# Compact Fully Customizable Homes Yves Behar's Prefabricated Accessory Spaces are Flexible By Kalin Ned | Published 2018-11-02 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fully-customizable-home References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2018/11/01/yves-behar-fully-customisable-tiny-homes-accessory-dwelling-units-plant-prefab/) & [fuseproject](https://fuseproject.com/work/livinghomes-yb1/livinghomes-yb1/?focus=overview) As personalization allows for the consumer to directly insert input based on need and financial situation, Yves Behar's fully customizable homes are bound to be a useful and accessible option for accommodation. In collaboration with custom home company [Plant Prefab](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ocean-sun-plant-light), the San Francisco-based designer delivers an urban solution to house density, affordability, and impending costs. Embracing the concept of micro-dwellings as viable and flexible spaces, Yves Behar dubbs his project 'LivingHomes YB1.' These [fully customizable homes are prefabricated](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whidbey-puzzle-prefab) and are ideal for young families, students, elderly people and so on. In addition, the [modular units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-bv-system) can serve as a potential extension/insert to an already existing structure if the clients desired an enclosed outdoor eating area, for example. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 87% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Personalization in Housing:** Yves Behar's fully customizable homes allow consumers to directly insert input based on need and financial situation, disrupting traditional housing offerings. - **Micro-dwellings:** Yves Behar's 'LivingHomes YB1' embraces the concept of micro-dwellings as viable and flexible spaces, providing a disruptive solution to house density and affordability. - **Modular Construction:** Yves Behar's prefabricated and modular units offer the potential for extensions or inserts to existing structures, presenting opportunities for flexible and cost-effective housing solutions. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Custom Home Manufacturing:** The collaboration between Yves Behar and Plant Prefab presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the custom home manufacturing industry with their fully customizable and modular homes. - **Real Estate Development:** Yves Behar's concept of micro-dwellings and customizable homes offers a disruptive innovation opportunity in the real estate development industry, addressing concerns of house density and affordability. - **Construction Technology:** The prefabrication and modular nature of Yves Behar's homes present a disruptive innovation opportunity in the construction technology industry, streamlining the building process and potentially reducing costs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Reinvented Compact Living](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-housing-prototype.md) - [Solar Powered Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e55000.md) - [Modern Mobile Futuristic Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nestron.md) - [Compact Sustainable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-cabana.md) - [Climate-Responsive Prefab Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drop-pod.md) - [Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cpsula.md) - [Cozy Smart Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonoma.md) - [Singular Person Foldable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-baby-box.md) - [Origami-Inspired Disaster Relief Pods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prefab-folding-pods.md)