2024-11-21T12:09:18-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150332009/new-prefabricated-tiny-house-can-be-assembled-in-an-hour-for-less-than-40-000 Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-12-05T15:22:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1e/1ee297165f296f102a851f13bc76dd55.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A Los Angeles-based <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/32906/tiny-house" target="_blank">tiny house</a> startup named Vika Living has unveiled a compact, semi-permanent housing unit that it says can be set up in an hour for just under $40,000.&nbsp;</p> <p>Called the Vika One, the fully <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/858877/prefabricated-housing" target="_blank">prefabricated</a> dwellings provide 144 square feet of living space, with a shared sleeping, living, dining, kitchen area, and separate bathroom. Its ceilings stand 8.5 feet tall, paired with a floor-to-ceiling glass wall and a 42-square-foot outdoor terrace.&nbsp;</p> <p>The tiny house is also delivered complete with furnishings and fixtures, including a bed, table, chairs, toilet, kitchen, storage units, and mechanical systems for HVAC, water, power, and waste. There is also an off-grid model, which includes rooftop <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/954273/solar-panels" target="_blank">solar panels</a>&nbsp;and batteries, fresh water pumping and filtration, and off-grid waste systems.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d60a585cff55448bc47e48487f42f8dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d60a585cff55448bc47e48487f42f8dd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Vika Living</figcaption></figure><p>The units are fully assembled in Vika Living&rsquo;s Los Angeles factory and then delivered and installed on site. No foundations or heavy equipment are needed to set them up.&nbsp;<br></p> <p>The ...</p>