Design to Build Cooperative offers the Cargotecture home

Design to Build Cooperative is a New Majority-owned cargotecture development and fabrication cooperative based in Dayton, Ohio.

What the company does

The company converts shipping containers into prefabricated spaces for residential, commercial, industrial, and recreational use.

Kémo A’akhutera is the CEO of Design to Build Cooperative. The firm operates as a for-profit cooperative and focuses on sustainable spaces for people in underdeveloped communities.

Company facts

• Launched in 2018.
• Grown to a 9-person team.
• Closed on a 50,000 square foot facility in May 2022.
• Uses the facility to fabricate shipping containers into livable, workable, and playable spaces.

How the product works

Raw shipping containers roll in and leave as 95% completed habitable modular buildings or modules.

The company says its designs and builds can be placed quickly, conveniently, and cost effectively.

Target uses

• Affordable Housing Agencies
• Disaster Relief Organizations
• Government programs such as FEMA

Stated benefits

• Rapidly deployable and mobile housing.
• Reusable housing alternative to help control and manage costs.
• Support for green building initiatives.
• Flexible, compact housing for limited-space areas.

First residential model

The first permanent residential model is planned as a 3 bed, 2 bath micro home with 720 square feet.

Location and funding

The first homes will be located in Ohio.

The article says Kémo A’akhutera is seeking funding for the modular factory through WunderFund.

Website: dtbfirm.com