Inspiration
Japanese temples
& Alpine houses
Transportable
Standard Vehicles
Regular Licenses
Biohacking
Health Benefits
EMF Shield
Just Wood
Handcrafted
in Germany
Hypoallergenic
Breathable & Moisture
repellent Materials
0.0% VOCs
Free of glue, plastic
& chemical treatments
Inspiration
Japanese temples
& Alpine houses
Transportable
Standard Vehicles
Regular Licenses
Biohacking
Health Benefits
EMF Shield
Just Wood
Handcrafted
in Germany
Hypoallergenic
Breathable & Moisture
repellent Materials
0.0% VOCs
Free of glue, plastic
& chemical treatments
Wellbeing Architecture
Tiny House on wheels COCOON mobile wood Architecture Prioritising biology, sustainability, and simplicity. Handcrafted from exclusive pine wood. COCOON mobile architectures are free from glue, chemicals, and plastics.
Moon wood construction
Since 1991 glue free constructions
Produced by WEIDLICH Mondholz Manufactur, a family-run workshops in the German Bavarian Alps region, Since 1991 with experience dedicated to glue-free moon wood furniture. This rare, privileged expertise is practiced by only a few consistent craftsmen in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan.
Since 2018 building Holz100 houses
Residential building constructed entirely with the Thoma Holz100 system, worldwide, ranging from small “Tiny Houses” to multi-story office towers. Thoma gives a 50-year no mold or condensation guarantee.
Multi-layered walls
The walls consist of several layers of boards arranged vertically, horizontally, and diagonally to provide structural stability and strength.
Master craftsmanship
The craft demands decades of deep knowledge and hands-on training, making these skills rare and increasingly exclusive in today’s accelerated industry.
Moon wood harvesting
Is a special type of harvesting timber during the cold winter months, specifically from the waning moon phase up to the new moon. During this period, trees are in sap rest, with water tightly bound within their cells rather than freely available in pores and cavities.
Sustainable local source
Spruce, larch and exclusive swiss pine (Pinus cembra) are sourced from local forests cared for by families for generations, ensuring sustainable stewardship, exceptional wood quality, full traceability, and minimal transport impact.
Natural resilience
Moon wood contains less sugar during the waning moon phase, making it naturally more resistant to fungi, worms, and insects. This inherent protection eliminates the need for conventional, toxic wood preservatives, benefiting both the environment and human health.
Slow air drying
The wood is dried in nature and different stages for years, until it reaches the optimal qualities for long-lasting stability and properties for minimal shrinkage and swelling, reducing cracks and warping.
Reverse engineering
The walls of the COCOON Freelancer are dimensioned to provide the required structural stability, while remaining as lightweight as possible for transport as a load on standard vehicle, drivable with a regular driving license. The structure contains a volume of pure solid wood equivalent to approximately 32 tables measuring 200 × 100 × 4 cm.
Natural weather resistance
The untreated exterior larch wood develops a protective gray patina through aging, protecting the core from sun rays and water absorption.
Prevention of deterioration
Each board is consciously oriented, hiding the end-grain exposures, and fixed without exposed screws intrusions, avoiding added glue, treatments components over the exterior shell, to prevent water accumulation, absorption and ensuring complete ventilation and drying,
Expansion Joints
Engineered with unglued mechanical connections allowing the wood to expand and contract naturally. Expansion Joints
Adaptive to Tolerances
This enables the structure to absorb physical loads, torsion, and internal stress under changing climatic conditions, preventing cracks.
Attention to Detail
Design and engineering work in synergy, no visible screws preserving visual clarity in the interior. Every piece of wood is hand-selected and consciously oriented to maximize structural stability, durability, and aesthetic consistency.
Consistent material purity
WEIDLICH Mondholz Manufactur core expertise in crafting high-end modern kitchens and furniture, Make it possible to build the COCOON interiors furniture consistently with untreated pure unglued wood boards, avoiding contamination of standard laminated panels.
World Record Insulation
Holz100 Patented air pockets between wood layers provide insulation that is twice as effective as standard glued wood, enabling “passive house” standards without additional synthetic insulation. Up to 36cm the thick solid wood walls provides high thermal storage, naturally regulating indoor temperature and humidity.
Natural insulation
The thick solid wood mass (up to 36cm for exterior walls) provides high thermal storage, naturally regulating indoor temperature and humidity.
Glueless wall construction
Instead of toxic adhesives or nails, the layers of wood are held together by beech wood dowels.
Efficient prefabrication
Walls are manufactured in a computer-controlled factory setting with millimeter precision, allowing them to slot perfectly into position (using a groove and joist system) for immediate assembly.
Carbon reduction
A typical family home built with this system can remove approximately 20,000 kg of carbon from the atmosphere.
Rapid Installation
A typical single-family house shell can be erected and made rainproof in few days, significantly faster than traditional masonry or brick methods.
