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Tiny houses are back and more versatile than ever with Yadokari and Enjoyworks’ Skeleton Huts

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By Shannon McNaught, RocketNews24

Yadokari, a tiny home construction group, and Enjoywork, a real estate company based in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefectue, have teamed up to create a style of tiny house they’ve dubbed “The Skeleton Hut.” The idea is that you can customize your own structure (the “skeleton”), decorate the interior, and revert it back to its original state to your heart’s content. You can even choose the length, width, and number of windows you want.

The Skeleton Hut comes in two sizes: Small, at a cozy 4.96 square meters, and large, measuring at a minimum of 24.84 square meters. The large size can be as large as 33.12 square meters depending on the options you choose, which would make for a decent-sized apartment in Tokyo.

The neat thing about Skeleton Huts is that the small version includes a build-it-yourself option. That’s right; this can turn into a DIY project worthy of putting on Pinterest. Yadokari and Enjoyworks will send you the materials to build it, along with the tools you need to put it together.

They may not look like much right now, but you can make your Skeleton Hut into pretty much anything you can imagine: a bedroom, a playroom, a shop, a kitchen, a secret laboratory – you name it! And if you change your mind, you can always start over.

Interested? Now, let’s talk money. A small version will cost you 1.4 million yen minimum. The large size is a bit more varied, but the no-frills large version will cost you at least 6.2 million yen. If you want a more livable large with amenities like a shower and a kitchen, it will be closer to 8.8 million yen.

Want to check one of these bad boys out in person? If you’re currently in the Hayama area of Kanagawa Prefecture, you’re in luck! The tiny houses will be up for viewing on Saturday, July 23.

Event Information =THE SKELETON HUT Large and Small Tiny House Viewing= / = THE SKELETON HUT 「大小2つの小屋見学会」 = Address: Kanagawa-ken, Miura-gun, Hayama, Nagae 神奈川県三浦郡葉山町長柄 Part 1: from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Part 2: 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Website

Sources: PR Times, Yadokari, Enjoystyles

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Can you put this on a roof garden?

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Those aren't houses. Those are just big fancy, big boxes. What happened to the "quality of living" modern Japan often brags about?

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They're garden sheds. Grossly overpriced, but garden sheds no matter what you call them/

Can you put this (garden shed) on a roof garden?

How strong's your roof?

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If you've got a few million yen to spare then better go for a fixer upper. Spending your money on Skeleton Huts seems fashionably nutty!

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SenseNotSoCommon nails it in that these are nice but crazy expensive. A triumph of branding over common sense.

For the cost of the 24.5 square meter, two storey one in the photo as a kit, we had builders build a full reinforced foundation and the shell of a 30 tsubo (100 square meter) house last year. It's four times the size, more solid, and actually more attractive than the Yadokari one. We covered it in yakisugi that was 4500 yen a tsubo for the material.

The Japanese log house company Bess does a much larger box-like building whose interior is open and can used in lots of different, dare I say it Japanese hipster ways for much better value than Yadokari.

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A triumph of branding over common sense.

LOL, I was going to say marketing. Lots of companies out there offering cheap panel sheds and houses for a 1/4 of the price. Do they offer free delivery? That's a large chunk too.

http://www.hokutobussan.com

As for log homes, Bess is still more expensive than others and I've seen the quality of their wood and it is suspect. But they do offer convenience. Kiitos (key toss) is cheaper and a DIY project if you like. SAELA Homes seems to be the most professional, IMO.

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