Kokoon
Take the Kokoon, a new three-story wooden house that can go up in under a day. The first prototype was recently unveiled in Otaniemi, Finland.
Built by students, the home was a project for the Aalto University School of Arts Design and Architecture's Wood Program. Every year, the Program designs and builds a small structure, ranging from pavilions to houses. This year, they created the Kokoon, Stephanie Jazmines, a student who worked on the project, tells Business Insider.
It's a portable, prefabricated house, meaning the majority of its parts are built offsite. The prefab nature of the house makes onsite assembly efficient and quick. Kokoons are not available for sale right now, but Jazmines estimates that if the team were to sell the homes, they would cost about $15,000 each.
The prototype has been moved from its original location and is now on display at the Museum of Finnish Architecture. It will be displayed in various locations across Finland over the next few years, Jazmines says. Take a look at the design.
The 380-square-foot Kokoon is made of three modules stacked on top of each other.
You can access each level via stairs. Pictured below is the first floor.
The prototype features a dining area, bathroom, storage, workspace, kitchen, and a bedroom that can fit a twin size bed.
Large skylights on every level let in natural light.
The construction process took two months — but assembling it on-site took under 24 hours, including transportation.
Each module was brought in by crane and placed on top of one other to create a zig-zag design. On the corners, the modules feature timber with steel connection plates so they could connect. The team later locked together the plates.
The name, Kokoon, has a double meaning. In Finnish, “kokoon” means something assembled together. In English, it sounds like "cocoon," a protective surrounding.