Cradle to cradle gold
Holz100 is one of the only construction materials worldwide to achieve this gold certification, meaning the walls are 100% recyclable and produce zero hazardous waste.
Radiation shielding
These walls block up to 99.9% of high-frequency radiation (such as from cell towers) while allowing the Earth’s natural magnetic field to remain intact.
Thoma Holz100 walls
The walls consist of several layers of boards arranged vertically, horizontally, and diagonally to provide structural stability and strength.
Fire resistance
Holz100 walls offer high fire resistance (up to F90) and significant resilience against earthquakes and storms.
Heart rate reduction
Medical studies indicate that living in these solid wood environments can lower heart rates, potentially saving up to 3,500 heartbeats per day (equivalent to an hour of cardiac "work").
Health benefits
The use of "moon wood" makes the walls naturally resistant to fungi and pests, significantly reducing household dust and providing a safer environment for allergy and asthma sufferers.
Psychological comfort
The natural wood surfaces contribute to lower stress levels, improved sleep quality, and a general sense of vitality.
Hypoallergenic environment
Thoma Holz100 construction are certified to be free of VOCs and toxic off-gassing, creating a hypoallergenic living environment.
Inspired by ancient traditions
This traditional handcraft and harvesting method was used in building thousand-year-old Japanese temples and centuries-old mountain houses, whose durability and resilience are still evident today.
Health Benefits
Spacious perception
COCOON’s interior is designed to be perceived as a spacious, generous, and non-confining architecture with the potential to reduce stress and claustrophobic anxiety. Pleasant natural materials, an open layout, and large panoramic windows with wide exterior views and bright natural light create a strong sense of openness and mental relief, promoting a calm and comfortable living environment.
Glue-free timber construction
The entire construction unites ancestral wisdom with modern precision and mastery of woodcraft. Minimalistic designed and engineering with mechanical connections including sophisticated expansion joints. Except for the sliding door and windows, no glue, adhesives or surface coatings are used, allowing the structure to expand naturally, breathe, ventilate, and dry completely.
Biohacking human potentials
Natural living environment may be particularly supportive of rest, sleep, and recovery for individuals who are sensitive to their surroundings, including those affected by allergies, respiratory sensitivities, or heightened environmental awareness. It also aligns well with lifestyles centered on physical performance, regeneration, self-optimization and biohacking-oriented lifestyles
Biophilic toxin free environment
The construction of untreated natural materials releases no harmful VOCs or toxic emissions. It regulates humidity, prevents condensation, trapped moisture, and mold formation. The result is a pure indoor atmosphere that improve deep sleep, recovery, heart health, cognitive clarity, and long-term physiological balance.
Maximizing wood resilience
Built entirely from pine wood harvested using a traditional winter method during the waning moon phase. At this time, trees are in sap rest, with moisture bound within the cell structure rather than freely present in pores and cavities. This results in lower sugar content, making the wood naturally more stable, resilient, and resistant to fungi, insects, pests, and long-term deterioration, without the need for chemical preservatives or contaminating treatments.
EMF Electromagnetic shielding
The solid wood walls and vacuum glass contribute to a reduction of electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, including high-frequency radiation from sources such as mobile networks. This supports a calmer indoor environment, which some individuals may perceive as more conducive to rest, sleep, and recovery.
Using a broadband RF meter, measurements recorded high ambient electromagnetic radiation levels exceeding 14,000 µW/m² outside the structure. Inside the COCOON, measurements were significantly lower, registering below 50 µW/m², even with the sliding door open.
Heart rate reduction
German, Austrian and Swiss Institutes like TUM, and ETHZ explore the science of wood, JOANNEUM proof that sleeping and living in untreated wood environments can lower heart rates, potentially saving up to 3,500 heartbeats per day, equivalent to an hour of cardiac “work”.
Thermal & sound insulation
The mass of the solid wood walls and the efficiency of the vacuum glass with a insulation performance superior to conventional triple glazing, provides effective thermal and acoustic insulation. Solid wood acts as a natural thermal buffer, storing heat and releasing it gradually, while also dampening sound through its density.
Circadian rhythm & sleep quality
Following insights from neuroscience and sleep research, such as those shared by Andrew Huberman, exposure to early morning daylight, evening light, and the avoidance of artificial blue-light exposure at night support the body’s natural circadian rhythm. This can help regulate hormonal cycles, support immune function, and promote deeper, more restorative sleep, forming a foundation for recovery, cognitive performance, and overall wellbeing. COCOON wellbeing architecture makes it easier to build a lifestyle that encourages discipline and healthy daily habits.
hypoallergenic & healing materials
Pleasant and balanced temperature regulation and comfort throughout all seasons. A pure wool blanket naturally regulates warmth, absorbs moisture, and remains fresh over time. It is inherently flame-retardant and benefits from natural self-cleaning properties. The mattress is filled with wild-grown kapok and encased in an untreated cotton cover. It is naturally breathable, hypoallergenic, and moisture-repellent.
