Affordable heaven for the hustlers of tomorrow.

The context

With most of the young population working today to acquire basic security of livelihood and not investing in their lives for the long term (depreciating because of the ‘grind’) due to various social stigmas associated with not owning a home; create this rat-race. Cities being an economic platform that is constantly growing every day - equity of housing has become an issue as they turn more and more severe/unaffordable every day. Affordable housing is one of the measures taken by the government but is not enough considering the vast number of people pooling into the city every day to look for means of livelihood.

Hustle Hub is a housing design competition that explores not subsidized but optimized spaces to not just live but also create, build and move ahead.  

 

The Jury

The jury for the competition consisted of esteemed designers, professionals and academicians from around the world. The Lead Jurors for the competitions were as follows: 

Stanislav Belykh, Partner, OSA, Russia | Alexander Tsimailo, Co-founder, LLC Architectural Bureau, Moscow |  Nikolai Lyashenko, Co-founder, LLC Architectural Bureau, Moscow | Daniil Lorenz, Partner, DNK ag, Moscow Russia | Joel Kopli, Co-Founder and Principal Architect, KUU architects, Tallinn, Estonia | Dmitry Gusev, Project architect, "Ostozhenka" Architects Ltd, Moscow Russia | Andreas Frauscher, CEO, Architects Collective ZT-GmbH, Austria

 

The best projects

Winning project: 3 - LIVING 

By: Martyna Slowinska 

Description: The project proposal is aimed at Millennials who follow the 60s movement and instead of owning material goods they choose to own memories and experiences. At a time of digitalization, they have unlimited working possibilities. The '3-living' concept allows them to live 'free'. 

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Runner Up: HUSTLE HUB MOSCOW

By: Jiri Valenta & Igor Nesterov

Description: Hustle Hub isn't a universal solution for everyone. It is a reflection of our society and their desires about affordable housing. It aims for people who want to have a social life and meet other people with similar thoughts. People who have a strong connection with other people and be connected to the place. 

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Honorable Mentions: HUSTLE HUB- COOPERATIVE EMERGING COMMUNITIES

By: Alvaro Villacis

Description: The gregarious nature of the human being is the principal resource, is always easier to achieve the goals as a group, rather than an individual. The proposal's premise is that sharing spaces is an outstanding opportunity for the emergence of undetermined social dynamics that could foster the achievement of hustling youth's goals.

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Honorable Mentions : BUBBLE HUB

By: Татьяна Таратута & Данил Назаров 

Description: This is the place for millennials who aspire to make a new collective living. If we want to connect people, we ought to get rid of borders such as traditional walls, corridors and bring the different planning model instead. Our proposal suggests an experiment in which the proportion of public and private spaces is variable and the living space resembles a "village".

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Honorable Mentions: GREEN URBAN BANDAGE CO - LIVING HUB

By: Alexandra Kolyadina, Tatiana Iakovleva, & Xenia Shilkova

Description: Green urban bandage co-living hub sets the new paradigm of urban living: from grey to green, from passive to proactive, from owned to shared, from routine to experience. Friends are the new family: hub attracts creators and inventors with responsible environmental mindset.

 

People’s Choice Award: SOCIAL CORE

By: Deniz Tutucu, Gorkem Semersatan, & Yasemin Okumush 

Description: The multi-functional building mainly provide housing and social areas for its inhabitants. At the intersection of two sides of the L shaped building, there is a social core that includes shared space for inhabitants. Social core balances private and public space proportion by providing additional common space to private apartments.

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People’s Choice Award: DACHA IN THE CITY

By: Sahil and Punit, & Design Saransh

Description: Peeping through the history of Russian Housing, Kommunalkas as co-housing and Dachas as a weekend home, Hustle Hub finds a balance amongst and is 'DACHA' in the City where life is with nature.

 

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