Yes, yes. We’ve all seen plenty of those tiny-house, build-it-in-a-day (as long as you don’t consider permits, site prep, plumbing, electricity and probably half the other things that go into building a house) miracle structures that are going to solve all urban woes/disaster aftermaths/third-world housing needs.
But this one’s different. Aside from being roundish, it’s 3D-printed on site. Is that cool, or what?
The video explains. The video also starts out obnoxiously like a corporate promo ca. 1988 (and I should know because back then I wrote a bunch of the things). But eventually it shows how the house “grows.” Fascinating.
A San Francisco-based housing startup called Apis Cor says it can do the job much faster and for a lower price. It recently built its first home near Moscow in just one day with $10,134 worth of materials.
Next long-term project, try to get permission to build one in San Francisco.
Incredible. And they did it in the Russian winter!
I looked at the expense breakdown on the Apis Cor web site: 10 windows and one exterior door cost almost as much (installed) as the walls and roof. And I’ll bet that TV cost as much as the whole house.
Costs included wiring–but no plumbing. Probably an oversight; No one wants to use an outhouse at 35 below zero.