In 2020 we wrote about this shed-like house that slides open to the elements. It was designed by Dutch architect Casper Schols, who planned to sell pre-fabricated versions of the house for roughly $100,000.
Now production has arrived, but it has crashed into reality along the way. The company Schols set up to commercialize the design, Cabin Anna, is offering two rather strangely-named options: Anna Elements, a list of a la carte options, and the Anna Collection, which is the whole she-bang.
Base structure: €259,000 (USD $284,295)
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing: €23,000 (USD $25,243)
Bathroom with toilet and shower: €13,000 (USD $14,268)
Kitchen with refrigerator and stove: €15,000 (USD $16,463)
Wood-burning stove: €6,000 (USD $6,585)
Black stained exterior cladding: €14,000 (USD $15,365)
All of that adds up to €330,000 (USD $362,180).
The Anna Collection is all of the above, plus a queen-size "in-floor storable bed," an in-floor bath and a mezzanine bedroom. This brings the price up to €437,000 (USD $479,804), excluding VAT. "This price doesn't include shipping, installation and local taxes," the company points out.
Price aside, all ten units they plan to build in 2024/2025 have already been reserved, and the company is taking pre-orders for 2025/2026.
Oh, to be rich.
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100k was pie in the sky, and a unique custom house for 300k isn't insanely unreasonable. Of course, you still need the land.