Swedish Company Builds Sustainable, Minimalistic and Fully Habitable Tree House

Swedish electric carmaker Polestar has teamed up with Finnish designer Kristian Talvitie to build a full-scale, habitable and sustainable tree house.

Source: Polestar/Youtube

The futuristic, micro space tree house called KOJA is made from sustainable materials and was built in the village of Fiskars, southern Finland. KOJA is a Swedish word that describes a “hut” or “den”, and it fittingly shares similar definitions in other languages like German and Japanese. The house is a part of the ‘House by an Architect’ exhibition at the Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale, which will be available for viewing until September 2022.

KOJA was one of the winners of the Polestar Design 2021 competition. The carbon footprint of the house is small, and the purpose of the design is to get visitors as close to nature as possible. Inside the hut, there is a tree that visitors can come in contact with.

“We were fascinated by the idea and how it translates our brand values into a different environment. That was key for us, and we were so impressed that we decided to build it,” said Polestar design boss Maximilian Missoni.

KOJA is attached to a tree trunk below the canopy. The house was built from locally sourced wood and is said to encapsulate Polestar’s design language and its sustainability values. To design the treehouse, Talvitie worked with the Polestar Design team in Gothenburg, Sweden, along with her colleagues at the Finnish design agency Ultra.

“Most designers look at design from a user perspective,” said Talvitie. “I also look at things from the environment’s perspective. There should be a symbiosis between the design and where it’s encountered.”

To learn more about this amazing fantasy tree house and buy tickets to see the other designs, check out Fiskars Village Art & Design Biennale.

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