Give an Architect a challenge and they usually come up with an idea that might work well in the housing market. This Prototype ADU is called the Cosmic and hopefully, you will start seeing them literally “pop-up” in lots of backyards throughout California.
Architect Sasha Jokic has designed the Cosmic to be the first end-to-end virtual utility that enables homes to operate sustainably, completely off-grid. The ADU is designed to either increase the homeowner’s living space or become a rental ADU.
It features solar arrays and robust energy-storage systems that can power the ADU and generate enough energy to sustain itself while supplying power to the main home, cutting the homeowner’s electricity bill.
The ADU design, with its steel-framed floor-to-ceiling windows and timber cladding, is also able to store heat and provide on-demand heating and cooling. The frame, or chassis, is a panelized system made of standardized components built in a factory, put into flat-pack containers, and then transported to the site via a flatbed truck.
A module’s maximum weight is 600 pounds. Wall panels are made of cross-laminated timber and different types of plywood, while flooring is made of engineered hardwood. Cladding options include stained cedar – in black, grey, or natural—or composite panels in a copper hue.
The only thing I haven’t seen in any mention is if the plumbing is somehow able to off-grid as well.
