Inside the Hug House! My first look at a PREFAB HOME design I’ve never seen
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2024
- Irontown Modular is building the new Hug Home, a new prefab home that will be an option for temporary, short and mid term housing. At Irontown they build a wide range of options from single family homes to multifamily buildings but this is a new offering to solve a big housing issue. The new product is called the Hug Home and in this video I tell you all about it's purpose and who it was designed for. Watch and learn more about the Hug Home from Irontown Modular.
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WE LOVE companies who recognize the homeless crisis and housing affordability crisis. This is huge.
Thanks for watching 🙌🏼
Couldn't agree more.
Affordable homes are great on so many levels but does not move the needle on the homeless crisis. 68% of U.S. cities report that addiction is a their single largest cause of homelessness. “Housing First” initiatives are well intentioned, but can be short-sighted. A formerly homeless addict is likely to return to homelessness unless they deal with the addiction.
Totally agree need more people like them and more houses like this for the homeless people ✌️
@@funjoe79 "Housing first" is only the first step. The VA has done extensive studies that all end up showing that housing *first*, then followed by wraparound services like addiction and mental health treatment, help people make the transition back into society.
This is definitely a step up from the sheds currently in use by some programs. It is more client friendly by offering private kitchens and bathrooms rather than relying on shared facilities. While the bathroom allows for use for someone in a wheelchair the bathtub/shower combo seems to be out of place. A barrier free shower would be more suitable for someone with mobility issues.
I agree. The opening below the sink is great, no barrier there. The toilet needs to be higher and have grab bars. The bathing space needs to be a roll-in shower configuration. Grab bars everywhere. There are simple changes that can accommodate the majority of people without losing the aesthetic.
I am old. I first thought you were a wise-cracking "kid," but you have changed my mind and I now think you are a very positive force for providing information about the pre-fab/modular home world. Your humor grows on me. Nice work, Kerry.
I’m old, too. I’m still working & my final house may be similar in size b/c property taxes are based on square footage. Sad.
He is a wise cracking kid. That’s what we love about him.
Im a 65 year old Navy veteran and have experienced homelessness and military pts. I have never owed a home and this would be my only chance at a home. It's a shame i didn't change my life until later in life and will probably die never owning a home. My fault totally. Thanks and a great video.
Sounds cliche, but that you for your service to our country. You deserve better from this country in return and I hope you get your wish for your own house. Regardless of it being your choice, we let you and every other veteran down.
@@67FORDTRUCKF250 I was a single mom and was able to purchase a home through the farm home administration. It’s a rural housing program for people to be able to purchase a home if you are low income. I don’t know if you live in a rural area or not, and it does take some time butI was able to purchase a home for the same monthly cost as my section 8 housing which was based on income. I’ve worked with a lot of disabled vets in another job and the challenges that you guys face are monumental. I hope this helps in someway.
I think the Hug House is made for functionality not aesthetics...Irontown Modular should be congratulated for their efforts in helping the homeless. Kudos to the company!
Love that this company is involved in working to curb homelessness 👏🏾👏🏾! Two things that stuck out on the HUG building was there was only 1 entry (no backdoor in case of a fire). Also if the bathroomm is wheelchair accessible, how will the person get in and out of the shower? Otherwise a solid unit.
Secondary egress does not require a DOOR in many cases, so long as there is a way out. A window of appropriate sie and access with the ability to open to allow egress can suffice in certain cases.
What is cost?
Yes, a murphy bed. Very informative videos. Actually gives me hope that the housing crisis in the US is resolvable.
Thanks for watching
The hug house seems very functional. I liked that they were very thoughtful in considering the needs of someone in wheelchair. I loved that there was a shower-tub combo, but was concerned that if one were in a wheelchair that wouldn't be practical. For those individuals, a roll-in shower would probably be better. Not everyone has someone to help them in get in and out of a tub. But overall, it's awesome.
Love ❤this ! After WWII the guys came back and built a starter home .. which still stand today ,
Thanks for watching
As a resident of California and first hand witness to the homeless problem, I am super excited to see that a realistic solution is in play here. It was just curious as to the cost of each of these units.
