AN architect might have found a solution to the UK's housing shortage.
Renato Vidal, from Italy, has created an affordable flat pack folding home which could be yours for just £24,800 and takes less than a day to install once on site.
Photos show the components of the innovative M.A.Di houses being made in a factory, flat-packed and easily transported via lorry or container to virtually any location.
Time-lapse footage reveals how the earthquake resilient prefab home is transformed into the final product, complete with windows and doors in just six to seven hours.
Interior images show the sleek design which boasts plenty of open plan living space in the tiny a-frame house.
The assembly process takes a team of three people and involves each module being unfolded before roof pitches, interiors walls and flooring are added.
Each home stretches over two levels and comes equipped with a kitchen, dining area and fitted bathrooms.
It comes in a variety of sizes, ranging from a 290-square-foot tiny home for £24,800 to a 904-square-foot family home which will set you back £54,900.
It also has the eco-friendly capacity to become completely off-grid with solar panels and LED lighting.
The M.A.Di Home is completely manufactured in Italy and can be easily collapsed and moved to a new location or stored away.
The tiny homes can be delivered to the UK - but you'll have to pay a hefty delivery fee.
It will cost you between £1,500 to £2,000 per unit to get it delivered to London.
Prices will vary depending on how much units you need.
A scathing report released earlier this year blamed MPs' lack of ambition for failing to address the country's housing shortage.
But there are ambitious architects, engineers and builders who want to change the way we look at housing forever.
PRE-FAB IDEA Family build dream six-bedroom home in under FOUR DAYS… after having it delivered from Germany in a FLAT PACK
And micro-living is increasingly being mooted as a solution to the housing shortage.
Last year, an architect designed tiny "pod" apartments on stilts above car parks, which can save space and decrease cost for homeowners.
The Sun Online previously revealed how one family built their dream six-bedroom house in under four days, after buying their mansion flat packed.
Earlier this summer, a British engineer developed an incredible £100,000 flat-packed house that can be unfolded in ten minutes only.
The adaptable unit can then be packed up with all its furnishings and transported on a lorry just as quickly.
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