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MEKA: Luxury pre-fab homes, without the "luxury" price tag
Of all the press I've been reading about a company called MEKA Modular Luxury Housing, the Wall Street Journal interview with MEKA's Michael de Jong had the most arresting quote: ""It's a product design, not a housing design."
The concept behind MEKA is that they are pre-fab houses built from shipping containers, with one large exception to this been-there-done-that concept: It doesn't look like crap. It looks freaking awesome.
They're also astonishingly cheap, compared to building a custom house. There's currently a MEKA on display in Manhattan's West Village (as seen in Inhabitat and pictured below), the ALP320, which goes for just US $39,000. (The top of the line HELA1280 pictured up top goes for $128,000.)
As for the "product design" quote, the MEKA houses were partly inspired by the neverending stream of hidden costs that homebuilders can be hit with during the process. The MEKA, in contrast, comes out of the factory essentially finished, like a product design, so the pricing remains transparent.
Learn more about MEKA homes here.
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Have 6 acres in Florida located near the Suwanee River. I want to start a Tiny house community on my private property. The zoning laws here are easy and requires no building permits for structures 200 sq feet and under. Of course for a permanent structure you would want secure safety features like you would if it were a shed so to speak. I am trying to find a way to start one of the first movements of this kind in North Central Florida and love any advice you can give me. My property and my home are owned free and clear. Can you contact me if interested in maybe expanding and pricing for model homes.