Kerry, I’ve been watching you for some time now. You’re funny & you do a great job. However, there’s a little terrarium behind about to fall off the table. Please push it back, I’m a senior & it’s driving me crazy. Thanks, keep ip the good work, you amuse me.
Thanks for that video...would put the Murphy bed on the entry door wall and move the mini split higher ..this way would leave much more room for a desk, work station, small shelving for plants to give a little life...i did design and build a small house, ground floor 700 sq.ft plus 320 basement...coming from bigger at some stage of my life and figured out that at night you dont care where the bed is as long as it works, but during the day, when useless, it can ruin the layout...stops you from enjoying your house, etc...just my 2 cents...by the love channel..
Bravo for Irontown Modular!
Thanks for watching
Kerry, are you trying to drive me crazy...with the mini terrarium hanging off the edge of the cabinet behind you 🤪 I see this week it's sideways! lol. Very cool home ☺
So funny. I was jst about to leave the same message about the terranium teetering on the edge. Icelynne beat me to it!
Thank you, Kerry, for covering this development. It's so refreshing to see a home well designed for temporary/transitional housing for those needing security and stability. Providing housing (a prevention approach) has been shown to be one third the cost of dealing with the breakdown of quality of life, safety, and health problems that occur when lengthy financial and employment emergencies occur, especially medical bankruptcy (the societal wait-until-the-bitter-end approach).
Interesting! Thanks for sharing 🙌🏼
The hug house is cool. If they're trying to be accessible then they shouldn't have a traditional tub. There needs to be more storage, but otherwise it looks good.
Thank you for the feedback
Thank you checking out Irontown homes in Spanish Fork, UT. I’ve been checking out their homes for over a year and am very interested. While there, did you check out their 2 bedroom home called The Spirit? It’s one I’m interested in, but have only seen it in pictures. Would love to know if you saw one of their models of that plan.
That Terrarium, I having trouble concentrating on anything else - Kerry !!
Haha
I know, it is almost halfway off the table.
I promise I'll watch the rest of the video, but the terrarium at 0:34 turned sideways and still overhanging the table beautifully encapsulates the life motto of "Living life on the edge." Let's just hope no viewers are sent over the edge by the potential for destruction that this scene forces us to reckon with. That which lives by the edge, dies by the edge.
Hahaha
I came To say something about the terrarium also!
I sort of think that Kenny does that to see how many people comment on that. I have seen that several times in other videos of his. 😂
For sure. I want to demonstrate my keen sense of priorities. @@notthatkenny
Oh thank goodness, I wondered if anyone else was totally distracted by the precarious terrarium situation.
Is the hug house available to purchase privately? Price?? What could be great is to have a sleeping loft in the corner as you enter…
From the words of the owner, he says they sell them to the government. I assume that answer means he does not sell them privately to individuals. This is likely due to the fact that the government can pay them a lot more money because they buy them in bulk
I like an actual bedroom that is next to the bathroom, especially now that I'm older. It looks big enough to be able to do that since a small living room is all I need.
A lot of places are using tiny houses for the homeless, but this is definitely and improvement over a tiny. Wheelchair folks can't use a bathtub, as others have mentioned. Also, the kitchen sink is the conventional design. In an accessible kitchen, a person could wash their dishes from the chair. It's commendable that they are trying to address a very difficult problem.
Thanks for watching Olga
I am wheelchair-bound and only use a bathtub. Depends on your upper body strength I guess, since I don't have a left leg!
@@curtmuhlenberg9363 I worked primarily with elderly folks in wheelchairs, so they needed roll-in showers. Good for you for working out! I don't think I could hoist myself into a tub. :)
I love this for helping the homeless. My only critique is the floorplan should have the kitchen at the front near the entrance. No one wants to walk into a bedroom. It's easier to come into a kitchen with groceries or when it's raining than to track through the bedroom area.
Good idea. Now it’s time to make municipalities change zoning so these can be setup on your own land and not limited to corporate parks where you get ripped off. Ripped a big one to be in a park these days.
