Housing Shortage
Architectural and design solutions addressing housing accessibility, affordability, and innovative residential models.
HAH - Hexagonal Affordable Housing
Abbreviated as HAH for 'hexagonal affordable housing', the design is for a mid-rise residential building comprised of 84 trapezoidal housing cells that are attached to a structural grid and slide in and out, much like drawers in a dresser. It explores various lighting concepts and the Japanese shinchintaisha movement through a modern, technological lens.
Implementing Traditional methodologies in incremental housing model
This dissertation explores the integration of traditional architectural methodologies into incremental housing models, aiming to create contextual and adaptable living environments. The research investigates how vernacular principles, construction techniques, and spatial practices can inform contemporary housing approaches while allowing residents to gradually evolve and personalize their homes.
Cuatro Cero Cuatro Arquitectura Lines Up Five Identical Beach Houses on Peru's Northern Coast
In Zorritos, five friends split a narrow beachfront lot into a modular housing complex tuned to equatorial sun and Pacific breezes.
Heim Balp Architekten and Pablo Pita Arquitectos Revive a Porto Workers' Village as 40 Hospitality Units
A labyrinthine 19th-century working-class 'ilha' in central Porto finds new clarity through subtraction, oak, and a muted grey palette.
the Plug-in House
A fresh new design that utilises condensed urban areas in a smart way. This lego-like House shows the future living style: fun, relaxing, efficient, and flexible. A plug-in system allows occupants to design, customize, and set up by their needs and assemble each unit into the whole building.
Arqtipo Stacks Trapezoidal Brick Balconies into a Buenos Aires Housing Tower
Ten apartments on a narrow corner lot in Villa Urquiza use perforated brickwork as climate screen, privacy filter, and urban identity.
Studio Frozen Music Replaces a Generic Nashik Tower with a Stepped Brick and Concrete Housing Block
A 53,000-square-foot apartment building in Nashik, India, trades the typical floor-plate tower for staggered terraces and perforated brick screens.
Housing Version 2.0: Vertical Neighborhoods That Breathe in Mumbai's Dense Fabric
A thesis project layers commerce, community, and modular housing into a single tower that reimagines dense urban living in Mumbai.
Ramdam Architectes and palast Build 81 Homes from Prefabricated Hempcrete in a Nantes Barracks
A former military compound in central Nantes becomes a residential hamlet built with hemp-lime walls and a timber frame structure.
Housing Problems & Objectives
From analyzing the survey data & settlement patterns, the research findings can be sorted into defining specific problems and design objectives.
HOME FOR THE ESCAPED - Transitional Housing for the Rohingya refugees
The experience of becoming homeless is coupled with the experience of losing a sense of place and belonging in this world. The transitional shelters goal is to design a more humane environment that restores dignity and identity to the abandoned Refugees.
Plugin House: Modular Housing Tackles Tehran's Urban Regeneration Crisis
A shortlisted prefabricated housing scheme replaces worn-out fabric in District 17 with courtyard-centered modular blocks and flexible interiors.
Yotta in Yocta: Multigenerational Living Compressed into a Narrow Urban Infill
A People's Choice winner stacks three generations across three levels in one of Coimbatore's most congested neighborhoods.
CALEM
Provide housing to serve family members, with diverse economic needs while providing opportunities for those simi lar interests.
De-commodifying People: A Transgressive Approach to Social Housing in Mumbai
Redefining Housing as a Right, Not a Commodity: Creating Communities with Dignity and Equity in Mumbai.
De-commodifying People: A Transgressive Approach to Social Housing in Mumbai
Thesis Abstract
Could office buildings that are currently empty be the solution to housing shortages?
As cities struggle with an overabundance of office space and a shortage of housing, architects are considering converting offices into apartments
