The young designer Timo Weil has invented a "house for all occasions". Strictly speaking, it is a modular wooden construction, tailored to the dimensions of a container, which can be transported anywhere and erected anywhere. WeOn" demonstrates its versatility for living, offices and practices, as a space for exhibitions, trade fairs and sales or for emergency solutions in disaster areas.

The modules can be used not only as chalets in the garden, but also as compact residential units on leased land or as student residences or refugee accommodation. Timo Weil calls his start-up company "WeOn". The innovative potential of the "WeOn" living solutions promotes flexible forms of living that are specifically tailored to the changing needs and life phases of the users and can be expanded or downsized as required. The ingenious multifunctionality of this invention has also convinced others: Timo Weil was given the opportunity to build a prototype of his house as a pavilion for the New European Bauhaus (NEB) lighthouse project in Munich-Neuperlach - and could thus become known throughout Europe. The modules can be both stacked and arranged in rows and can be completely dismantled. In Neuperlach, the pavilion is the contact point and meeting place for the European project "Creating NEBourhoods together". After all, Bavaria is the only federal state that was able to win the Europe-wide competition with a flagship project. Topics such as the built environment, the circular economy, green infrastructures or mobility and energy for the city of the future will be discussed here. The "WeOn" pavilion is perfectly suited to showcase these vital topics as a representative and example of the mobility and flexibility of future living. In addition to the overarching, central mission for the Munich NEB project, this prominent position on a green open space in the center of Neuperlach may even serve as a launch pad for the young start-up. Of course, "WeOn" is still in its infancy, although Timo Weil and his team have been working on refining and perfecting the pavilion for over a year. As the modular house does not require a foundation, an adjustable stilt system was developed so that it can even be erected on uneven surfaces. Here, the "inventor" emphasizes that the use in crisis areas as temporary emergency accommodation is particularly important to him. It can be erected quickly, based on natural materials - predominantly wood - without a concrete base plate, in a row or stacked, saving resources. "WeOn" has already been able to secure a regional production partner for series production. However, project developers, architects for joint projects and investors for sustainable, circular future solutions are still being sought. (See also the interview with Timo Weil as a podcast on our website).

www.weon.de

Photos: 

Sandra Vitting
www.vitting-fotografie.de

(Published in CUBE Munich 02|24)