Brian and I have spent the last month touring the country. From NY site visits and a Pittsburgh PA M2 set, to a remote central Idaho ranch for the set of two Method Cabins, then to LA for a Venice site visit and Dwell on Design, and landing in our home state of Washington where we just set a Balance Medium out on the Olympic peninsula. Check out some pics from the tour.Stay tuned for other projects currently in production: Whiterock BC 1 and 2, Squamish BC, Vashon Island, San Juan Island, Orcas Island 2, Winthrop WA and a Colorado Method Cabin.
We had the weather on our side last week for the set of Coastal Large, a small modern prefab cabin for our clients from Seattle WA. The home is one bedroom, one bath and a cozy kitchen/dining/living area. The views are amazing looking out at the rugged Pacific Ocean beaches below. The home took about two months from start of production to set, and will be being finished up over the next couple weeks.
It's been an awful long time since my last blog post. This past winter has proven extremely busy for Method Homes. Our team (which is growing....we've hired 5 new full time key roles: Construction Manager, Senior Project Manager, Sales/Specification Assistant, Factory Structural Coordinator and Factory Finish Coordinator) has been working it seems around the clock. I'll get to the introductions of our new team members in another blog. For now I wanted to update everyone on our past, current and upcoming projects.This past winter we completed the Orcas Island home, a secret project out on another San Juan island, a 1600 square foot office building, we set the Lid Park house in Seattle and found time to fit in a trade show booth for our friends at Native Shoes which we crated up and sent to Berlin Germany.Currently in production is the Coastal Large cabin, scheduled to be delivered and set around the end of April. This project was designed for a client from Seattle, who will be using the home as a vacation getaway, overlooking the rugged Pacific Ocean almost center of the Washington coast. The cabin was designed by Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects and is part of the Method SML Series of prefab homes. Look out for a Coastal Large specific blog post.Also in production are two Method Cabins, which are being sent to a remote ranch in Idaho in early June. One is very similar to the original Method Cabin in Glacier WA while the other cabin is based on the same plan, but with an added master bedroom module. Delivering a prefab home to this type of remote location makes sense.We have a full and diverse schedule behind these homes and will be updating the blog with info on these upcoming projects.Method is looking forward to another busy year of building and delivering high quality, well designed, sustainably built, modern prefab homes. Please stay tuned to the blog as I do plan on consistently getting back to blogging. Thanks to everyone for their support....the team here at Method truly appreciates it.Mark
Lid Park arrived at its final resting spot today....1325 29th Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98114 These pics are the few I snapped of the lower floor being craned in....and then my camera died. The upper floor is really the icing on the cake. We will have more pics up on the site asap. Please drive by and check it out! And also check back here for updates on the first open house. Thanks to everyone who showed up today. Method appreciates the support.
As scheduled, the Orcas Method Cabin was set on Friday Oct. 22nd 2010. The barge was a little behind schedule but made it to Orcas Island just in time to get the crane up to the site and ready for the modular delivery. The modules of the home were set in about 5 hours total and went together very well, considering the technical aspects of a 4' elevation change from upper to lower floor and the fact that a total of 13 steel columns are holding the home in place.We had quite a turn out with family, friends and neighbors all there for support, including the home owners who also documented the day with professional quality photos which we will be getting up on the website asap. We will also be posting the time lapse as soon as possible. For now check out some of the photos and stay tuned for finished photos over the next month.
Still on for Friday Oct. 22nd for the delivery and set of the Orcas Island modular home. The modules will be heading over on Friday morning via Washington State Ferry service while the 175 Ton crane will be delivered via barge to the island, barring the storm they are predicting to roll in on Saturday indeed arrives on Saturday and not a day earlier. Today on-site, we just erected the steel columns that will hold up a large portion of the home, along with some wood framed walls as well. Meanwhile back at the Method shop our guys have been working hard to get the pieces of the home ready for delivery. Not too much time for blogging so enjoy this one for now and check back next week!
By far the most technical home we've done yet...the Orcas Island home, located in the San Juan Islands, is moving along nicely. Currently in production at the Method factory, the modules that make up this modern prefab wonder are complete up to sheetrock, and we are moving onto finishes this next week.Meanwhile, out on site the footings have been poured and the walls of the foundation are being constructed. The site is is steep and solid rock, which most of the San Juans are, and challenging to say the least. Balance Associate Architects designed the home to nestle into the rock at different elevations, supported by concrete and steel columns. The master concrete constructor we have hired to build the foundation said it was "like building on a bowling ball." True...The design of the home is not only a challenging build, (which we love) the projects goal of LEED Platinum certification and the process that goes along with it keeps us on our toes as well. Luckily the homeowners are very involved, she is a LEED AP, and is spearheading the effort. The owners have added a ton to the project in terms of calculations, analyzing, details and to the success we are hoping for with the certification.The home is scheduled to be delivered to the site on October 22nd. So that leaves us about 3 weeks to complete the home to the stage it needs to be prior leaving our custom prefab shop. The shop is buzzing with skilled craftsmen contributing to the effort. Our sub contractors are truly talented and their dedication is amazing.Here are some pictures of the process.
