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Koda Is the Mobile, Sustainable Home That Reinvents Luxury Living

These days, the entire world is living mostly indoors. But wouldn’t be nice if, some day, we’d be able to just pack up and go, without having to worry about the house we leave behind?
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Photo: Kodasema
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Who said you can’t pack a house? Architecture and engineering company Kodasema, based in Estonia, believes you can pack an entire village – and all you need for it is a day’s work and one truck for each living unit. Instead of offering tiny homes on wheels, Kodasama is offering luxury, minimalist living units that are movable and quickly assembled.

Kodasema isn’t stopping here either: its living units are also modular, customizable, sustainable and self-sufficient. Think IKEA, and add green credentials and the ability to relocate at will, but for houses.

Koda is the name of this wonder living unit, and Kodasema offers four variants of it. The basic, original model is called Koda Concrete and it’s made of thin composite panels of concrete exterior and wood interior. Then there’s Koda Loft or Koda Light, which is basically the same but made of wood for half the weight (which translates in increased maneuverability) and a more focused eco-commitment.

For larger families or the hospitality industry and other businesses, Kodasema offers a variant of the Koda Loft called Koda Loft Extended. Its composition is the same, but its size is bigger as it features an extra room at the back. Despite the extended size, this living unit can also be torn down within a day and assembled elsewhere, or packed onto a trailer and plopped someplace else by crane.

The Koda smart home is modular, eco\-friendly and movable
Photo: Kodasema
Then, there’s Koda Loft Float, which is exactly what the name suggests: a house that sits on floating pontoons and can serve as anything from extended seafront property to actual on-water residence or business location.

All Koda Loft variants are modular, which means you can stack them one on top of the other to build a hotel or a larger family home, for instance.

For each of these four models, Kodasema offers a wide variety of customization options. Prices start at around €100,000 / £100,000 / $130,000 depending on location for a basic unit, and go up proportionately to how fancy you want your home to be.

The idea for Koda is simple: why have too much house when you can settle for less, live as green as possible, have the option to go at will, and yet not sacrifice creature comforts for any of these? Kodasema operates on the idea that people should strive to accumulate experiences and not worldly possessions, so it’s suggesting switching for one of these units.

The Koda smart home is modular, eco\-friendly and movable
Photo: Kodasema
Each Koda unit is smart, so it comes with everything you need already inside. You only need a patch of leveled ground that can support the added weight, and connection to water, electricity and sewage. The units come with solar panels on the roof, insulation for both hot and freezing temperatures, smart heating, a ventilation system with air filters (for airborne dust and allergens), keyless door system and smart adjustable LED lighting.

The focus on being environmentally friendly is apparent throughout the home. While considerably spacious, it has a very small footprint. The interior is made of wood and other non-toxic materials, because Kodasema believes in quality over quantity.

“The original idea at the early stages of Kodasema was to stop wasting energy and start reducing the energy consumption also in the construction industry,” Hannes Tamjärv, Kodasema founder, says. “Small living spaces often automatically mean less energy is required leaving a smaller footprint. These ideas eventually resulted in the Koda.”

Each unit is comprised of two levels, with the ground one occupied by a living room and kitchenette area, and a bathroom with sink, bath / shower and toilet hidden under the stairs. The small staircase leads up to a sleeping area on the second floor and a laundry area. There’s even a tiny terrace on the second floor, perfect to enjoy your morning cup of coffee.

The Koda smart home is modular, eco\-friendly and movable
Photo: Kodasema
Designed to allow in as much natural light as possible, the units are made with three solid walls and one of quadruple-layered glazing. Additional punched windows can be added on the back wall for extra light and the possibility to take in the views, should you decide to move out of the city.

Koda is designed to be sustainable and long-lasting, but also to provide an oasis of comfort and tranquility, whether you decide to live in the city or in the mountains. It comes with minimized external noise and the promise of privacy – again, regardless of location. More importantly, it underlines the importance of living in the now, not tied down by real estate.

“The mission of Kodasema was to change the construction sector by developing a small, sustainable and mobile home so that it can be easily placed on vacant or temporarily vacant plots in city centers,” Ülar Mark, Head Architect and Founder at Kodasema, says.

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About the author: Elena Gorgan
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Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use. She covers automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, and she always knows the shows worth watching on Netflix and friends.
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