Revolutionary Living Pods – Tomorrow’s Eco-restorative Home?

Imagine a world where people live in modern luxury homes perched above the sea. Fleets of “revolutionary living pods” with state-of-the-art technology and drones to deliver essentials will hit the market this year.

Ocean Builders, a Panama-based company that specialises in innovative marine technology, unveiled what it describes as the “world’s first eco-restorative homes”.

Three home models are currently in production: the SeaPod, built for aquatic living, the GreenPod for land and the EcoPod for a more living pots friendly option.

The EcoPod is designed to be a more affordable option that still includes the same principles as the SeaPod and GreenPod. It features a rain-collecting roof, huge windows and a smaller floor plan. It is also built to be placed into a container to ship it wherever a customer wants to set it up.

The company’s long-term goal is to make sustainable homes made from as many natural and eco-conscious materials as possible.

“We are planting the SeaPod seed here in Panama, but our eventual goal is to have SeaPod homes in every corner of the ocean, all around the world,” Ocean Builders’ chief executive Grant Romundt said.

The elevated structures will have three and a half levels, 833 square feet (77 square metres) of living space, a master bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom and 1,250 square feet of storage space.

The kitchen and dining area can be turned into an open-air room by opening a large set of glass sliding doors. Air-filled steel tubes beneath the SeaPod create buoyancy to stabilise the structure.

The SeaPod – which ranges from around US $295,000 to US $1.5 million in price based on upgrades and customisation – is made with smart technology for aquatic living.