1st....thank you for this!!! I love the on sight video...please do more when you can.
2nd....enough with the air b & bs. I cringe anymore when I hear tiny home companies show you a style and then they say..."its being built for someone to be an air b & b"...🙄😴
We want to know it's being made to be a home...period
Again thank you!!!!
I'm tired of the B&Bs and former CEOs down sizing to tiny mansions on huge acre lots. 😆
Amen! In a housing crisis, govt's should demand all housing manufacturers prioritize providing homes for folks. Air BnBs are such a waste of resources.
@@ArtsShadow2 😂🤣
This is an excellent idea. Towns can also incorporate an addiction treatment center, a VA medical clinic and a career center on site as well as a daycare. Each homeless person/family can be evaluated for the services that fit their needs and follow a path to gain independence in life again.
Great ideas
On who's dime?
@@DonnellOkafor-pd7yn all those services exist already in separate facilities /locations. career centers and va clinics are already govt paid. daycare and addiction treatment are private paid in some states some states government paid or subsidized. A lot of addiction treatment facilities are covered by employers since the 80's in their benefit programs. I was talking more about locating them closer together for a more cohesive environment not changing pay structures. kind of how various businesses lease out of Walmarts or malls.
❤Kudos to the builder and to you for sharing this prefab home.
Thanks for watching
Thanks Kerry! Hug house looks basic & functional. Would be nice to have a long vertical window to the left of the door to see who's a knocking.
agreed!
You always crack me up when you going inside the units & trying to evaluate furniture, lighting, mattresses & appliances ON THE MODULAR HOMES channel 😂😂😂
The hug house is a good idea. Check to see how Finland deals with their homeless, one thing they do is provide housing which gives stability.
We're taking bets as to when your terrarium falls off.
Haha!
he is totally gaming us on that.
That's a nice one, thanks for the tour, Kerry ! 👍
You bet!
Kerry looking marvelous as always. 🔥💪🏻🤤
Thanks!
I love hearing that Irontown Modular is playing such a great role in helping the homeless. We need them in NYC. Nonetheless, Bravo. 🏆
I agree with the Murphy Bed idea especially since that’s the entrance of the home. The interior is where this home shines. Great flow. Love the flooring. Though it’s a simple layout it’s still eye pleasing. Good kitchen & bathroom too. 👍
I assume that the simple exterior is to keep the cost down since this is intended for homeless people. Still, I wonder if a nice wood or brick veneer in the front would fit the budget.🤔
This was a great update Kerry. It was unexpected but very informative and enjoyable. Until the next video. 😎
Oh that would be interesting to see, you dont see brick on the front often 🧐. Thanks for watching Billy, glad you enjoyed it
I’m impressed this company is proactive in addressing the homeless crisis in our country. The Hug home is more than suitable option it’s an excellent opportunity for the homeless and their children to have a place to call home. Thank you for sharing the good news with us. You live in a studio?
Looks like a really good option for temporary housing. I am trying to imagine how to fit a family of 4, or where the kids would sleep. Plain and utilitarian, but probably not too expensive. Thanks for showing us this one.
Thanks for watching
Kerry, very interesting the Hug house, a project for single families during difficult times 🙋
Exactly! Thanks for watching 🙌🏼
And here I thought that I was the only one worrying about your terrarium. Well played sir!😄
Haha
I think this is a winner. I guess I would flip the LR/BR with the kitchen but I really like the look. I could see these in a small park for prefab homes I think people would really like the idea. Since you like to travel around I think you should do the Kerry Prefab 2024 Tour, I'll be the camera man LOL🤣
Haha a world tour would be awesome
This is awesome. Kudos to the builder and to Kerry!
Thanks!
That color fits many California neighborhoods. With a design like that, you’ll want a variety of complementary colors so residents can tell which one is theirs, anyway.
Well thought-out and looks like a quality build. I can see this working very well.
Thanks for watching
Good little home, thanks for always being on the cutting edge 😊
Thanks for watching!
