A CZECH architect has invented a tiny, flat-pack house that costs a little more than US$1,200 and can be built in just a few hours.

    Vojtech Valda built the miniature home in the village of Trebesice, south of the Czech Republic’s capital city of Prague.

    The experimental accommodation features tiny areas for sleeping, living, cooking and storage — and it costs just 30,000 CZK (US$1,231).

    The architect even fitted the miniature property out with its own darts board.

    Valda, who is working on his doctoral thesis, sees the home, which he calls Tiny France because of its tri-color scheme, as the future of sustainable living.

    The experimental pre-fabricated home consists of 21 insulated panels and is made up of three spaces: a blue zone for sleeping, a white space for a day room, and a red area with a kitchenette.

    It is part of his Pin-Up Houses project which, as well as tiny houses, also includes little sheds, cabins, cottages, and playhouses.

    He says there is a big appetite for his small designs in the U.S. with little prefab buildings popping up all over the country from small-town Indiana to Hawaii.

    Valda said, “This is part of our ongoing research into the feasibility of mass-produced prefabricated tiny houses.

    ‘This concept is based on our long-term experience with tiny house construction, creating easy to follow plans and books for DIY constructors.”

    (SD-Agencies)