This House Takes 6 Hours To Build And Costs Just $33K

In a time when real estate prices are going through the roof, Italian Renato Vidal has created a brilliant alternative to traditional housing. The M.A.Di. is a flat pack folding home that costs only $33K and three people can assemble it in any flat location in about 6 hours.

The building is certified as seismically safe and created with high-quality material. It comes in a variety of sizes, ranging from a 290-square-foot home for $33K to a 904-square-foot design for $73K. All basic models include a bathroom with sanitary facilities, kitchen connections, one stage staircase and technical installations.

Once on site, M.A.Di. can even be constructed without a concrete foundation. The structures can be assembled to go completely off-grid with the addition of solar panels, grey water systems, and LED lighting. “It creates cosy and safe places highly customizable according to your needs,” its website writes. Delivery time takes up to 60 days after the acceptance of the final drawings.

More info: madihome.com

M.A.Di. looks like an ordinary house, but everything underneath the exterior is the complete opposite of “simple”

This House Takes 6 Hours To Build And Costs Just $33K

It is a flat pack folding home that costs only $33K and three people can assemble it in any flat location in about 6 hours

This House Takes 6 Hours To Build And Costs Just $33K

The home doesn’t have to be built on a concrete foundation, allowing the structure to have zero impact on the environment

This House Takes 6 Hours To Build And Costs Just $33K

Here’s a time-lapse of its assembly

And this is how the structure looks when completed

This House Takes 6 Hours To Build And Costs Just $33K

The interior has a sleek and modern open-plan style

This House Takes 6 Hours To Build And Costs Just $33K

And the 290-square-foot home can be customized to grow to a 904-square-foot design

This House Takes 6 Hours To Build And Costs Just $33K

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Full Name 7 years ago

I can build an entire conventional house from the dirt hole to the painted and trimmed finished product and my thought after seeing this was: Neat! Seems like everyone else is s******g all over this idea. I think it's novel and awesome, and I can that most of the comments were made by people who have no idea what they're talking about because the answers to their questions are simple. Lighten up, people. Of all things to get cranky about. Sheesh.

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Katinka Min 7 years ago

I agree. I also see all these comments about how trailers etc are cheaper. Well, not the last time I looked at prefabricated tiny homes, at least not in Europe! And it's actually not that tiny. I checked out the designs on the website. I'm still not so sure about how stormresitant these are, but the flexiblilty of the design is awesome. And I have to admit, I alway liked this shape. In the 70s they were super popular holiday homes and you can still see a few them, today.

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Joel Emmett 7 years ago

Took us months to build ours. This sounds great!

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David Milgate 6 years ago

I love it when engineers and architects build something that abandons so many conventions. It's refreshing. Like the Sondor Electic car :)

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Tobias Meiner 7 years ago

Well, people are criticizing it because there is a lot to criticize. The idea is definitely not novel (camping houses and bungalow are 19th century idea) and many vacation resorts use the houses just like this one. Sure, it is a good product for a very small niche market (people who need to relocate often, especially to remote areas), but other than that it is inferior to basically any other kind of house.

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travis patrick 7 years ago

Notice there are no shots of a kitchen or bathrooms.....Why are there no photos of the plumbing?

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Stijn V. 7 years ago

33K for a very fancy tent.

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RespectThePaiva 7 years ago

When I am going camping, I always bring with me a piece of heavy machinery. This is just perfect.

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Aahzmandus Pervect 7 years ago

Yes, three people and heavy machinery. And it doesn't have to be erected on concrete foundations, yet it is clearly shown in the pictures that it is? This looks more like a concept than finished product.

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Ellen Stanley 7 years ago

It doesn't HAVE to be erected on a concrete foundation but it CAN be. Sheesh.

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Cesi Baca 7 years ago

Yes, a good part of that 33k is probably for the renting all that machinery. And what a huge waist of vertical space.

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Dean Terry 7 years ago

the soil was probable unstable and the black supports are to let air breath and not rot the floor

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David Milgate 6 years ago

There are other building materials they use for foundations. Some people really like the look of a cobble stone foundation, for instance. It also comes down to budgeting constraints. It's sometimes cheaper to hire a mason to build a foundation that small from stone removed from the soil of nearby.

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