It appears that the industry giant has formed a new partnership.
For tiny homes.
According to the Times Free Press, Clayton Homes is teaming up with Mountain Brook, Alabama-based Jeffrey Dungan Architects for “The Low Country,” a line of tiny homes with a unique spin.
“When we started working on these tiny houses we began by thinking of living a more edited life and in simple ways and times,” said Dungan.
“As that line of thinking led to making architectural choices, we also found that simple lines were the most powerful and elegant. We looked at forms of simple outdoor structures and found tents and teepees and sheds. We found materials that were natural seemed to fit in best with what we were creating, and indeed in the environments that these structures might populate.”
And out of that exploration came the Low Country design, which is currently featured in the Alabama Center for Architecture’s new exhibit, “Living Space: Tiny House Project.”
Coming in at 393 square feet, the design incorporates high end features and finishes, including oak flooring, aluminum-clad windows and cedar shake shingles. The homes can sleep eight.
“The homes are being made-to-order in our Addison facility. The approximately $120,000 homes take six-to-eight weeks to construct,” said Clayton Homes representative Michael Burleson.
“The home that’s now on exhibit is sold and will be shipped soon.”
The Living Space exhibit features tiny spaces from across the globe, and was originally curated by Seattle based architect Garrett Reynolds.
It showcases unique and innovative micro-living spaces from New York City, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Seoul and Tokyo.
Has the price-point shifted? What The Times Free Press may not have known about this series, the Daily Business News has previously covered at this link here.
As Daily Business News readers are aware, MHProNews and MHLivingNews have covered the “tiny home” movement extensively, including the potential for big legal trouble for owners and a detailed side-by-side comparison with manufactured homes, highlighting function and value versus fashion.
Clayton Homes is the largest producer of manufactured homes (MH) in North America and is a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Vertically integrated, the company has several hundred retail centers nationwide. Through its affiliates and family of brands, Clayton builds, sells, finances, leases and insures Clayton-built manufactured and modular homes. The operation also buys products and uses services from other producers.
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