Every generation has a certain style of home they like more than others. Boomers love those two-story, center-hall colonials. Millennials love a more contemporary style. These two homes are what almost everyone that sees them secretly wants to own, including me.
Plant Prefab, the nation’s first prefabricated design and manufacturing company dedicated to sustainable construction, materials, processes, and operations, announces a partnership with UK-based, modular, sustainable architects Koto Design, and together with Koto unveils two new and exclusive LivingHomes: Koto LivingHome 1 (Yksi) and Koto LivingHome 2 (Piha).
Koto prides itself on using natural materials and creating spaces that heighten human senses and provide opportunities to fully immerse in nature.
Strongly influenced by the Scandinavian design tradition, Koto’s work is characterized by simple sculptural forms that maximize light and space, and their homes are conceived with nature in mind, to protect the environment and to encourage biophilic living: a connection between people and the natural world.
The four-bed, three-bath, 2,184sqf Piha (meaning ‘courtyard’ in Finnish) is characterized by two courtyards that connect inhabitants with the outdoors—a central value of the Scandinavian lifestyle and design aesthetic.
The sculptural form of the cantilevered Yksi (meaning ‘first’ in Finnish) creates a comfortable, two-bedroom residence in just over 1,100 square feet. Both designs offer ample deck space for outdoor living, and employ large windows and long sight lines to create a sense of openness. The characteristic Scandinavian designs maximize light, space, and connectivity to nature, facilitating comfortable, biophilic living with a minimum carbon footprint.
Like all LivingHomes, Koto LivingHome 1 and 2 come standard with Amazon Alexa-compatible smart home devices integrated throughout the home, including best-in-class energy monitoring.
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Gary Fleisher, Contributing Editor
