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Seattle-based prefab builder Method Homes has installed its first Los Angeles project, a 2,800-square-foot house in Venice Beach, and as owners Noah Craft and Belinda Tan lead a walk-through of the property, it's clear just how vast an improvement the prefab is over the young couple’s previous dwelling, the garage at the back of a century-old residence.“Nothing was salvageable in the main house,” Craft says. “It would have cost more to renovate it than to build a new home.”Craft and Tan turned to a friend, Scott Currie, a trained designer who now runs Sagrada Wellness Yoga Retreat, which appealed to the couple’s love for nature and light. Currie collaborated with Method Homes to devise a design that could be shipped from Method's factory in Ferndale, Wash.The four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home feels like a spacious wood and glass cabin, with white walls inside and cedar siding outside. The home’s interior is airy thanks to a hemlock ceiling that rises to a lofty 11.5 feet, then slopes down to 10 feet. Custom maple cabinetry is topped with muted gray recycled concrete countertops; strand woven bamboo flooring and Craft’s self-built furniture add to the home’s laid-back style.
