prefab

In the fall, workers installed the factory-built modules of a Ray Kappe-designed LivingHomes prefab in Brentwood. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / For The Times)

Site work that normally can take months was finished in a matter of days. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / For The Times)

Wired magazine then staged the property as a show house equipped not only with high-tech gadgets, but with green elements as well: radiant heat, tankless water heater, LED lighting and solar power and exterior siding that was Forest Stewardship Council certified. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

The Wired LivingHomes kitchen, including Valcucine millwork. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
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A model of the Wired LivingHomes showcase house, displayed inside the built project. LivingHomes will be among the exhibitors in the Prefab Zone of the CA Boom design show. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)