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The "magic" part? The home's basic structure was built in just two days, and the entire process – from sending off the digital plans to receiving the prefab parts and completing the structure – took only a week.</p> <ul id="gallery_images"> <li><a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/black-magic-house/28678/pictures#1" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826101348im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/black_magic_house-0.jpg" title="Black Magic House is located in a forest on the outskirts of Budapest (Photo: Zsolt Batár)" alt="Black Magic House is located in a forest on the outskirts of Budapest (Photo: Zsolt Batár)"/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/black-magic-house/28678/pictures#2" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826101348im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/black_magic_house-1.jpg" title="The house boasts beautiful views of the Hungarian forest (Photo: Zsolt Batár)" alt="The house boasts beautiful views of the Hungarian forest (Photo: Zsolt Batár)"/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/black-magic-house/28678/pictures#3" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826101348im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/black_magic_house-2.jpg" title="Black Magic House is constructed from inexpensive building materials (Photo: Zsolt Batár)" alt="Black Magic House is constructed from inexpensive building materials (Photo: Zsolt Batár)"/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/black-magic-house/28678/pictures#4" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826101348im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/black_magic_house-4.jpg" title="The entire process from sending off the digital plans to completing the structure took mer..." alt="The entire process from sending off the digital plans to completing the structure took mer..."/></a></li> <li id="view_all"><a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/black-magic-house/28678/pictures" class="blue">View all<br/></a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <p>Like the similar <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/espinar-house/28078/" target="_blank">Espinar House</a> we recently reported on, Black Magic House is constructed from inexpensive building materials, in this case prefabricated laminated timber panels. This lends the interior a somewhat unfinished look, but judging from the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/black-magic-house/28678/picture/228117/" target="_blank">gallery</a> photos, it's in keeping with the natural theme of such a rural home, and despite the moniker there's nary a goat's head nor sacrificial altar in sight.</p> <p>Black Magic House is heated by a wood stove and fireplace, with fuel provided by the nearby woods, thus potentially offering a sustainable source of fuel, depending on how the owners harvest the wood.</p> <div style="width: 530px; height: 353px; " class="article_img"><a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/black-magic-house/28678/pictures#7" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826101348im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/black_magic_house-6.jpg" width="530" alt="The laminated wood lends the interior an unfinished but appealing look (Photo: Zsolt Batár..."/></a></div> <p>To offer additional protection against the colder winter months, the property was covered with a black UV-resistant membrane which is waterproof, and lends the home its color. 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My main concern is that flat roof ... I wonder exactly how much weight of snow it can withstand? Or does the homeowner climb a ladder and sweep it off? </p> <span class="name">The Skud</span><br> <span class="date"> 13th August, 2013 @ 09:18 pm PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-248488" class="a_comment"> <p>Way too many Pieces. </p> <p></p> <p>I suspect that the time quoted was only the erection time. </p> <p></p> <p>There is the clearing, grubbing, stumping, chipping, grading, foundation excavation and casting, masonry base to be accounted for and prefabrication time as well. </p> <p></p> <p>It took far longer than what said. Four thunks for that. </p> <p></p> <p>The design is very pleasant. Coal tar pitch on the roof will keep it dry and cozy for a long time. </p> <p></p> <p>Bill </p> <span class="name">Lewis M. Dickens III</span><br> <span class="date"> 14th August, 2013 @ 09:55 am PDT</span> </div> <div id="comment-248782" class="a_comment"> <p>What was the cost of the finished home not including land. </p> <span class="name">James Turner</span><br> <span class="date"> 15th August, 2013 @ 10:47 am PDT</span> </div> </div> <span class="title">Post a Comment</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="comment_form_div"> <div id="comment_form" data-article="28678"> <div id="comments_login"> <form action="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/index.php" name="login_form" id="login_form" onsubmit="return false;"> <p class="bold">Login with your gizmag account:</p> <p id="login_status"></p> <label for="email">Email</label><input type="text" name="email" id="email" value=""/> <label for="password">Password</label><input type="password" name="password" id="password" value=""/> <input type="submit" value="Log In" class="med"/> <div id="options"> <a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/register/">Register here</a><br> <a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/new_password/">Forgotten your password?</a> </div> <input type="hidden" id="expired_comment" value=""/> </form> </div> <div id="facebook_login"> <p>Or <span class="bold">Login with Facebook:</span></p><br/> <div class="fb-login-button" data-scope="email" data-max-rows="1" data-onlogin="loginFUser(28678);" data-autologoutlink="true"></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <!-- Related Articles: cached --> <span class="title">Related Articles</span> <div id="related_articles" class="dotsontop"> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/house-arc-modular-home/21486/" title="House Arc is a prefabricated off-the-grid housing solution that facilitates compact living"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826101348im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/housearc-4.jpg" alt="House Arc is a prefabricated off-the-grid housing solution that facilitates compact living"/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/house-arc-modular-home/21486/">House Arc modular home assembled “like an IKEA house”</a> <p class="rel_date">16th February, 2012</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/wfh-house-by-arcgency/26410/" title="WFH House by Danish architectural studio Arcgency, incorporates the use of recycled shippi..."> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826101348im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/wfhhouse-15.jpg" alt="WFH House by Danish architectural studio Arcgency, incorporates the use of recycled shippi..."/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/wfh-house-by-arcgency/26410/">WFH House incorporates shipping containers into a modular building system</a> <p class="rel_date">26th February, 2013</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/epic-staircase/27128/" title="The staircase of Panorama House is large and multifunctional, going above and beyond its m..."> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130826101348im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/panorama-staircase.jpg" alt="The staircase of Panorama House is large and multifunctional, going above and beyond its m..."/> </a> <a class="rel_title" href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/epic-staircase/27128/">Epic staircase incorporates cinema, library, and playroom</a> <p class="rel_date">18th April, 2013</p> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20130826101348/http://www.gizmag.com/big-small-house/27299/" title="The Big &amp; 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