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Ten innovative homes built on extremely tight budgets
Trudie Carter | 7 July 2017
Following the UK launch of an affordable micro home that takes less than a day to build, here's a look at 10
properties from around the world that show how comfortable living can be created with limited funds.
Sorte Hus, Denmark, by Sigurd Larsen
Danish architect Sigurd Larsen built this small family house in Copenhagen for just £95,000 – a feat he claims is
near-impossible in the Danish capital. He intends the property, which has a black-painted timber exterior and
sloping gabled roof, to become a prototype for low-cost housing.
Find out more about Sorte Hus ›
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Mami House, Portugal, by José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira
This cuboid concrete house for a family outside Porto cost just £84,000 to build. To keep the budget down,
José Carlos Nunes de Oliveira left the interior concrete walls bare and added as few partitions as possible.
Find out more about Mami House ›
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Koda House, UK, by Kodasema
Estonian design collective Kodasema has made its prefab micro home available to purchase in the UK for
£150,000, in an attempt the shake up the housing market and make use of empty plots of land.
Find out more about Koda House ›
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Jim Vlock Building Project, US, by Yale students
Briefed with creating a flexible prototype on an £86,300 construction budget, graduate students from the Yale
School of Architecture built this cedar-clad house for a low-income Connecticut neighbourhood. The dwelling
references the local vernacular.
Find out more about Jim Vlock Building Project ›
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Casa Invisibile, Slovenia, by Delugan Meissl
This prototype dwelling can be transported straight from factory to site on a lorry, and is covered in mirrors to
help it blend in with the landscape. It features a modular interior that can be configured in different ways to
suit the needs of its occupants and cost just £88,000 to build.
Find out more about Casa Invisibile ›
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IVRV House, US, by SCI-Arc students
Students in a design-build program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture have completed a
sustainable house in an impoverished area of Los Angeles, featuring "eco-screens" to keep it cool and large
cuts in the facade to bring in daylight.
Find out more about IVRV House ›
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MIMA House, Portugal, by MIMA Architects
This modular house in Portugal can be divided into rooms with a grid of removable partitions, and has large
windows that can be transformed into walls with plywood panels if more privacy is required.
Find out more about MIMA House ›
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S House, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
This housing prototype is the third in a series by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. Despite being strong enough to
withstand earthquakes, the house is made of lightweight modular compartments that can be transported by
standard shipping container.
Find out more about S House ›
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Happy Cheap House, Sweden, by Tommy Carlsson
Proving that cheap houses don't have to be generic, Tommy Carlsson clad this prefabricated home in
corrugated iron and gave it a sculptural appearance that changes when viewed from different angles.
Find out more about Happy Cheap House ›
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Low Cost House, South Korea, by JYA-rchitects
Extremely low-cost materials including bubble wrap and corrugated steel sheets served as insulation in a
series of low-cost houses in South Korea, but were also used to bring in natural light.
Find out more about Low Cost House ›