WHO about wellbeing
According to the World Health Organization, health is “a state of complete physical, mental, and social Wellbeing.” COCOON Modular Wellbeing Architecture focuses on designing Biophilia spaces & sustainable environments that foster human potentials in physical and mental health, AttiaDesign, shaping values and culture, together!
Environmental mission
COCOON represents grateful & friendly humans who respect the environment, landscape, and local culture. Its users explore places with humility and awareness, observing friendly, consuming locally, and moving gently through nature. They take responsibility for the spaces they visit, picking up the waste that calls to be removed, guided by the intention to take an impression and leave each place unchanged or slightly better than before.
Module Sizes
COCOON freelancer
129.900,00 € Excl. VAT & ShippingThe minimalist in the golden ratio, drivable with regular license on standard flatbed vehicles and trailers
Weight: 900-1300 kg
Dimensions: 3.5 x 2.2 x 2.3 m
COCOON nest
147.500,00 € Excl. VAT & ShippingContainer construction, transportable with standard trucks, for temporary or permanent home, studio or workspace.
Weight: 4.300-10.000 kg
Dimensions: *6.0 x 2.4 x *2.6 m
COCOON warrior
89.300,00 € Excl. VAT & ShippingFor Pickups with adapter. Comfortable seating area for four, and bed for one person. Being alone doesn’t mean lonely.
Weight: 660 - 900 kg
Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.9 x 2.3 m
Interior
Space Transformation
Practicality and space efficiency, the lounge module transforms effortlessly from a comfortable seating area for four persons into a classic work desk, an ergonomic standing desk and a generous double bed.
Living Space
With the table folded away, the lounge opens into a generous living area for shared time, allowing easy movement and a clear sense of space.
• Interior Space: 325×184 × 200 cm
Standing Desk
The table transforms effortlessly into a standing desk that supports ergonomic, dynamic posture while offering a clear view through the side window and a generous sense of spatial freedom.
• Desk Dimension: 90 x 35 cm
Table Desk
A classic table for shared meals or focused work, designed to be space-efficient, well balanced, and comfortable for up to four people.
• Table Dimensions: 90 x 75 cm
Double Bed
Double Bed
The table transforms into a spacious and comfortable double bed, turning the interior into a pure, natural sleeping environment, free from all type of chemicals and VOCs, it offers a calm priviledged restorative living experience.
• Bed Dimensions: 184 × 184 cm
Storage Modules
Three integrated storage modules beneath the mattresses, each offer 230 Litres of capacity, providing in total 690L convenient space for clothing, food, and personal items. Easy access and clear organization help maintain a tidy and calm interior environment.
• Storage Dimensions: 86 x 86 x 31 cm
Bedding Storage
Bedding Storage One of three storage modules dedicated for bedding, offering easy access and quick organization. The enclosed yet breathable space allows humidity to dissipate naturally.
Bed Lining
Pure wool blanket regulates warmth, absorbs moisture, and stays fresh. Naturally flame-retardant with self-cleaning properties.
• Blanket: 100% Wool
• Cover: 100% Cotton
Plant-based Mattresses
Wild-grown Kapok filling with an untreated cotton cover. Naturally breathable, hypoallergenic, and moisture-repellent, balancing temperature for pure comfort in every season.
• Filling: 100% Wild-grown Kapok
• Cover: 100% Cotton
Tool-free Fixation
The complete furniture modules are secured with hand-tightened nuts, allowing it to be disassembled without tools. Each screw fixation is engineered with considering the core static construction and dilatation tolerances.
Removable Interior
The lounge, bed, table, kitchen, and stove modules are designed for one-person removal, allowing the interior to be unloaded with ease.
Individual Repurposing
The space can be transformed into unstressing work office, connecting meeting room, restorative medical practice, safe therapy room, creative podcast studio, inspiring teaching class, and many other individualized configurations.
Privacy Curtains
Create privacy and gently soften daylight, supporting a natural circadian rhythm. Crafted from natural cotton with untreated oak hooks and pine rails.
• Curtains: 100% Cotton
• Rail: Pine wood
• Hooks: Oak wood
Equipment
Essential Kitchen
A kitchen Module equipped with the essential functions, ready for cooking, cleaning, storage, for daily needs and isolated experiences
Cooker Hob
Two-burner gas cooker integrated in a self-locking drawer, with a 5 kg gas bottle and safety-gas-leak detector alarm. Providing over 15 hours of cooking time.
Fresh Water
A touch of hand-pumped pressure and 18 Liter running water provide the needed for essential daily use.
• Water Pressure: manual hand-pump
Self Sufficient System
Stainless-steel tanks, fully mechanical, and electricity-free, simple access, to refill and clean.
