Prefab houses are popping up in cities around the world. Because they produce a fraction of the waste of conventionally-built homes, prefab houses have also become popular for those who want to build in the wilderness while preserving it. Here are the top sustainable prefab houses to let you escape from civilization.

1. Prefab Houses;
Escape From Civilization

2. The KODAby Estonian design collective
Kodasema is a portable house that
builders can install in seven hours.
With a modern, space-saving design
and a 25-square-meter footprint.
“In our minds KODA can become
whatever you want – a city-centre
home, a lakeside summer house, a
cosy café, an office, workshop or
studio or even a classroom.”
KODA House,
Estonia

3. This off-the-grid, 350-square-foot
cabin near Ottawa is made of three
used shipping containers and powered
by rooftop solar panels. The owner
built it himself at a price of CAD
$20,000, with each container costing
CAD$3,400 (or about US$2,600).
The solar powered system cost an
additional $30,000.
The home became one of the most
popular prefab houses on the web in
2015 after a photographer posted
photos on Reddit. The story was
shared on by the CBC, Huffington
Post, and Daily Mail.
Ottawa Container Cabin,
Canada

4. Pilis Forest Cabin,
Hungary
Zsolt Batar, an accomplished
architecture photographer, worked
with Hungarian firm T2.a Architects
to design a cabin that “looks good
and unique, is of excellent quality,
and can be built during very short
time and for a reasonable price.”
The result was a geometric design
that fit with the surrounding forest.
Prefabricated timber elements meant
Batar built the house in just two days,
and it became a favourite in Hungary’s
2013 Media Architecture Prize.

5. This micro-home by Spanish firm
Abaton was designed for easy
transportation and installation.
At just 9×2 meters, it is suitable
for only a couple of people but
can be moved whole on the back
of a truck.
Portable Low-Cost Prefab,
Spain

6. Like #2 on our list, the Little Box
on the Prairie was built with recy-
cled shipping containers and
became a bit of a celebrity, being
featured on HGTV’s show Extreme
Homes. It’s easy to see why when
you look at the surroundings.
Did you know: Construction is
responsible for half of all non-re-
newable resources we consume.
Some countries, including the UK
and Sweden, have turned to prefab
to reduce this figure.
The 750-square-foot house sits on
a 10-acre plot just below the
Absaroka Mountains in Montana.
Its glass wall gives residents a full
view of the grasslands and wildlife
around it. You can rent the Little
Box for around $250 per night.
Little Box on the Prairie,
U.S.

7. Designed as a home and
studio, artist Julio Garcia
built an affordable
800-square-foot house in
Savannah, Georgia with
two recycled shipping con-
tainers. The structure makes
use of one shipping container
construction possibility you
don’t see very often.
The home’s two modules are
not joined but have a 6-foot
gap with a wood-frame addi-
tion. The design feature is
both aesthetic and creates
additional space.
Savannah Project,
U.S.

8. Another off-the-grid prefab
house, the Lotus Lake House
in Grass Valley, California is
available for $200-$300 a
night on Airbnb. It has been
featured in media outlets in-
cluding Dwell, Inhabitat, and
Sunset Magazine.
It has “Build it Green” and
“Keep the Sierras Green” cer-
tifications, and guests have to
use water and utilities spar-
ingly.
Lotus Lake House,
U.S.

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