We believe in efficient, cost-effective, high-quality housing.
ABOUT MODEL/Z
Model/Z’s Modular system is designed for simplicity, scalability, and impact. We work with forward-thinking developers to deliver precision-built, affordable housing.
What Sets Us Apart:
Crafted by Experts
Advanced manufacturing developed by SpaceX engineers and executives from the automotive industry enhances quality control, value, and reliability of product.
AI-Optimized Design & Scalable Modularity
Our proprietary Z/Suite software uses AI to identify the ideal sites for your projects and creates optimized building layouts. Then our modular base units bring those designs to life across different lots, budgets, and zoning conditions.
Truly Affordable
Factory-built efficiency and smart design allows us to deliver units for less than half the cost of traditional construction without compromising durability or lifespan.
Seamless Assembly
Every unit is built off-site for speed and precision, then installed in days, not months.
model/z & sola impact
Model/Z was born from the real-world experience of SoLa Impact, a leading affordable and workforce housing developer that has completed 24 projects in the last four years. After years spent refining SoLa's cost-effective development model (average $300k/unit vs CA's average $800k-$1M/unit), completing projects with other modular vendors, and visiting 20+ factories, Martin Muoto, SoLa Impact's Founder & CEO, decided to launch Model/Z to provide a scalable solution to California's housing crisis. In 2023, the team brought on engineers and executives from the aerospace and automotive industries and built out a 150,000 SF factory in Watts, Los Angeles.
Today, SoLa Impact and Model/Z are independent companies that bring together real estate development expertise and advanced manufacturing technology.
our MISSION
Transform tomorrow’s neighborhoods through efficiency, quality, and community impact.
Our goal is cut total development costs by 60% and reduce multifamily project timelines by 50%. Our Z/Suite AI-engine enables developers, municipalities, and community development organizations to unlock the underutilized value of their land for housing.
Rooted in South L.A., Model/Z is locally built and operated, drawing from decades of experience to create lasting impact. Over 75% of our assembly line team are residents from surrounding neighborhoods, and nearly 20% are women. Through our vocational program, we train 10–20 new hires each month, focusing on formerly incarcerated, veterans, and members with learning disabilities.
“Our mission is to make housing affordable by manufacturing cost-effective and durable modular housing faster than anyone else in the US.”
Interested in being a part of the Model/Z mission and joining our team? Follow us on LinkedIn to view our career openings.
behind the build
At Model/Z’s Watts factory in Los Angeles, homes are built in a controlled, repeatable manufacturing environment rather than exposed to the variables of a traditional job site. Each module moves through a standardized production process with 383 documented quality-control checkpoints, including factory-installed MEP systems and inspections throughout production, ensuring every unit meets rigorous standards before it leaves the factory and heads to the job site.
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Build Smarter, Faster, and More affordably
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