• Fresh Water Tank: 9 + 9 Liter (Heatable)
• Waste Water Tank: 20 Liter tank
• 5 kg LPG Propane, Butane
• Safety Alarm: Gas leak detector
Pantry Compartment
Structured layout, clear organized space for efficient cooking routine. Dedicated sections for tableware, cookware, wooden plates, utensils, and kitchen essentials. and food supplies that can be grouped by category, such as carbohydrates, proteins, spices, and staples.
Wood Heating Tiny Stove
The Swiss Tiny Stove turns the interior into a warm and comforting shelter. Drawing combustion air from outside, it ensures clean operation without consuming indoor oxygen, preserving air quality and comfort. The wood stove also helps reduce excess humidity, contributing to a pleasant and balanced indoor climate. Integrated safety features include a CO and smoke detector, with dedicated wood storage located below.
Clean Combustion
An extendable telescopic chimney can be operated entirely from the interior, enabling clean and effortless stove use without handling outdoor, while keeping hands and interior clean.
Air Ventilation
The front and side window provide continuous fresh-air ventilation, supplying oxygen and allowing carbon dioxide to be released day and night, in all weather conditions, including rain. By deliberately avoiding a roof window, the design eliminates potential sources of leakage.
Insulation Glass
The Light Vacuum-Insulated-Safety-Glass offers exceptional thermal and sound insulation, free of interior condensation and fog, durable clarity & panoramic views, alternative to Acrylic windows and superior to heavy 44 mm triple glazing yet six times lighter
• Thickness: 7 mm
• Isolation U-value: 0.7 W/m²K
Door & Window
The cuts for windows and sliding door are dimensioned and positioned to maintain structural and static stability, prevent unauthorized access, and function as emergency exits, ensuring safe evacuation even if the main entry is obstructed.
Portable Sanitation
To keep the compact 3.4m COCOON Freelancer spacious and lightweight, reduce hygiene risks, and avoid humidity sources, portable toilet and shower solutions are the necessary compromise. For not light optimized limitations, toilet, shower and other equipment can be installed.
Protective Tarp
NATO-green fabric chosen for its natural harmony with coniferous forest tones. Equipped with a custom-made stainless steel zipper from Switzerland, the cover can be used to protect the structure during transitional transport through contaminated or debris-exposed roads.
Tarp Tent
The protective tarp can be rolled away or extended as an tent awning for sun protection, rain shelter. Or transitional transport through contaminated or debris-exposed roads.
Solar Energy Tarp
Harnessing solar power through the roof and solar tarp, transforming one hour of sunlight into up to 10 km of driving range, extending EV independence through self-generated renewable energy.
• Solar Roof: 340X202cm 900W
• Tarp Right/Left: 340X225cm 960+960W
• Tarp Front/Back 170X225cm 2x480+480W
• Max Power: Total 3.780W
Solar Energy Roof
The COCOON’s roof integrates high-efficiency solar panels generating up to 900 W, expandable with solar tarps for a total output of 3,780 W. Under optimal conditions (≈ 75% effective sunlight), this system can recharge completely an electric Mercedes eSprinter flatbed 56 kWh within 20 hours, delivering approximately 200 km of driving range.
Transportation
Airlifting, Accessing New Terrains
Thanks lightweight construction, the COCOON Modules can be airlifted by helicopter to remote or restricted areas, such as mountains, rooftops, or natural reserves, where conventional building was not possible due to ecological, legal, or climatic limitations.
Built from fully organic, recyclable materials, that leave no trace, COCOON opens new ways to create environmental friendly and sustainable spaces where architecture was once impossible.
Vehicle Independent
The COCOON-freelancer is light weight optimized for being transportable with a regular driving license, as a cargo load on a standard 3.500 kg flatbed trucks (Large Vans LCVs versatile light commercial vehicle) making it as a vehicle-independent solution and sustainable RV alternative to conventional Class A, B and C caravans and motorhomes that are made from laminated composites.
• Compatible vehicle makes and models:
Mercedes Sprinter, VW Crafter, MAN TGE, Nissan Interstar, Iveco Daily, Opel Movano, Renault Master
Vehicle loading
COCOON modules are designed for easy and flexible transport. They can be loaded or unloaded onto flatbed vehicles or towable trailers using a forklift, crane, or pillar-lifting jack system.
• Weight COCOON-freelancer: 1100-1300 kg
FlatBed Chassis Cab
Single cab, with front row 1-3 seats. Compact 6.2 m length, closer to driving a passenger vehicle for easier handling and parking than towing a trailer.
