Hmm, disappointing that this is what Muji ended up launching, this looks smaller and simpler than the three designs they showed off in late 2015. [1] Of those t

Hmm, disappointing that this is what Muji ended up launching, this looks smaller and simpler than the three designs they showed off in late 2015. [1] Of those three concepts, Naoto Fukasawa’s Wood Hut was my favorite. Two of the designs had plumbing, and Fukasawa's in fact had a pretty awesome looking soaking tub. As it is, like others have mentioned, it's pretty much an overpriced shed. While it may seem a bit strange, Muji has been building houses since 2000 (english writeup here [2]) that seem reasonable vs the competition (prefab houses are more common in Japan and they can be put up in a day or two - big companies include Misawa and a even subsidiary of Toyota. Their sites are all Japanese, but you can browse the pics to see the quality/design aesthetics (which I quite like). [3] [4] Someone else mentioned the $71K Minim Home as an alternative in the US (which is pretty nice). An option closer to the Muji Hut pricing (but you know, that one could actually live in) is say the Escape Vista which starts at $39-49K: http://www.escapetraveler.net/vista-vista-go http://www.escapetraveler.net/vista-vista-go [1] http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2015/11/06/muji-hut/ http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2015/11/06/muji-hut/ [2] http://gizmodo.com/why-buying-entire-pre-designed-houses-could-catch-on-in-1651115237 http://gizmodo.com/why-buying-entire-pre-designed-houses-cou... [3] https://www.misawa.co.jp/ https://www.misawa.co.jp/ [4] http://www.toyotahome-aichi.co.jp/ http://www.toyotahome-aichi.co.jp/