Terrarium as comment generator extraordinaire. WELL PLAYED.
Haha 😆
Brilliant concept!
glad you like it!
Love the Hug House, Kerry. Great on site video
Thanks Bonnie
The Hug House is fine basic housing. It covers all the bases. I think I would be perfectly comfortable in that unit.
Same here
I am happy with any affordable home for poor or homeless, and the Hug House is a great example of that. We really do not need mansions. From the beginning of time people have lived in moderately sized spaces, & it would have the added advantage of low electric bills. Everyone needs safety and privacy.
It's a good practical design, definitely a much better choice than being homeless, or the tent cities, and even som of the other setups for homeless where the unit doesn't have a bathroom, you have to walk to a communal bathhouse. Like the high ceiling. A Murphy bed/sofa would be a good fit, sofa by day, bed at night, more space during the day. There are also bunk bed Murphys, as well as sofas that convert to bunk beds for additional sleeping options. What are the outside dimensions? I'm guessing 10x30x13 at the tallest end of the house.
I really like the Hug House! The higher ceilings definitely make the place seem more spacious. Accessibility in the bathroom is awesome! There would need to be a ramp to get into the house, too. I see you turned the terrarium, and it's still pretty precariously perched. Now I KNOW you're messing with us! 😂
Thank you Kerry for another video and for featuring something to help address the homeless crisis. It is sad some people are acting like the builder is somehow getting wealthy off selling these basic units. From what I could see, I would roll them into the same group as big pharma, military industrial complex, or private prisons, where many have made insane money off providing crap at high prices.
Keep up the good work.
Keep up the great work. I have a few homes you have shown on my radar for a future ADU.
great! Thanks for watching
I like the concept of the Hug house. I know it's made to be functional. I would probably put the kitchen on the front of the home in an L shape. Put living space/bed room in the back
The view of the Mountains are spectacular!
I see you moved your terrarium.
As always great video.
Enjoyed the video.... I am curious to what the Hug House might sell for?
If I had this home, I would turn it around and have the kitchen pantry closet, or somewhere near the dining room table be the front door, I would also have a porch on each door or a stoop, I would put a Murphy bed on the front wall next to the door. That way you could fold up in the daytime and you still have space for a more open floor and regular furniture People come in through the kitchen they can easily go to the bathroom they can walk into the living room and if your bedroom is the Murphy bed which is down, they don’t have to go that far into the space. I would also move that air conditioner and get the kind that hang up on the wall. With a little bit of changes, this could be a nice home for retail not just for homeless. There seems to be quite enough space for one to two people.
And I didn’t hear a price range for this model
Another topic I wish you could touch on sometime would be actually having property these smaller homes like this would be great if you had a place to put them that was all set up that wasn’t a trailer park something where you own a 10th of an acre without monthly lot fees just like a regular neighborhood
One other thing since you have a handicap sink in the bathroom and that’s also a concern for elderly people. Getting in and out of that bathtub could be hard for people even if they’re not in a wheelchair why they keep putting bathtubs in houses I don’t know, but it would be awesome if the shower or the whole bathroom was a wet room so that if you are in a wheelchair, you can just open the shower door or not even have a shower door and get into the shower on the shower chair
Oh I like this .Happy Birthday I like this model thanks for its own separate video! shivering black bell thumbs up and heart!
Birthday? I missed something...
It's nice to see they make all different kinds and sizes. 👍
Yeah they do a bit of everything!
On the hug house I would replace the wall A/C unit with a mini-split and add a window on the door end.
The wheelchair accessible sink and standard tub was an odd combo too.
Overall a very nice living space that could be quickly moved to where it is needed.
As a nation we must focus on building homes for the homeless, this is a must do.❤❤❤
Thanks for watching
I like the part showing them being built in the factory. I'd like to see more of that. Will there be any more in future videos ?
