Have you ever thought of an assembled flat?

Backcountry Hut Company says their Surf Shack model can be built almost anywhere with materials dropped in by helicopter

Flat can be assembled in a week 'like Ikea furniture' with materials dropped by helicopter

A company has created off-grid dwellings that can be assembled in a week like 'Ikea furniture'.

Backcountry Hut Company says their Surf Shack model can be built almost anywhere with materials dropped in by helicopter.

The pre-fab structures starting at $45,000 come in various sizes - from 191 square feet to 937 square feet - with the largest housing up to 24 people.

The pre-fab structures starting at $45,000 come in various sizes - from 191 square feet to 937 square feet - with the largest housing up to 24 people

The Canadian company lets customers design their own interior or pick from a range of options. Their in-house team of architects assists with permitting, documentation requirements, and customization

A flat pack kit of parts is delivered to the location, at which point the assembly process starts.

Co-founder Wilson Edgar says a team of four can raise the structure in less than a week, without the need for large excavators and other heavy machinery.

Mr Edgar said: 'In a lot of cases, our customers want to build on their remote dream property, as a way to escape the 9 to 5. 

'Some of those locations can't accommodate an intrusive, traditional building process.

Co-founder Wilson Edgar says a team of four can raise the structure in less than a week, without the need for large excavators and other heavy machinery

The co-founder said: 'We wanted to create something that captured a certain essentialism. 'A product and process that is unique unto itself, that has a practicality, without sacrificing good design.'

Mr Edgar's Co-Founder is Architect Michael Leckie, whose Vancouver studio designed the prefabricated 'kit-of-parts' system

'Our customers seem to come from diverse backgrounds, but they all share an eye for design, and a creative desire to play some part in the building experience.

'The first BHC customers have ranged from semi-retired professors, to younger tech workers. 

'These are not 2X4 stick-framed, tiny prefabricated structures with vinyl windows. Our customer is looking for a recreational dwelling that is well-designed, with minimal environmental impact.'

Mr Edgar's Co-Founder is Architect Michael Leckie, whose Vancouver studio designed the prefabricated 'kit-of-parts' system. 

He said: 'We wanted to create something that captured a certain essentialism.

'A product and process that is unique unto itself, that is has a practicality, without sacrificing good design.'

A flat pack kit of parts is delivered to the location, at which point the assembly process starts. Co-founder Wilson Edgar says a team of four can raise the structure in less than a week, without the need for large excavators and other heavy machinery