These sleek, prefab buildings can add an office or spare bedroom to your backyard from $33,000 — take a look

Jordan PandyJan 15, 2024, 17:32 IST

The exterior of a small ADU Aux Box.Courtesy of aux box.

Aux Box builds and delivers prefab structures like offices and accessory dwelling units.
Founded in 2018, Aux Box primarily serves Canada but delivers as far as California.

Aux Box is a Canadian company that builds prefab accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and standalone studios.

It was founded in 2018 in British Columbia, Canada, by Morgan Seeber and Landon Sheck.

An Aux Box structure in a backyard.Courtesy of aux box.

At first, the company exclusively made standalone backyard offices. It wasn’t until 2020 that Aux Box ventured into constructing ADUs people could live in.

An Aux Box ADU.Courtesy of aux box.

Its smallest model, the “Auxffice,” has around 57 square feet of living space, according to its website. Pricing starts at about $33,000.

A small non-dwelling Aux Box.Courtesy of aux box.

The biggest Aux Box, Model 620, can sleep two people and has a footprint of 620 square feet. Pricing starts at about $232,000.

A larger Aux Box ADU.Courtesy of aux box.

Model 620 has a bedroom, a bathroom, and an open kitchen and living space.

A bathroom in one of the Aux Box ADUs.Courtesy of aux box.

Aux Box makes about 35 self-contained offices and ADUs a year.

Aux Box's facility in British Columbia.Courtesy of aux box.

Aux Box builds all of its structures in-house on Victoria Island in British Columbia and then ships them across North America, as far as Ontario and California.

An Aux Box unit being guided onto a boat.Courtesy of aux box.

Aux Box is limited in what they can transport.

A crane putting an Aux Box into place.Courtesy of aux box.

Seeber and Sheck have backgrounds as carpenters and use engineered wood and steel for the bones of the structure.

A woman working inside of an Aux Box.Courtesy of aux box.

The insides have hardwood floors, wood planks on the walls and ceiling, and tile in the bathrooms.

A kitchen inside of one of the ADUs.Courtesy of aux box.

Aux Box’s clientele are normally "higher-net-worth folks" looking for extra office space or trying to maximize the value of their property by renting out an ADU, according to Sheck.

An Aux Box unit inside of a garden.Courtesy of aux box.

Aux Box’s clientele are normally "higher-net-worth folks" looking for extra office space or trying to maximize the value of their property by renting out an ADU, according to Sheck.

Sheck has also seen resorts and campgrounds buy multiple units to provide extra housing for guests during the off-season.

An Aux Box just off of another, larger structure.Courtesy of aux box.

While the main purpose of Aux Box units is for added office or living space, Sheck has seen some unique uses.

A woman working inside of an office Aux Box.Courtesy of aux box.

One customer’s wife barred him from setting up a train set in the house — so he bought an Aux Box to run the train in.

An Aux Box deep in the woods.Courtesy of aux box.

Another buyer manufactured a racing rig to simulate a driving experience for a video game in their Aux Box.

An Aux Box amongst the trees.Courtesy of aux box.

Sheck said that a large majority — about 95% — of their clientele is in Canada, but they have seen more interest lately from people in the US.

An Aux Box in a backyard.Courtesy of aux box.

California, especially, has legislation that makes it easier for Aux Box to drop off a unit without any hassle.

An empty Aux Box in a lot.Courtesy of aux box.

Aux Box is also exploring setting up a facility in Ontario, about 1,761 miles from British Columbia, and maybe even the Carolinas, to meet growing demand.

A crane dropping an Aux Box into position.Courtesy of aux box.

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These sleek, prefab buildings can add an office or spare bedroom to your backyard from $33,000 &mdash; take a look

It was founded in 2018 in British Columbia, Canada, by Morgan Seeber and Landon Sheck.

At first, the company exclusively made standalone backyard offices. It wasn’t until 2020 that Aux Box ventured into constructing ADUs people could live in.

Its smallest model, the “Auxffice,” has around 57 square feet of living space, according to its website. Pricing starts at about $33,000.

The biggest Aux Box, Model 620, can sleep two people and has a footprint of 620 square feet. Pricing starts at about $232,000.

Model 620 has a bedroom, a bathroom, and an open kitchen and living space.

Aux Box makes about 35 self-contained offices and ADUs a year.

Aux Box builds all of its structures in-house on Victoria Island in British Columbia and then ships them across North America, as far as Ontario and California.

Aux Box is limited in what they can transport.

Seeber and Sheck have backgrounds as carpenters and use engineered wood and steel for the bones of the structure.

The insides have hardwood floors, wood planks on the walls and ceiling, and tile in the bathrooms.

Aux Box’s clientele are normally "higher-net-worth folks" looking for extra office space or trying to maximize the value of their property by renting out an ADU, according to Sheck.

Sheck has also seen resorts and campgrounds buy multiple units to provide extra housing for guests during the off-season.

While the main purpose of Aux Box units is for added office or living space, Sheck has seen some unique uses.

One customer’s wife barred him from setting up a train set in the house — so he bought an Aux Box to run the train in.

Another buyer manufactured a racing rig to simulate a driving experience for a video game in their Aux Box.

Sheck said that a large majority — about 95% — of their clientele is in Canada, but they have seen more interest lately from people in the US.

California, especially, has legislation that makes it easier for Aux Box to drop off a unit without any hassle.

Aux Box is also exploring setting up a facility in Ontario, about 1,761 miles from British Columbia, and maybe even the Carolinas, to meet growing demand.

These sleek, prefab buildings can add an office or spare bedroom to your backyard from $33,000 — take a look