• Seats: 1 to 3
• Length: 6.2 m
• Hight with COCOON: 3.1 m
• Payload: 3.5t < 1432 kg
• Payload: 4.1t < 1.700 kg
• Payload: 5.0t < 2.600 kg
FlatBed Crew-Cab
FlatBed Crew-Cab
Double cab, with front and back row 1-7 seats. removable for generous storage space, 7.0 m length, closer to driving a passenger vehicle for easier handling and parking than towing a trailer.
• Seats: 1-7 persons
• Back Cabin: 4 Seats or storage
• Length: 7.0 m
• Hight with COCOON: 3.1 m
• Payload: 3.5t < 1.180 kg
• Payload: 4.1t < 1.700 kg
• Payload: 5.0t < 2.400 kg
• Payload: 5.5t < 2.800 kg
Towable Trailer
Towable Trailer An independent, flexible solution compatible with any vehicle equipped with a trailer hitch and sufficient towing capacity. Easy to disconnect and relocate as needed.
Adjustable pillars
The COCOON modules can be unloaded on the ground. Connectible lifting-jack pillars allow the unit to be raised, loaded, and transported by trailer or flatbed vehicle, without the need for a forklift or crane.
Temporary Grounded
As a sustainable extensions of existing Architecture and Landscapes at homes, gardens, and terrains.
Transport fixation
The COCOON module is secured to the vehicle’s flatbed or trailer using three tensioned straps, concealed beneath the exterior facade.
As a standard load, this method keeps the vehicle fully independent from the load and requires no special certifications or regulatory approvals.
Drive Handling
Mounted on a flatbed, the COCOON freelancer offers smooth handling, easy parking, and car-like agility, more effortless than towing a it on a trailer or a caravan.
Extensive test drives on a flatbed vehicle across German Autobahns, Alpine Swiss and Austrian mountain roads, Spanish gravel tracks, French country roads, Danish coastlines, and Norwegian fjord routes, including extreme wind, rain, and storm conditions, demonstrated stable, predictable driving behavior comparable to passenger vehicles, vans, caravans, and trucks.
Consumption & Speed Performance
At a cruising speed of 90 km/h, the COCOON-freelancer achieved efficient fuel consumption of under 9 L/100 km even with its uncompromising, cubic aerodynamic form and heavy load weight.
As a 3.5-ton vehicle, it also demonstrated stable and confident performance at German Autobahns speeds of up to 140 km/h.
Regular Driving License
Single cab with 6.2 m length or the double cab with 7 m, are Large Vans (LCVs versatile light commercial vehicle), closer to driving a passenger vehicle for easier handling and parking than towing a trailer.
• 3.10 m height are needed for parking.
Regulations
Vehicles under 3.500 kg weight are generally classified as a passenger vehicle rather than a commercial truck in most regions worldwide,
Benefiting from regular car advantages like parkings, toll, and road access rules. However, specific local rules may vary by country or region, and vehicle dimensions such as height or length can influence access in certain urban or restricted areas.
• 3.10 m height needed for parking, passes and bridges to get trough.
Parking
Single cab with 6.2 m length or the double cab with 7 m, are Large Vans (LCVs versatile light commercial vehicle), closer to driving a passenger vehicle for easier handling and parking than towing a trailer.
• 3.10 m height are needed for parking.
Sustainable Alternative
Conventional recreational vehicles (RVs) are typically constructed using laminated composite panels made from synthetic polymers, Fiberglass, Carbon fiber, plastics, foams, resins, plywood, MDF, and aluminum sheets. These materials are bonded with structural adhesives and sealants, often containing volatile compounds that can release emissions over time.
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| COCOON | Warrior | Freelancer 3.5 | Freelancer 4.2 | Nest 6.0 (20 foot container) | nest 9.1 (30 foot container) | nest 12 (40 foot container) |
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| Standard – Spruce / Larch | 900 kg (800 kg) | 1.300 kg (1.100 kg) | 1.500 kg (1.300 kg) | (5.000 kg) | (7.500 kg) | (10.000 kg) |
| Light Edition – Swiss Pine | 740 kg (660 kg) | 1.100 kg (900 kg) | 1.300 kg (1.000 kg) | (4.300 kg) | (6.500 kg) | (8.500 kg) |
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DIMENSIONS L × B × H meter (high cube optional) |
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| Exterior | 2.30 × 1.95 × 2.30 | 3.45 × 2.20 × 2.30 | 4.20 × 2.20 × 2.30 | 20″ Container
6.06 × 2.44 × 2.59 (2.90) |
30″ Container 9.14 × 2.44 × 2.59 (2.90) |
40″ Container 12.19 × 2.44 × 2.59 (2.90) |
| Interior | 2.10 × 1.74 × 2.00 | 3.25 × 1.84 × 2.00 | 3.90 × 1.84 × 2.00 | 5.60 × 2.04 × 2.04 (2.35) | 8.74 × 2.04 × 2.04 (2.35) | 11.74 × 2.04 × 2.04 (2.35) |
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VEHICLES & DRIVING LICENCES The COCOON –freelancer, –warrior and –nest modules are designed, engineered and weight optimized to be fully transportable on standard commercial vehicles, trucks and for world wider Shipping logistics. * Values are approximate and can vary depending on a vehicle’s configuration, manufacturer, model… |
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| Type | Pickup Vehicle | Flatbed Single Cab | Flatbed Crew Cab | Truck chassis or trailer | Truck trailer | Truck trailer |
| Description | Light-duty vehicle with cabin and an compact open cargo bed. Known as a “ute” in Australia / New Zealand and a “bakkie” in South Africa.
