- Koda will begin shipping the Koda Loft – the company’s tiny movable home – to US customers this summer.
- The Koda Light can be moved on a trailer in one piece, although a crane is required to fit the home into place.
- The 310-square foot home has a living room, kitchen, bathroom, and upstairs bedroom.
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Estonia’s Koda will begin shipping the Koda Loft – the company’s tiny movable home – to US customers this summer.
Koda received constant messages from US clients requesting that the company deliver its movable tiny home overseas, according to the company, which is a part of Kodasema OÜ. The positive response from prospective US customers prompted the company to do just that.
Koda, which has satellite offices in Europe and Canada, is now focusing the majority of its production and sales on the Koda Loft.
The Loft’s steel-reinforced timber frame allows the movable home to be lightweight and environmentally friendly, according to Koda. The wooden loft is half the weight of the Koda Concrete – the company’s concrete movable tiny home – at about 11 tons.
Koda is also trying to expand beyond selling single Loft units. The company is now looking to create clusters of these Koda Lofts to create a Koda Park, which could come in the form of movable communities, shopping centers, villages, or business centers.
Keep scrolling to see inside the Koda Loft:
The Koda Loft can be moved in one piece on a trailer, though it requires a crane to fit the home into place.
There are a few requirements for where you can place the Loft.
For example, the building needs to be placed on land that has level footing and can support the weight of the home.
And to use certain amenities, the home needs to be plugged into water, electricity, and sewage points.
But otherwise, the Koda Loft takes only one day to install.
The exterior color and interior finishes can be customized according to the client’s requests.
The exterior of the home includes a ladder that drains rainwater, an open mailbox, and a bicycle holder.
There's a small patio attached to the home for outdoor relaxation.
In total, the tiny home is about 310 square feet, giving it 287.4 square feet of "usable floor area," according to Koda.
The interior of the open-concept home has plywood-lined ceilings and walls, as well as laminate flooring.
The wool-insulated home can also withstand all four seasons.
For warmth during the winter, the floor in the living room, bathroom, and kitchen are all electrically heated.
The tiny home also comes with a ventilation system, and Koda specifically used a lighter interior color palette to prevent the home from overheating under direct sunlight.
The windows in the kitchen — and the upstairs bedroom— can open to let in fresh air.
According to Koda, the home has a "Nordic feel."
Source: Koda
Other than the mobility and minimalist living approach, the Koda Loft isn't too different from a normal home.
For example, there's a full kitchen equipped with a sink, refrigerator, induction cooktop …
… large counter space, and several storage cabinets.
A kitchen hood, dishwasher, and washing machine all come optional.
The tiny home also includes a dining table, which sits at the end of the kitchen beside the living room.
The bathroom comes with the traditional trio: a toilet, sink, and shower.
Hot water is supplied via the water boiler.
The back wall has large windows that fills the home with natural light.
But at night, LED lights brighten up the tiny home.
KODA says the Loft is also multipurpose.
Besides serving as a home, the KODA Loft could also be converted into an office, cafe, store, or co-working space.
