Is Tetra-1 currently available?

This record is a published research reference, not a live availability promise. Ask Polyhaus whether the exact configuration is currently offered for your location and timeline.

What does the published price include?

Patented mass-timber (CLT) building system with CNC-milled panels and insulated metal panel envelope Request a written model-specific breakdown before comparing totals.

Can it be delivered to my site?

Ships across North America. Polyhaus manages fabrication and coordinates delivery and assembly. Duo models available Fall 2026. Confirm your address, route, site access, setting plan, and local responsibilities directly with the provider.

What should I confirm before a deposit?

Confirm the written scope for foundation, transport, setting, utilities, permits, local completion, exclusions, warranty, and service—not just the headline price.

Tetra-1 by Polyhaus

Name: Tetra-1
Brand: Polyhaus
SKU: polyhaus-tetra-1

Front exterior view of the Polyhaus Tetra-1 compact geometric mass-timber home

540 sq ft studio + loft on a 26×26 ft footprint, 20 ft height. Includes open studio area, bonus area, and sleeping loft across 440 sq ft ground floor and 100 sq ft loft.

At a glance

Published size: 540 SF (440 SF ground floor + 100 SF loft). Price context: pricing on request. Base scope: Patented mass-timber (CLT) building system with CNC-milled panels and insulated metal panel envelope. Delivery framing: Assembled on site in 2.5 days.

About Polyhaus

Polyhaus is a La Jolla, CA design and building technology company founded in 2021 by Daniel Lopez-Perez and Celine Vargas. Their patented building system uses robotically fabricated cross-laminated timber (CLT) wrapped in insulated metal panels to create fire-resilient, rapidly assembled prefab homes. The geometric efficiency of their truncated polyhedron forms maximizes living space within a minimal land footprint. Models range from 540 to 2,500 sq ft. Featured in Dwell in 2025 and covered by the LA Times and Architectural Record.

Build method: Robotically fabricated CLT wrapped in insulated metal panels. Home types: Modular, CLT, Fire-Resilient.

Published features

Studio + sleeping loft
1 bathroom
Pricing not published
26×26 ft footprint
20 ft height

Model record scope

This named-model page separates the information published for Tetra-1 from broader Polyhaus marketing. Its size, configuration, price framing, and visual treatment should be compared only with the attached source record. A company portfolio image, a related model, or a video tour is never used here to fill an unsupported model-specific detail.

Use the links below to review the provider record and then ask whether the exact configuration you are considering is current. In particular, clarify option changes, delivery distance, local completion, timing, and every item that is outside the stated base scope.

Published specification and source record

Last verified: 2026-09-03. Facts shown as Not published were not inferred from a related model, a portfolio image, or general builder marketing.

Official model page: Official model page — Manufacturer published (verified 2026-09-03) Official provider source · Step 4
Starting price: Not published — Not published (verified 2026-09-03) Official provider source · Step 4; value not published
Base scope: Patented mass-timber (CLT) building system with CNC-milled panels and insulated metal panel envelope — Manufacturer published (verified 2026-09-03) Official provider source · Step 4
Square footage: 540 SF (440 SF ground floor + 100 SF loft) — Manufacturer published (verified 2026-09-03) Official provider source · Step 4
Footprint: Not published — Not published
Transport width: Not published — Not published
Bedrooms, bathrooms & loft: 1 studio + loft bedrooms · 1 bath bathrooms — Manufacturer published (verified 2026-09-03) Official provider source · Step 4
Code path: Not published — Not published
Floor plan: https://www.polyhaus.com/home/tetra-1 — Manufacturer published (verified 2026-09-02) View published floor plan
Insulation R-values: Not published — Not published
Heating & cooling: Not published — Not published
Electrical & hookups: Not published — Not published
Upgrades & published pricing: Not published — Not published
Delivery basis: Assembled on site in 2.5 days — Manufacturer published (verified 2026-09-03) Official provider source · Step 4
Installation basis: Not published — Not published
Video tour: Not published — Not published

Delivery and project questions

Ships across North America. Polyhaus manages fabrication and coordinates delivery and assembly. Duo models available Fall 2026.

Scope is quote-specific. Confirm freight, setting, foundation, utilities, permits, assembly, and finishes in the written contract.

Before a deposit or site commitment, confirm the exact model configuration, written delivery route, local code and approval path, foundation, transport, setting, utility connections, site work, exclusions, warranty, and final installed scope directly with the provider.

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