"Swedish furniture company IKEA, has collaborated with Oregon architectural firm Ideabox, to launch its first line of prefabricated houses in the U.S., named the “Aktiv.” The IKEA-themed dwelling is a one-bedroom home centered around space-saving furniture and products. The hip and modern house was outfitted taking into consideration the demands from Pacific-Northwest homeowners, and is designed to be eco-friendly. It is equipped with facilities such as a dual-flush toilet and energy-star electronics. A combination of fiber-cement siding, corrugated metal, and a standing-seam metal roof make up the exterior of this all-in-one home.
…includes Tundra maple flooring, Pax wardrobes, and Abstrakt cabinets.… The Aktiv, Swedish for active, is expected to be priced at US$79,500.…"
I'm showing this, not because I love it, but because it's of interest. I believe it's 750 sq. ft.
http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/ikea-prefab-houses.html#ixzz1noghRLRb
Smaller Ideabox houses:
http://www.ideabox.us/models/confluence/
Thanks to Annonymuss
3 comments:
Ikea seems to be a mixed bag. Catchy products but a creepy corporate model. Movers say it costs more to move used Ikea products than they are worth. Anyway, I saw this long article in the New Yorker last Fall: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/03/111003fa_fact_collins . Sorry but to get the whole article requires money or going to your local library. I agree with you Lloyd- I like it because it is interesting. One of the nice things about the small house movement is the grassroots, local nature of it. I suppose it was only time before the corporate world took notice.
The original article headline is misleading. This is really an Ideabox pre-fab that uses Ikea products in it's assembly.Ikea is not selling the complete versions - just was a source of some of the components utilized.
I think people are better off spending a few bucks on a copy of Tiny Homes and then spending a lot less then $79,500 to build their own.
nice idea.. thanks for sharing.
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