Definitely fan of all their homes in here. Love that they brokered a deal with California. Hopefully that will get them past all of the red tape hurdles. My one and only thought for improvement would be placement and shape with regards to the Heating and Air. It seems like the most inefficient place to put the unit is near the front door which has so much traffic. Also, during the winter, it would seem difficult to keep the home warm because it would rise to the upslope end of the home. Also, I'm not sure that I would want the bedroom to be the first thing that people walk into. Almost seems like the building is the opposite of what would be most ideal.
After all, if I am having a guest (social worker), I would want them to enter my dining room area first to sit. But there may be reasons and this is meant to be a transitional home, so I could understand the goal of not making it too comfy, lol.
I like it a lot!!!!! Good find!!!
Thanks!
I love this space. Its beautiful and spacious but unique 😊
Glad to hear, thanks for watching
This is great and much needed! I'm just curious whether with side entry (also ramped-up for wheelchair accessibility) they would gain more efficient sleeping/living area. All in all - kudos to all involved n this project!
I’d LOVE to live in a place this nice! Especially with windows that actually open and close. ❤
glad you like it!
Nice video and great home tour
Glad you enjoyed
Love the "seafoam" exterior. Just personal fav of mine. I also love the accessibility aspects. The design of the roof is definitely different and I like it!
For sure! If it were up to me everything would be grey and that would be so boring 😂
@@KerryTarnow nah, grey is a color! 🌝
❤Beautiful, impressive prefabricated house, comfortable module, I really like this type of module❤
Thanks for watching
I don’t think Hug house passed California building code with only one door. Granted, the door is by the bed, but what if you leave something on the stove while you shower? How will you get out?
The question I always have before price is how wide is it? I need to know if it will fit in my yard.
As a 60+ who owns my home outright, I would LOVE to be able to place that Tiny home on a small amount of land as a permanent home. My home is killing me with taxes (IL), repairs, and general replacement of systems and upkeep.
I will have to work until I die. Not having a 75 year old house to worry about would be fantastic. It is not a large house, but it requires more work than I want at my age.
Add some mods (like the vertical door side window) and ability replace the doors for standard size, maybe some other bling - like the front panels you mentioned, and I would totally buy this. Tiny home dweller here (292 sf)
I love that studio! That would be my idea of a place to put up in the woods. I would just modify it for wood stove.
Sounds awesome
I love it! Hope States get them to people who so desperately need them
This would be much more than I would need permanently. I live in a van now and can't increase my income much due to illness. My city has not allowed any deeply affordable housing into the community. The city even inacted a law making it illegal to live in a van on the street but have not enforced the law against me after a legal complaint of my was dismissed because the city had not ticketed me, and still haven't. So being active in city government and the state putting pressure on cities maybe places like this can be allowed sometimes soon. One thing that is a must is the ability to own the land which a place like this sits. Otherwise corporations will buy up all the lots and jack up the rent like mad. This is what has happened in all the legacy mobile home parks in my city. Exclusionary zoning must be abolished.
I think this kind of home is perfect for one person! All the time. Not just homeless. Perfect for an older person also.
My preference would be to enter into the kitchen and have the sleeping space closer to the bathroom. Great to see a tub and higher ceiling adding volume is good.
Thanks for sharing!
I think this is a great idea. Would love to see many communities with large numbers of these units in them, and perhaps a "community center" that has a laundry area and a large space where residents can have community parties or reserve the space to entertain family and friends. I like your Murphy bed idea, Kerry, or perhaps a loft bed with another bed that rolls out from underneath for a child.
It looks good to me, spot-on. I hope the US government employs more manufacture's like them to make even more homes for the homeless.
Brilliant!❤
I love this channel, I will probably be in the market for a small modular home in the next couple years, thanks for what you do. I just wish there was some kind o spreadsheet of companies so I could compare models/prices/locations so I could narrow it down. Are you aware of any such list?
I'm not aware of a list like that but its a good idea!
Yes 🙆 I was waiting for someone to think in a new sink design with no obstacles 💡
Fundamental for people in a chair, and also for people of all sizes. When you bend you should use your leg muscles not your back.
I super love those cabanas.
