Background
The Wieler company story begins with Nathan and Ingrid Wieler’s search for a new home. Frustrated with the limited options available in new and existing houses, Nathan and Ingrid decided to build their own modern home. Finding property to build on proved to be the first difficult task, but even that considerable challenge was soon overshadowed by the financial realities of building a custom, architect-designed modern home. The couple started to investigate prefab homes as an option; however, it didn’t take long to realize that existing prefab housing manufacturers had not yet embraced the ideals and aesthetics of modern design.
Nathan Wieler shared his frustrations about the housing market and his personal interest in modern prefab homes with Dwell magazine. In 2002, Wieler and Dwell initiated the Dwell Home Design Invitational, a 21st century version of the Case Study Houses program. Sixteen architects from the US and abroad were selected to submit designs for the Wielers’ new home. In 2003, the Wielers selected a design. Construction began in 2004, and by April 2005, the Wielers moved into their new home.
In December of 2004, Dwell published the results of the competition, declaring it a huge success. The Wielers were indeed the owners of a stunning new home, called "the most high-profile modern prefab house in America" by the Washington Post and credited by many writers as the spark in a new movement of modern prefab housing. But the process had been far more expensive, time-consuming, and problematic than anyone had originally anticipated. Wieler recognized the need for a better modern prefab solution and determined that, with the lessons he had learned from the Dwell Home experience, he was very qualified to develop a prefab housing solution for homeowners.
Today, Nathan Wieler is proud to offer a range of modern prefab homes and products—and the benefit of his personal homebuilding experience—to people seeking a more satisfying, modern lifestyle.