• Seats: 1-5 Persons |
Single Cab Vehicle featuring an generous open, level cargo area without a permanent roof or sides, for temporal loads and transportation
• Seats: 1-3 Persons |
Double Cab Vehicle featuring an generous open, level cargo area without a permanent roof or sides, for temporal loads and transportation
• Seats: 1-7 Persons |
Heavy-duty chassis or semi-trailers Truck, for heavy loads and standard containers, common for logistics operations. Their operation requires an appropriate driving licence, depending on vehicle class and load.
• Seats: 1-3 Persons |
Heavy-duty chassis or semi-trailers Truck, for heavy loads and standard containers, common for logistics operations. Their operation requires an appropriate driving licence, depending on vehicle class and load. | Heavy-duty chassis or semi-trailers Truck, for heavy loads and standard containers, common for logistics operations. Their operation requires an appropriate driving licence, depending on vehicle class and load. |
| Load bed length minimum * | 1.8 m | 3.5 m | 4.26 m | 6 m | 9 m | 12 m |
| Examples* | Toyota Hilux, Tundra, Dodge Ram, Tesla Cybertruck, … |
Mercedes Benz Sprinter, VW Crafter, MAN TGE, Nissan Interstar, Iveco Daily, Opel Movano, Renault Master… | Mercedes Benz Sprinter, VW Crafter, MAN TGE, Nissan Interstar, Iveco Daily, Opel Movano, Renault Master… | Chassis, semi-trailer truck, container chassis Mercedes Benz, MAN, DAF, Scania, Volvo, IVECO, Renault,… |
Semi-trailer truck, container chassis |
Semi-trailer truck, container chassis |
| Driver’s license class * | Regular Passenger Cars | Regular Passenger Cars | Light Commercial / RV ≤ 7.5 t | Heavy Vehicle / RV over 10 t | Heavy Vehicle / RV over 10 t | Heavy Vehicle / RV over 10 t |
| Gross Vehicle Weight GVW | 3.500 kg | 3.500 kg | 7.500 kg | |||
| Payload | • Payload: 880 – 1200 kg | • Payload: 3.5t < 1432 kg • Payload: 4.1t < 1.700 kg • Payload: 5.0t < 2.600 kg |
• Payload: 3.5t < 1.180 kg • Payload: 4.1t < 1.700 kg • Payload: 5.0t < 2.400 kg • Payload: 5.5t < 2.800 kg |
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| EU Europe vehicle * |
Up to 3.500 kg: Regular B | Up to 3.500 kg: Regular B Up to 7.500 kg: C1 |
Up to 3.500 kg: Regular B Up to 7.500 kg: C1 |
Up to 7.500 kg: C1 Over 7.500 kg: C |
Over 7.500 kg: C | Over 7.500 kg: C |
| EU Europe, trailer * |
Up to 3.500 kg: Regular B (vehicle + trailer) Up to 3.500 kg trailer: B96 |
Up to 3.500 kg: Regular B (vehicle + trailer) Up to 3.500 kg trailer: B96 |
Up to 3.500 kg: Regular B (vehicle + trailer) Up to 3.500 kg trailer: B96 |
Up to 7.000 kg Trailer: BE | Over 7.500 kg: C | Over 7.500 kg: C |
| USA United States, vehicle * |
D/C Regular | D/C Regular | D/C Regular | • D/C: up to 26,000 lbs (11.800 kg) • CDL-A over 26,000 lbs (11.800 kg) • CDL-A trailers over 10,000 lbs (4.500 kg) |
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CONSTRUCTION |
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| Walls | Weidlich Light walls, with expansion joints |
Weidlich Light walls, with expansion joints |
Weidlich Light walls, with expansion joints |
Thoma Holz100 | Thoma Holz100 | Thoma Holz100 |
| Core walls (light edition) | Spruce (Swiss Pine) | Spruce (Swiss Pine) | Spruce (Swiss Pine) | Spruce (Swiss Pine) | Spruce (Swiss Pine) | Spruce (Swiss Pine) |
| Properties | Solid moonwood, breathable, free from glue, coatings, chemical treatments, pesticides, and varnish. | |||||
| Optional protection | Natural-based hard oil for floor, table, and work surface; floor, table and kitchen surface; natural-based hard oil. | |||||
| Facade (light edition) | Larch (Swiss Pine) | Larch (Swiss Pine) | Larch (Swiss Pine) | Larch (Swiss Pine) | Larch (Swiss Pine) | Larch (Swiss Pine) |
| Door and windows | Larch (Swiss Pine) laminated | Larch (Swiss Pine) laminated | Larch (Swiss Pine) laminated | Larch (Swiss Pine) laminated | Larch (Swiss Pine) laminated | Larch (Swiss Pine) laminated |
| Glass | Safety vacuum glass, thickness 7.7 mm, U-value 0.7 W/m²K, superior to 44 mm triple glazing. | |||||