I agree about the Murphy bed definitely
Gotta have it
Looks pretty functional. Except again with the closet on the other end of the house from the door. My current apartment has the closet inexplicably nowhere near the door, so of course coats never make their way to the closet. 😂
My son just went to LA today..from Delaware..I grew up there..left at 25..63 now..
nice!
Great home solution , needs more separation for sleeping area!. Pricing?
Great idea
Thanks for watching
What a fantastic video showing some options for housing that is also affordable. I say affordable without knowing the price tag. But. I kept hearing a 'but' without one actually being said. It's usually following the words, 'At first glance'. The homeless or non-profit option last is nice but it's not exactly pretty and that one small closet is not going to store a heck of a lot. However, I would probably purchase it and I don't make much per month. At the middle of the video, the manager of the company or project went down the line and stated that this lot of homes were for employee housing and then this over here was for manager housing. There in lies the difference. I used to live in employee housing and now I live in my own RV while developing my property to live on. CEO's make a ton of money and even GMs make a ton of money in comparison with the employees who are paid just enough to keep them from drowning and chained to the 'comany store'. Just one of the reasons for the state of homelessness here in the US. One of the richest nations on earth but can't pay their employees enough of a living wage to own their own home. I didn't just make this up. It's in this video if you look close enough to see the difference.
On the tall ceiling side, there could be added a loft. That would provide either separate sleeping space or a second sleeping space for a family.
100%
Hey You really amaze me thanks
Awesome!
That size would be perfect for me. Oh, yeah I like the hug house. Sweet.
Glad you like it
I think this is a great idea, better then the little boxes then send to Maui, these are big enough to add a little more if it's families, looks much more comfortable and it will help to those that need the help, I'm sorry about last time Kerry I just thought the boxes were to small for families in Maui. But these are cool, but that's my opinion, sorry dude I like your shows, you are coolest😊
Good day Kerry.
Great video, but I’m curious as to the cost of the Hug home. ?
Looks great. Fire egress? No back door? Thanks for sharing
It just has the one door
This is definitely what we need more in the communities. This unit is big enough and wide enough to put a small bedroom at the back,with the washroom next. There will be enough space for kitchen and sitting room in the front.
To be a home I just don't like the living room having a bed in it. No price was mentioned,which if you are promoting as good salutation please include the price.
INCREDIBLE TINY HOMES is very up front about the cost of his units and I would like to compare to his.
I love his layouts and an INCREDI-BOX box is 8 x 16 and is still I think between 25 to 30 thousand depending on the amenities. He had model homes for 60,000 plus dollars and the layouts, craftsmanship, and prices are next to none. Tennessee is pretty central in the USA.
It would be helpful to have walk in showers available for those of us who cannot step over tubs. I wonder about slope to front. Would slope to back be better? I am happy to see their positive efforts in providing shelter for the homeless!
Accessibility in the bath needs improving. Whole thing needs to be a wet room with zero tub , and remove the wooden sides under the sink someone could catch their leg on.
The closet could be a walk-in with an angled entrance to maximize flow and storage. Alternately the kitchen could be an L shape with the water heater tucked in the corner, just move the door to the bathroom or flip the kitchen with the closet.
Cabinets reaching up higher also makes better use of limited space...
Thats great feedback, thanks!
Great vid. I wonder what made them position the windows like that? If this is a static design, then the house is really only suitable in spaces where it has access on all 3 sides (four? there's a light on the back but no window there). All the windows face the sides and there's none in the front wall where the door is. These are strange choices, but I can see how they're meant to maximise bulk placement on a lot with lots of air flow and negative spaces between them and without having a single window face into each other (sides or front and back), which I guess is great for giving a sense of space and privacy.
I wonder if they'll release a reversible design where the windows are all on one side so that buildings can be placed back-to-back to save lot space?
That air con unit in the front wall bugs the crap out of me though! It's such a loss of usable space. I also don't get why they put a hinge door on the wardrobe rather than sliding mirrored doors. Perhaps they intentionally chose a heavier duty design to reduce maintenance? :/
Extra Medium. Good one.
Haha
Kerry, very funny😄