Business Chief USA – August 2019

COVER TECHNOLOGIES

For some, just buying a home isn’t

enough; building one from the ground

up to your exact specifications is all

that will suffice. Since 2014, local tech

and architecture startup Cover Tech-

nologies has been working to provide

custom-designed and built ‘backyard

studios’ to the residents of Los Ange-

les. Cover uses proprietary design

software and a precision manufac-

tured building system to deliver

exceptional modern design, functional-

ity, and energy performance,

in a fraction of the time of traditional

custom construction. The company’s

software generates three custom

designs in as little as three days. 

Cover maintains the studios make

for excellent short-term rental accom-

modation, studio space, home gyms,

offices and of course, potentially cheap

solutions for LA’s housing shortage.

According to Forbes, Cover can deliver

a 400 sq ft prefabricated structure

between $120,000 and $160,000.

In 2018, founders Alexis Rivas and

Jemuel Joseph were named to the

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CITY FOCUS | LOS ANGELES

AUGUST 2019