Prefab unit types

What each type is good for, what it costs to ship and which factories make it.

Space capsule

Aluminium shell, curved glass, a bed and a bathroom. The icon of new glamping. Large models do not fit in a normal container and ship on flat-racks.

A rectangular cabin with big windows. Cheaper than a capsule and many models fit in a 40-foot high-cube container.

Folds for shipping and opens on site into a room two or three times wider. Fast and cheap; check insulation and seals.

Ships as a flat kit, several per container. The standard for worker camps, site offices and emergency housing.

Built from or like a shipping container. Robust, stackable, easy to transport.

Factory-made modules joined on site into houses, hotels or student housing of several floors.

Light gauge steel frame, finished like a normal house. For permanent homes and villas.

Triangular roof down to the ground. Iconic for glamping in forests and mountains.

Geodesic or bubble domes: panoramic views, quick to install, low cost per unit.

Safari, bell and luxury hotel tents on a deck. The lowest cost per room for a glamping start.

Small complete houses of 15 to 40 m², often modular and shipped in parts.