Future Housing and Workspace Design Competition

We live in a networked society where mobile information and digital connection connect us to anyone, from anywhere at any time. Mankind’s desire to develop more and newer technologies has transformed the way we work tremendously. This has changed people’s socio-spatial relationships. Our person-to-person relationships has become complex, affording a seamless transition between being physically present and digitally present at all times.

As we witness a shift in people’s lifestyles, the idea of home and the way they live is evolving from personal to more communal. Many apartment buildings with smaller private homes have the provision of bigger community spaces, ‘common living rooms’ for a social coalition. People today prefer living as well as working in a community of like-minded people that fosters socialization. According to urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg, people need three types of places to feel fulfilled: “Home- Private relief, Work - Economic engagement and Leisure- social integration.”

With rapid urbanization, the majority of the world’s population will be living in cities resulting in homes growing smaller and more expensive. Traffic being a current issue that needs to be dealt with will become an insuperable obstacle. People are choosing to blend work and life; exploring the world while continuing to work, giving rise to the growing trend of becoming a digital nomad. But this, ‘constantly on the move’, a trend has made it difficult for both: property owners and digital nomads to acquire and rent-out residency.

Is there a better solution for people who want to stay connected and at the same time want to continue their daily grind? 

The challenge here was to design a hybrid structure of a house and a workspace for digital nomads based in the distant future, 2030.

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: 

 

Magalie Munters, Founder & Architect, OOA | Office O architects, Belgium

Akshay Heranjal, Principal Architect, The Purple Ink Studio, India

Matthew Henning Griffith, Principal, In Situ Studio, United States

Some of the Best of competition projects as follows:

 

Winning Project: NOMADHOUSE

By: 小涵 董, 威达 王, 意 戴 & Zhuolin Song

Description: Future working and living space adapted to the characteristics of Singapore.

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Runner - Up: Micro-Tower

By: Collin Pierce

Description: Compact radial formations illustrate both a hybrid-form/ function to minimize the building footprint on the ground plane by using both High Density and Low-Density Micro- Towers. Modular basket-like structures consist of various sized petal formations each consisting of a dense array of vertical farming spaces and shared elevated pocket parks.

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People’s Choice: Nomad House

By: Elif Leblebici

 

Description: This proposal also serves as a critique of the current working environments. It is a hybrid housing and working model that allows renewal and flexibility to take place not only at the macro scale but also at the micro and mesoscale. This model discusses how technology, people and nature will interact in the future.

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Editor’s Choice: RUKO - Housing for Digital Nomads in 2030

By: Christine Sader

Description: RUKO, Housing for Digital Nomads of 2030 in Singapore, is a hybrid tower that explores the concept of an Asian neighborhood of shophouses and their programmatic uses and social experiences in a high rise.

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Editor’s Choice: HIERARCHY TOWERS

By: Gennadiy Kraev

Description: Humans as a social species still need communication, and digital communication cannot fully replace the real one. It is possible that people will prefer to work and live in communities of like-minded people, which will contribute to socialization.

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Editor’s Choice: Village 4 Network

By: Christodoulos Saraferas & Sotiris Grigoropoulos

Description: The concept is to create 4 independent villages – community sections that work together in a co-living and co-working network. The four villages are separated, but also connected by the horizontal section, which creates a green area. The building volume is designed to create an extra green terrace on every floor.

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Editor’s Choice: NomadHouse - Under Construction

By: 劉家宏

Description: In response to this increasingly fast-paced contemporary era with increasingly blurred boundaries between home and work, we have been thinking about what is the most suitable way for digital nomads to live today. Through the design of vehicles as residential units, we hope to create a building with the ever-changing preferences.

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Editor’s Choice: Treehouse@SG

By: Keith Lim, Chng Chee Hian, Diane Lee & Ashley Chen  

Description: Following the growth of a tree, adapting to different seasons and expansion of its inhabitants. Just as a tree offers food, shelter, and experiences, similarly, the Treehouse offers spaces for Live, Work, and Play.

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Editor’s Choice: 2030 Buzz Haus

By: Felix Liung & Hoi Ching Cheng

Description: Buzz Haus - utopia for digital nomads Realizing flexibility and connectivity. Buzz Buzz Buzz

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