Engineers Alex Stepura and Oleg Pogonyshev experienced first-hand the need to rapidly produce low-cost accommodation when the homes of their employees in Kyiv were destroyed. On the back of a napkin, they developed a fully modular home that can be built 99 per cent faster than a typical home, using a third of the energy. Under the name HOMErs, they now sell fully-furnished homes with central heating and running water for £14,500. The brand currently produces 10-15 homes each month, with hopes to expand production when a new plant opens in Slovakia next year…
