Concept Note

LaaS - Life-as-a-Service, the new paradigm for an affordable, futuristic, care-free, Eco-friendly & sustainable lifestyle solution

Here are the details of the project which can be a prospective business idea.

Everyone world over thought COVID-19 has disrupted our lives, on the contrary, actually this global catastrophe of epic proportion has taught us many new things which will be the new norms of the future way of living.

Now make way for the latest disruptor LAAS - LIFE AS A SERVICE after TASS – TRANSPORTATION AS A SERVICE following SAAS which is by now well known.

Here is an excellent idea for a new global order of business & economy, what I call Life-as-a-Service (LaaS) that can change the lives of masses of the whole world. This is a revolutionary new concept of Life process re-engineering in the post-COVID-19 era with the optimisation of resources with the appropriate use of the relevant vast array of emerging technologies.

Life for everyone starts at HOME, the citadel where members of the family live, grow and rejuvenate in the realm of love & emotion longing for eternal peace.

And the family is the first building block of the Society.

All the economic activities start from meeting the requirements of the family whether it is in cities, towns or villages.

1.       To meet the financial needs of the family, the Husband/wife goes to work in places like farms, factories, offices, educational institutions, medical establishments and various others.

2.       The money they earn is used for:

a)      The payment of rent of the house or instalments towards repayment of housing loan and utility bills like electricity, internet, telephone, water, heating & cooking gas etc.

b)      The purchase of groceries, fruits & vegetables and other food items for cooking meals for family members.

c)       Expenses towards the purchase of clothing etc.

d)      Transportation expenses.

e)      Payment to domestic help, if any.

f)       The educational expenses of children.

g)      Medical expenses of the family.

First, towards the requirement of residential accommodation, we try to follow the evolutionary process of the problem of housing over the centuries.

In agrarian societies, the masses used to live in villages in simple hutments.

But over the years, due to loss of per capita income resulting from the fragmentation of landholdings among an increasing number of family descendants led to the migration of population to urban industrial centres in the search of a new source of livelihood.

Most of the industrial centres, in the beginning, had dedicated family quarters close to the factory sites.  But as the townships grew, there started a haphazard growth of housing conglomerations with negligible required infrastructure.

Gradually, urban housing has become a big problem all over the industrial world. Very little socially relevant affordable housing schemes are found. Mostly the real estate sector runs in a disorganised manner in most parts of the world & builders’ lobby is very powerful in almost any country. Urban land is always in short supply; there is a huge unholy nexus between politicians, builders and the underworld. As a result, common citizens find it very difficult to own a house/flat and more so to rent a place as the prices are sky-rocketing everywhere.

Financing also is not easy and there is a cost & time overrun in almost all projects leading to extreme harassment to citizens.

Even if somebody buys an accommodation in a certain locality of a city, there is no guarantee that his / her next lucrative job will be easily accessible from his owned place. Also, if there is a better job opportunity in another city, he/ she have to pack everything and relocate.

All the points are taken into consideration, for many people it will be a good option if good furnished rented accommodation with essential social amenities is made available.

LaaS starts with this new concept of FLEXIHOMES whose features are:

1.       These are situated in a cluster containing 500 units of studio apartments.

2.       Each studio apartment is having a carpet area of around 300sf.

3.       Each studio will have 10’x22’ living/bedroom, 6’x8’ Bathroom/Toilet, 4’x5’ Kitchenette/passage, 4’x3’Balcony.

4.       If someone needs more space, they can get two/three attached studios with inside connected doors like in the adjacent hotel rooms.

5.       Furniture: 1 double (wall folded) Murphy bed with side tables, 1 folding Study table, 1 glass top centre table, 3-door Wardrobe with attached Dresser, 32” LED TV, Stereo Music System, 175 Litre fridge, Microwave & Split A/C, Modular Kitchenette with Induction heater & Electric kettle. Toilet will have centrally supplied hot & cold RO quality water with Exhaust fan. All electrical wirings are concealed.

