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Singapore tiny home maker Nestron unveiled its largest prefab yet – will the space age Cube Two X be a hit at US$98,000? Take a look inside

Wildly popular Singaporean tiny home maker Nestron has unveiled its latest model, the Cube Two X. Photo: Nestron

Interest in tiny homes has boomed during Covid-19. Now, Nestron – a wildly popular Singaporean tiny home maker – has unveiled its latest contender in the growing market: the US$98,000 Cube Two X smart tiny home.

The US$98,000 Cube Two X smart tiny home. Photo: Nestron

The new model is an upgrade from the original Cube Two, Nestron’s most popular unit.

The company has seen continuous success throughout Covid-19. In December 2020, Choco Toh of Nestron’s marketing team called Nestron a “worldwide phenomenon”, and at one point, the company’s website crashed from a rise in visits and “extremely overwhelming popularity”.

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Over 70 per cent of Nestron’s clients currently live in the US. Photo: Nestron

This summer amid booming public interest, Nestron began shipping its artificial-intelligence-powered tiny homes overseas to the UK.

But the UK isn’t its biggest market: Over 70 per cent of Nestron’s clients currently live in the US, according to Toh.

Inside Nestron’s Cube Two X tiny home. Photo: Nestron

To tackle the growing American market, Nestron will begin “entering the US market with a distribution of its own very soon”, Toh said.

And the company already has plans to ship its tiny homes to clients in locations like Tennessee, New York and Canada.

Inside Nestron’s Cube Two X tiny home. Photo: Nestron

“​​We still receive lots of [customer] inquiries … and it’s constantly increasing,” Toh said, noting that most of the inquiries are for its Cube-based tiny homes.

At US$98,000, the updated Cube Two X (C2X) is more expensive and larger than its popular US$52,000 Cube Two (C2) predecessor.

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Inside Nestron’s Cube Two X tiny home. Photo: Nestron

The C2 stands at 263 square feet, while the refreshed C2X is almost 377 square feet.

This makes the C2X the largest tiny home in Nestron’s line-up.

Inside Nestron’s Cube Two X tiny home. Photo: Nestron

Wanting a bigger tiny home might seem ironic, but customer demand for a larger, more customisable C2 pushed the Nestron team to create the C2X, according to Toh.

Now let’s take a look inside the C2X units.

Inside Nestron’s Cube Two X tiny home. Photo: Nestron

Like other homes in the Cube series, the C2X design was inspired by “science fiction and futuristic spacecraft elements”, Toh said.

Unlike the previous Cubes, the new tiny home has two floor plan options: the first with one bedroom, and the second with two sleeping spaces.

The one-bedroom unit can accommodate up to three people, while the two-bedroom home can hold up to four.

Inside Nestron’s Cube Two X tiny home. Photo: Nestron

Both layouts have an entryway, living room, kitchen and dining room, bathroom, at least one bedroom, and several large windows that keep the tiny home from feeling cramped.

But only the one-bedroom layout has an additional skylight and a double-doored refrigerator. The two-bedroom C2X has a single-door refrigerator instead.

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Inside Nestron’s Cube Two X tiny home. Photo: Nestron

Otherwise, both come “move-in ready” with basic amenities and furniture.

This includes the living room, which comes with a sofa bed with pillows, a projector set in lieu of a television, and storage units.

The bedroom is also fully furnished with a bed set, storage units like a wardrobe and bookshelf, and a table.

Inside Nestron’s Cube Two X tiny home. Photo: Nestron

Meanwhile, the joint kitchen and dining room has amenities like an electric stove with a range hood, a refrigerator, a dining table, and a wall-mounted screen that operates as a small entertainment centre and smart home monitor.

Meanwhile, the bathroom has all the classics furnishings, such as a shower, washing machine, and sink. Some bathroom amenities – specifically the toilet and mirror – can also be upgraded to be “smart”.

This upgrade turns an ordinary mirror into a voice and touch-powered unit that can control the home’s functions, check personal calendars, and more, according to Toh.

The space age exterior of Nestron’s Cube Two X tiny home. Photo: Nestron

Besides specific smart furniture, Nestron is also currently developing an artificial-intelligence assistant named Canny. Eventually, the AI system will be able to complete tasks like brew your morning coffee. The home also has motion sensor lights inside cabinets and under beds to help cut back on electricity use.

Nestron has already begun manufacturing the futuristic Cube Two X, and will begin shipping out the first builds early next year.

This article originally appear at Insider.
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  • The idea of a bigger tiny home might sound counterintuitive – but the wildly popular tiny home maker is banking on its latest, larger model C2X, a sequel to the US$52,000 Cube Two (C2)
  • At 377 square feet, the science fiction-inspired abode can sleep up to four people, comes fully furnished and can be upgraded to feature ‘smart’ bathroom amenities