Discover 10 buildings surprisingly built in less than a month.

1. 10 Prefab Buildings Surprisingly
Built in Less than a Month

2. The kindergarten originally
had traditional stick-built
structures, which builders
replaced with steel modular
containers in 2015. The
renovation was completed
in January 2016 and included
34 modules. Materials were
carefully selected to surpass
health and safety codes, with
total costs coming to $1.5
million USD.
Ibaraki Kindergarten,
Japan
Assembled in 30 days.

3. Little Hero was Melbourne’s
first unitized building project.
In the heart of the Central
Business District, it features
residential and commercial
units. Designed by architect
Nonda Katsalidis.
Little Hero Apartments,
Australia
Construction took 30 days.

4. As a 1,130 square-foot
family home made of three
containers, this project is
much smaller than others
on the list. It came with wiring,
plumbing, and kitchen &
bathroom features installed.
Total costs came to just
$221,800 USD, plus
$1,500 for shipping
per container.
Diamond Harbour House,
New Zealand
Built in 14 days.

5. Builders completed
New York’s first building
made entirely from modular
units in 2014. The Stack’s
22 rental apartments started
at $1,755 for a studio, to
$3,990 for a three bedroom
apartment. Construction
costs were $7 million.
The Stack Apartments,
USA
Assembled in 19 days.

6. In March 2016, the Crowne
Plaza Hotel built an extension
using 252 containers
manufactured in Beijing. The
units are typhoon and 9.0
magnitude earthquake resistant,
and all building materials
are BCA Green Mark Certified.
Crowne Plaza Extension,
Singapore
Assembled in 26 days.

7. Most haven’t heard of
Changsha, a city of about
seven-and-a-half-million
people in south-central
China. However, it’s become
the site of Broad Sustainable
Building’s (BSB) most ambitious
prefab buildings projects,
including the Mini Sky City.
The 57-story skyscraper was
built with more than 2,
700 modules.
Mini Sky City,
China
Built in 19 days.

8. Tapping into Queensland’s
$8.8 billion tourism economy,
Kings Park Accommodations
used 90% recycled modular
components to construct nine
large apartment units. The 36
modules, manufactured in
Shanghai, came to US$461
per square meter.
Kings Park
Accommodations,
Australia
Assembled in 7 days.

9. Another BSB project in
Changsha, the 30-story
T30 Hotel is reportedly much
more energy efficient than
similar projects and is
magnitude 9.0 earthquake
resistant. 200 workers
erected the structure
in record speed.
T30 Hotel,
China
Assembled in 15 days.

10. Designed by Portuguese
architect Samuel Gonzales,
the Gomos System house
uses modules much different
from other prefab buildings
on this list. The trapezoidal
units, prefabricated off-site,
are made of reinforced concrete
and can be linked together
horizontally.
Gomos Modular Home,
Portugal
Built in 3 days.

11. Hickory Group’s One9
project is the second Melbourne
building on this list. The
residential apartment consists
of 36 prefabricated modules
that came complete from the
factory with facades, timber
floors, carpets and balconies.
It has a 6-star energy rating.
One9 Apartments,
Australia
Assembled in 5 days.

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