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Modular Modern Farmhouse

by Hoke Ley

Made of four prefabricated modular shells that were crane-set in eight hours, the 3,300-square-foot home that Hoke Ley principals Jared and Katie Hoke created for their family of four (and two dogs) in Lawrence, Kansas, balances local vernaculars with Danish design—a nod to where the couple first met. “It’sthe wraparound porch and outside neighborhood. A goal for the home (constructed for $150 per square foot) was to “create an example of what can be achieved with energy-efficiency design methods that were not exorbitant in cost,” says Katie.

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