6.       The apartments will be in a multi-storied building (G+5) with 100 flats in 5 wings per floor

 (2x8 + 2x8 + 2x18 + 2x8 + 2x8)

7.       The floors will be served by 4 lifts and 2 staircases placed in between the wings.

8.       The Ground floor & Roof of the building are common areas to be utilised for Community Kitchen, Dining Rooms, Laundry, Covered area for kids’ crèche, Mini Junior School, Yoga centre cum Mini Theatre hall, Utility Store etc.

9.       Ground-level open space will have open-air sports facilities and swimming pool in a well maintained natural environment with plants & decorative flower beds. Also, there will be a Kennel for pets. Walking pathways will be laid in a way to give the whole complex a pleasant and sophisticated look.

10.   The rooftop will be partially covered by Solar panels with a roof garden for evening dinner parties & other social activities. The Solar generator can reduce the electric bills to a great extent and provide emergency lighting for free.

11.    Bio-gas plant using all food residues as also Rainwater harvesting and water recycling plant will be located at the ground level.

12.   A qualified resident Medical Doctor will be available 24x7.

13.   No separate domestic help will be required.

14.   Community transport to nearest travel nodes like Metro or Bus stations will be available.

15.   The staff employed in various activities in the operation will also be resident in the same complex and there will be double benefit for them by getting employed on-site.

16.   And no need to go to markets to purchase daily family requirements as everything required for prepared food will be supplied at-site thereby reducing the cost due to mass purchase. This is not only cost-saving & time-saving but also saving the environment as it means reduction in the generation of packing waste in a big way. Some other domestic requirements will be available from the campus utility store.

The best part is nobody buys the apartments but it is on Service charge like a reasonable monthly rent in various parts of any city. People do not require to own the flat and the rent they pay goes to the same Company where they can invest their available savings i.e they are the owners themselves.

Financial Info:

1. Anybody wanting to participate in the program has to pay around US$.1000/- towards the share of the parent Ownership Company. 

2. Say a furnished flat cost US$.40,000 which a person selects to live in. Then annually he has to pay to say 6% means US$.2400 towards the rent for the flat. The other maintenance fees will have to be paid extra according to the location & country. The rent goes to the same ownership company of which he is a shareholder.

3. If he can make some personal savings after paying the rent & meeting his household & other family expenses, he can deposit the same with the Company at the end of the year which will reduce the rent next year what he has to pay, Say, he manages to deposit US$.4,000/- then next the year he has to pay 6% of US$ (40,000-4,000) i.e 6% of US$.36,000 towards the rent. The best part is his saving remains liquid and therefore, easily accessible for any emergency.

THEY CAN JUST MOVE IN WITH THEIR SUITCASES AND START LIVING IN AN AREA/CITY OF THEIR CHOICE AND LIVE THERE AS LONG AS THEY WANT BY PAYING A REASONABLE RENT. And, it saves the hassle and money that is wasted in relocation. It can also help generate a lot of employment in the organised sector. With high mobility required for a flourishing career in today’s fast-changing economic scenario, the idea is futuristic and the start-up can be a breakthrough model in this IT-age.

The concept of FLEXIHOMES INTERNATIONAL takes into consideration of all the problems of housing in a packaged manner and will help to plug all wastages and give the masses a good value for their money with all conveniences. And after all, there is an adage “FOOLS BUILD HOUSES AND INTELLIGENT PEOPLE LIVE IN THEM”. There is no need to own a house to make it a HOME to live in & enjoy life.

THIS IS A BRAND NEW SOCIAL VENTURE WHERE ALL STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE IMMENSELY BENEFITTED. THIS PROJECT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED AS A UNIVERSAL SOLUTION GLOBALLY AND SHOULD BECOME A MOVEMENT/CAMPAIGN TOWARDS TOTAL ERADICATION OF THIS LONG-STANDING SOCIAL PROBLEM.