One+ by Add-a-room

I found this in my search for modular houses. It's interesting the fact that there are certain companies in the market that sell modular houses in tiny pieces and you can buy a full house or just buy little by little and end up with a regular size house after a while or just stick with one module and live there forever. It's pretty much architecture without architects, which I think it is a really interesting concept after all.
In this case the company is from Switzerland. Basic units start at 35,000 USD which is fair enough as some other examples listed before are not as cheap as this one.



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The Double Room - Portable Home by Global Homes

In my quest for Prefab Houses, Sleeping units and Container Architecture I came across with the next example. Which is not the best ever, but many mobile houses from my point of view are worse than this one.






I wish they had done a better job with the drawings as this sketchup image is indeed bad for their marketing (Also the images and photos don't explain much)...



Global Homes (be aware that they aren't exactly good with their marketing).

Fincube by Studio Aisslinger

Even I added to this post the tag Prefab Houses, the truth is that isn't really one. It's a singular housing project. The fact that the tag Prefab Houses is showing, has more to do with the fact that I think this could be done as a serial house and the architects think the same way. The project doesn't have a main view of facade, it's distributed completely even. From a Structural point of view its really easy, and many bla bla bla. That makes this project perfect for being a Prefab House. It can produce its own energy, its high tech but really easy, its transportable too...

"It can easily be dismantled and rebuilt on a new site, and even more important for nature hideaways: it requires minimum soil sealing – just 2 m2 that are easily re-natured after the FINCUBE is moved to another location."

"The design is minimal, material-orientated, and in close touch with nature – the wooden space with a 360-degree triple glazing is furnished with a second facade layer, producing shade and giving the building a unique overall mushroom-like mono-shape."

"The horizontal ledges give privacy to the FINCUBE and embed the building into forests, meadows, mountain sides or any nature resorts. The combination of long-lasting design and the option of changing its location after a while make the FINCUBE a flexible home or hideaway and a lifetime companion."

So after all, the soul of the project is to become a prefab house.

Images of the project:



Images of the constructed house:




The architects are Studio Aisslinger

Home Sweet *Mobile* Home by Hangar Design Group

I prefer Loftcube but this could be another alternative for integrated prefab homes.



Hangar Design Group

LoftCube by Werner Aisslinger

Werner Aisslinger Studio (the same as the last post involving the work with glass) also made a great improvement by creating high end affordable houses called LoftCubes few years ago... Even though back at the beginning prices weren't as expensive as they are now they are still quite cheap (you can buy a full house without the land for 100000 Euros. And once you buy it its ready to transport into anywhere with everything inside.


Loftcube