A home that can evolve. A network that can change

Not just a house.
A physical platform

VALO 30 is the first home in the Habitat series: a complete home of up to about 30 m² that can change through its lifetime. The architecture separates what should endure from what must adapt to climate, place and use.

Built for the site.
Anchored to the ground

VALO30 can be factory-produced and transported to the site. VALO30 Foundation is a dedicated permanent product system sized for VALO30, covering foundation, anchoring, load transfer, drainage, frost protection and the ground interface. Ground conditions and execution are still engineered for the specific site.

VALO30 Foundation is a dedicated VALO30-specific SKU. Excavation and site preparation are a separate delivery: ground investigation, excavation where required, fill, drainage and documentation of the completed ground. The Foundation delivery includes drawings for the VALO30 interface, load calculations, anchoring plan, installation and inspection plan, and documentation of completed work. Foundation type, dimensions and execution must be engineered for the site. The VALO30 + VALO30 Foundation core is intended as a permanent home after installation and municipal approval. Other infrastructure and shared capacity can be added modularly. This does not automatically grant building permission or eligibility for a Norwegian start loan.

DiBK describes the Norwegian micro-home rules for a detached year-round home up to 30 m² BRA, one dwelling unit, one storey, no basement and no more than 4.5 m above ground. See the rules at DiBK →

The Norwegian State Housing Bank allows stationary micro-homes permanently built into the ground to be assessed. A start loan is not a general product approval; the municipality also assesses the applicant, suitability, value and security. For new construction, the start loan cannot be paid out before a completion certificate or temporary occupancy permit is available. See the Norwegian State Housing Bank micro-home guidance → See the rules for disbursement for new construction →

Private when it needs to be.
Shared when that works better

Not everything needs to be inside every home. Habitat can cluster social spaces, culture, commerce and wellness around private homes. Shared capacity can be added or removed as needs change.

Do not just reside. Live. Shared functions can create more room for everyday life, meeting places, activity and services without everything having to be owned or built into each individual home.

Own less individually.
Access more together

A Habitat site can share cars, equipment and rarely used assets instead of everyone owning their own. Shared resources can be booked, maintained and moved between sites as needs change.

Less private floor area.
Access to much more

The economics are about more than the price of a home. A small private home can provide access to a larger network of shared spaces, assets and services.

Repair by replacing.
Upgrade without rebuilding

Habitat is designed with a structure intended to last and technical systems that can be replaced more frequently. Energy, water, wastewater, climate, controls, kitchen and parts of the interior should be replaceable as modules.

Same system architecture.
Different physical products

VALO30 is the Norwegian product configuration of Habitat. The roughly 30 m², single-storey and Norwegian height limits are Norwegian regulatory and economic optimisations — not global constraints. In other countries, area, height, storeys, geometry, structure and materials can be re-optimised for local rules, climate, market, production and logistics.

One system architecture. Local solutions

The Habitat grammar defines interfaces and documentation; country, climate, materials, production and logistics determine the physical implementation. VALO30 is a Norwegian configuration, not a global floor-area standard. We assess materials, factory and level of completion per subsystem before locking the product.

From one home
to a network

The same building system can be used for one home or for sites where homes, shared spaces and technical modules change as needs evolve.

Create more value
from the land that already exists

Habitat can be used as a standardised housing and site system on land that is poorly utilised today. The goal is to make it easier to test, phase in and operate homes and shared functions without having to complete the entire development on day one.

Place capacity
where the need is

In a relocatable operating track, standardised foundations, lifting points, connections and technical packages can make relocation a planned part of operations. The network can increase or reduce capacity and move units between sites with the necessary permissions. A Habitat unit established as a stationary year-round home on VALO30 Foundation must not be assumed to be relocatable under the same financing model: disassembly and a new location require a separate assessment of permissions, rights and loan terms.

One accountable process. One understandable price

We want to learn from Norwegian operators that do more than sell a building. Omgi shows how engineering, building applications, foundation, infrastructure, production, transport and installation can be coordinated in one customer journey. Omgi delivers hotel rooms for tourism; VALO30 is planned as a standard home. Habitat must document its own suppliers, prices and responsibilities before making the same delivery promise.

Five parts.
One understandable agreement

Habitat can be established on owned or leased land. VALO30 with its Foundation, site preparation, right to the land, infrastructure, recurring operations and financing must therefore be described and priced separately. This is a proposed model, not a completed purchase offer or loan commitment.

The goal is for the buyer to see the total establishment cost and recurring cost before deciding, while the landowner and financing party have clear rights and obligations. No financing arrangement has yet been confirmed for Habitat.

Get started with the building application

Enter what you know about the site and home. Create a free application draft showing the information and attachments still missing. You can continue yourself or ask us to help through the rest of the process.

What must be ready before purchase?

VALO30 is a home core that can stand alone. The Habitat network with multiple homes and shared benefits is a separate project track for landowners, operators and municipalities. Both need a specific site, clear delivery responsibility and a verifiable cost basis before sale.

The pricing tool above shows an illustrative total when you enter site costs from your own estimates or offers. A binding offer requires documented prices, a specific site and a clarified delivery. Supplier, total price and financing arrangement are not yet confirmed.