It seems like smaller homes is a popular theme for Modular Musings this month. In our last entry, Excel’s Steve Saffell offered some tips for making small spaces appear larger. We’re hoping the inhabitants of the “pod home” (right) created by Broisson Architects heed Steve’s advice.

These prefab homes are, by definition, modular, but they’re light years away from the modular homes Excel creates. Excel’s custom modular homes are, from a visual standpoint, nearly identical to any other stick-built home on your block. A pod home like this looks more like something you’d expect to see little green men walking out of in a 1950s sci-fi movie. But then again, that’s the appeal for some people.

According to this article, the pods are “carefully designed to contain everything you need to sustain yourself in a small space. […] This three-story home is designed for any socio-economic level, and contains enough sleeping space for three, a kitchen, reading and living area and hydroponia area. Able to be constructed at a speedy pace and built from recycled materials, the architects think this home could be a model for affordable housing.”

Sounds like everything one (or three) might need to live a cozy lifestyle.