Katrina's Cottage Industry; Storm Spawns a Second, Factory-Built Dwelling From: The Washington Post | Date: November 4, 2006| Author: Linda Hales - Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright 2006 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The Katrina Cottage is the house a storm built.

Two weeks ago, the original yellow shelter that was designed in Mississippi won a People's Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. By tomorrow, a second-generation model, set on a parking lot at the Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Center in Silver Spring, is expected to be polished and ready for visitors.

Both models are architect-designed and light-filled. The one in Maryland, called the Katrina Kernel Cottage,...

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