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Prefab Cabin

Cabins • Documentary, 30-Jan-2023

Choosing to avoid the site construction process entirely, this factory-built home arrived fully finished and fulfils a long-held dream for its owners: to live a simple life with very little to clean and very little to worry about. Nestled peacefully between a 4 million-year-old volcano and the ocean, this eco-friendly Prefab Cabin cuts a sleek shape on the landscape at just 79 square metres.

Architects: Manta North

Tags
Prefabrication, Iceland, Tiny Home, Modern Cabin, Prefab
Crew
Damien Lipp director
Camille Clare producer
Dustin Clare producer
Damien Lipp producer
Stephanie Mauro-Lipp associate producer

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