If you read the Twilight Saga, perhaps you remember protagonist Bella Swan’s bafflement and frustration at the car her fiance buys for her. One of her biggest points of surprise? The car is bulletproof. Why would anyone need a bulletproof car, she wonders, in Forks, Washington? However, maybe when you read that, you thought, “someday, I too would like to own a bulletproof car.” Well, I’ll do you one better: now you can have a bulletproof tiny home, all for the low price of $75,000. It might even cost less than Bella Swan’s car.

The Hüga Tiny Home

Grandio, an architectural firm, built a new prefab tiny home in Córdoba, Argentina. The house is 45 square meters and hurricane-proof, as well as bulletproof. It took 24 months to finish, being unveiled at the start of the year. It’s moveable, taking only one day to install, and without the need for foundations. If you were willing, you could move it to a new place every day. However, be warned: the house is 55 tons, so it’s not a light move. It’s also an “intelligent home,” which means that it can be expanded or reduced to suit the needs of the customer. ” a system of lightweight polymer molds and formwork equipment was chosen, specifically designed to be able to build the ‘structural shell’ of the home in a limited time frame,” explained the architectural team. They “aim to achieve the greatest comfort, habitability, and the lowest energy consumption.” (1, 2)

The Thought Behind The Hüga Home

“Hüga came to revolutionize our way of living, of undertaking, or investing,” says the company. It’s being sold across South America using what WorldArchitecture.org describes as a “franchise-type system.” That means “technical documentation, manufacturing equipment, professional support for the manufacture of the first unit, training of professionals and the construction team, software for the marketing loyalty, [and] technical advice for 24 months online.” (1)

Hygge

While the Hüga may be a revolution, it draws inspiration from the Danish concept of hygge. This can be seen reflected in the name. Interestingly, Denmark’s tourism website defines hygge as “creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people.” Some examples they list? “The warm glow of candlelight is hygge. Cozying up with a loved one for a movie – that’s hygge, too. And there’s nothing more hygge than sitting around with friends and family, discussing the big and small things in life.” (1)

People

However, it wasn’t just this concept of hygge that inspired the architects. Many employees of the company are also college professors–and they looked at what their students wanted. The biggest thing was traveling, without the confinement of “debt and social structures.”

This is why the Hüga is not anchored to a foundation, like some other tiny houses. It’s also why the size can be changed–as your priorities do.

These students have inspired the company. They believe that “achieving happiness does not mean having fortunes or an infinity of material things, just . . .being in a cozy place and living peacefully.” In this tiny house, that can happen. (1, 2)