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EQUIPMENT |
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| Kitchen | Gas stove, 2 burner | Gas stove, 2 burner | Customizable: Kitchen, furniture, shower, toilet, doors, windows, pillars, passages and room separations |
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| Gas bottle | 2.75 kg | 5 kg | ||||
| Sink | Ash wood | Ash wood | ||||
| Faucet | Stainless steel | Stainless steel | ||||
| Water pressure | Hand pump | Hand pump | ||||
| Freshwater | Stainless steel tank 5 + 5 Liter, heatable |
Stainless steel tank 9 + 9 liters, heatable |
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| Wastewater | 10 Liter stainless steel tank | 20 liters stainless steel tank | ||||
| Storage kitchen | 20 Liter space | 30 Liter space | ||||
| Wood stove | TinyStove Classic 3-kW • Telescopic chimney • External air supply • Wood storage |
TinyStove Classic 3-kW • Telescopic chimney • External air supply • Wood storage |
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| Mattress | Wild Kapok | Wild Kapok | ||||
| Bed | 1 person 80 × 180 cm | 2 persons 180 × 180 cm | ||||
| Lounge | 4 persons | 4 persons | ||||
| Storage | 200 Liters | 660 liters | ||||
| Fixation interior | Tool-free disassembly, by one person | Tool-free disassembly, by one person | Tool-free disassembly, by one person | |||
OPTIONAL |
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| Solar roof | 300 Watt – 37.5 V, 24 A | 900 Watt – 37.5 V, 24 A | 1.200 Watt – 37.5 V, 24 A | 1.500 Watt – 225 V, 8 A | 2.400 Watt – 225 V, 10 A | 3.300 Watt – 225 V, 14 A |
| Power bank | 2000 kW/h * | 2000 kW/h * | 2000 kW/h * | 2000 kW/h * | 2000 kW/h * | 2000 kW/h * |
| Shower | Mobile | Mobile | Integration optional | * | * | * |
| Toilet | Mobile | Mobile | Integration optional | * | * | * |
| Loft bed | N/A | Optional | Optional | * | * | * |
| * customizable / orientation / approximately / to be confirmed | ||||||
Moon Wood is a special type of harvesting timber during the cold winter months, specifically from the waning moon phase up to the new moon. During this period, trees are in sap rest, with water tightly bound within their cells rather than freely available in pores and cavities. This results in wood that dries with minimal shrinkage and swelling, reducing cracks and warping. Additionally, moon wood contains less sugar during the waning moon phase, making it naturally more resistant to fungi, worms, and insects. This inherent protection eliminates the need for conventional, toxic wood preservatives, benefiting both the environment and human health.
This traditional harvesting method was used in building ancient temples and mountain huts, whose durability and resilience are still evident today. For more information, refer to the works of:
- Thoma.at, Holz100 Massive Wood House Systems in Austria
- Zinipi Modular Homes
- Weidlich Moon Wood Manufactory
- Scientific studies by Ernst Zürcher at ETH Zurich.
Literature:
Le langage secret des arbres
2018 French translation - Erwin Thoma
Dich sah ich wachsen
Was der Großvater noch über Bäume wusste - Erwin Thoma
Wisdom to deal with tree
Erwin Thoma - Wisdom to deal with tree 2003 Japan
A Future with Natural Wood
Traditional and Scientific Facts about Trees - Erwin Thoma
Journey driving through Europe
Making of
COCOON on a MAN TGE Flatbed
Prominent optimizers of human potentials inspiring with natural, traditional and simple lifestyle methods for a culture of a more sustainable health & Wellbeing potentials.
- Dave Asprey: Self-Optimization & Biohacking Pioneer focus: diet, lifestyle upgrades, and performance enhancement tools.
- Dr. Andrew Huberman: Neuroscientist focussed on brain-driven performance tools centered on sleep, light exposure, stress modulation
- Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt: Environmental Medicine, focused on chronic illnesses linked to toxins, infections, and trauma.
- Dr. Mark Hyman: Functional Medicine focussed on root-cause health improvement through diet, hydration, and stress reduction.
And more…
- MaterialDistrict.com - MaterialDistrict, the world’s leading match-making platform in the field of innovative materials - Naarden, Netherland
- Dezeen.com - World's most influential architecture, interiors and design magazine - London UK
- THECORE.design Where Sustainable Design Harmonizes - Miami, USA
- V2COM-newswire.com - Press release distribution, Architecture ... Quebec, Canada
- Wallpaper*.com - global design destination, championing the best in architecture, interiors, fashion, art and contemporary lifestyle. - London UK
- Homecrux.com - is an online magazine that advocates the authority of design, Shimla India / Melbourne Australia
- Architecturelist.com - We believe that outstanding architecture enriches lives, enhancing our communities and environments - Indonesia.
The COCOON Freelancer has received international design architecture and sustainable awards for its construction, minimalistic functional design, and its unique contribution to healthier, more inspiring experiences in van life and mobile architecture.
GPDP Grand Prix Design Paris Award 2025 Paris, France
- COCOON freelancer Modular Wellbeing Architecture: SILVER AWARD & PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AWARD in the Transportation Buildings
BLT Built Design Awards 2025 Baar, Switzerland
- COCOON freelancer Modular Wellbeing Architecture: Honorable Mention in Interior Design / New Concepts
IDPA Japan International Design Pioneer Award 2025 Tokyo, Japan
- COCOON freelancer Modular Wellbeing Architecture: Silver Prize in category Architecture
DMA Design Masterprize 2024 Los Angeles, CA, Unites States
- COCOON freelancer Well-being Architecture: Winner in category Mobile Homes and Caravans / Automotive & Transport
IDA International Design Award 2024 Los Angeles, USA at the National Museum Oslo, Norway
- COCOON Modular & Mobile Wellbeing Architecture: Silver in Automotive & Transport / Mobile Homes / Caravans
AMP Architecture MasterPrize 2024 Los Angeles, USA at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain
- COCOON Mobile Well-being Architecture - Honorable Mention in Architectural Design - Transportation.
The COCOON project is the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration between design, engineering, and manufacturing partners who share a commitment to sustainable innovation and Wellbeing Architecture.
- WEIDLICH German moon wood craftsmanship manufacturer. Since 1991, specialized in glue-free solid moon wood furniture and interiors, and since 2018 also in solid wood housing.
- THOMA Austrian moon wood pioneer manufacturer. Since 1990, specialized in the sustainable construction of single-family homes and large-scale timber buildings, including hotels and residential complexes.
- KlLINGSBÖGL German wood manufacturer in its third generation. Specialized in high-end wooden doors and windows.
- MARKUS LANG German metal manufacturer. Specialized in custom fabrication of steel structures and bespoke metal solutions.
- TINY-STOVE – Swiss wood-burning stove manufacturer. Specialized in compact, safe wood stoves for mobile campers, vans, boats and tiny houses.
- KAPOK KONTOR German mattress producer. Specialized in natural kapok fibers and chemical-free bedding products.
- IKEGGER Australian beverage dispensing equipment manufacturer. Since 2015, specialized in portable, stainless steel mini keg systems.
- PFLIEGL-PRIEN German tarpaulin manufacturer. Specialized in custom fabrication of tents, awnings, and sun protection systems, including boat covers and insect protection.
- INDUSTRIAL MAKERSPACE – German innovation workshop hub. Specialized in supporting industrial teams, startups, and developers in transforming and scaling ideas into real-world products.
News
IDPA Awards 2025 Tokyo, Japan
IDPA Japan International Design Pioneer Award from Tokyo has honored the Q-RACK eBike Charging Station with Silver Prize in the Category of Industrial Product
IDA Award 2024 Oslo Norway
IDA International Design Award from Los Angeles, CA, USA has honored the Q-RACK eBike Charging Station in the National Museum of Oslo in Norway with a Gold Prize Eco, in category Green Design, Products for Urban Sustainability.
AMP Award 2024 Guggenheim Bilbao & Los Angeles, USA
AMP Architectural Masterpieze from Los Angeles, CA, USA has honored the Q-RACK eBike Charging Station in Guggenheim Museum Bilbao with Best of Best, winner in the category Outdoor Products.
BLT Award 2025 Basel, Switzerland
The BLT Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in architecture, product, and landscape design worldwide.
It was a privilege to be part of an event that recognizes innovation, sustainability, and creative excellence in shaping the built environment.
Exhibition Ecodesign 2025 Berlin Germany
Our project Q-RACK Park + Charge Micromobility reached the final review of the Bundespreis Ecodesign and was featured in the exhibition during the jury session in Berlin. Although not selected for an award this year, we value the jury’s constructive feedback and will continue refining the project with the goal of achieving a nomination next time.
ADC Award 2022 Poland
Q-RACK eBike Charging Station received the Gold Award from the Architecture Collection. In Professional Category Transportation vehicles Accessories Design Built