Modular Design
Design systems built from repeatable components that adapt to changing needs and contexts.
The Student Center As A Modular Space: A Timber Grid That Behaves Like a Street in Amsterdam
Shortlisted at Overseas Oasis 2020, a stacked wooden frame holds cafés, shops, studios and terraces in parts that can serve shifting demands.
Free modular unit: Timber-Framed Boxes That Divide a Site into Fixed and Shifting Ground
A kit of cut, rotated and spliced units lets people find their own place in space, sorting a large site into permanent rooms and movable terraces.
PLUG arquitectura modular Lifts a Modular Panel House above the Grasslands of Chapadmalal
In Chapadmalal on the Buenos Aires coast, a 124 m² house of panels and repeated bays turns a grassy plot into a case for modular living.
Supra-Simplicities Builds a Modular Steel House for a Retired Mother at the End of a Kaohsiung Alley
In Kaohsiung, Taiwan, a prefabricated steel grid replaces an aging concrete home and borrows a school sports field as its main outlook.
AABHAS -a sense of home
They build our cities, yet live without a place in them. This project reimagines housing for migrant workers-not as shelter, but as dignity. Modular, mobile, and co-created, it moves with them, grows with them, and uplifts their families with creche, workshops, and safe spaces. A home that respects culture, empowers women, and builds community.dfbhsetnhjsetn
PLUG arquitectura modular Lifts a 54 m² Black Cabin onto Posts Beneath the Peaks of Argentine Patagonia
In Villa Meliquina, Neuquén, a compact solar-roofed cabin in black corrugated metal and timber turns tall windows toward pines, peaks and night skies.
Symbiotic Pack: A Foldable Modular Balcony Inspired by Space Station Logic
A retrofittable balcony system that folds, connects, and redeploys along building facades to restore outdoor living in dense housing.
Dynamic Modules Shelter: A Telescopic Ring for Mountain Pilgrimage
A circular modular framework of steel, bamboo, and fabric grows vertically with demand, wrapping communal ground in adaptable shelter.
Framework: A Modular Housing System That Grows With Its Residents
Anna Szczepaniak proposes an expandable residential framework where inhabitants assemble their own flats within a shared structural grid.
Fold Bunk: A Foldable A-Frame Sleeping House for Pilgrimage Settlements
A modular dwelling that compresses into a flat transportable package and unfolds into a timber A-frame pilgrims village unit.
Modular Balconies: A Kit-of-Parts System That Lets Residents Design Their Own Outdoor Spaces
A 50 x 50 cm modular grid transforms identical balcony footprints into gardens, gyms, reading nooks, and social spaces shaped by daily life.
TOP HAT!: A Parametric Roof Truss That Gives Old Buildings New Balconies
A modular framework perches atop existing residential blocks, deploying customizable balconies, screens, and social spaces across rigid façades.
Connect: A Kit-of-Parts Playground Built by the Children Who Use It
A modular system of poles, ropes, and reclaimed materials turns refugee camp play into an act of collective construction and spatial learning.
Container City
A modular lifestyle, a modular housing design challenge
Hi, I have some questions about the competition. 1- Can we use metric ? 2- Do we need a specific site for the project?
1. Yes you can use metric units - Its rather preferred 2. No you dont have to, it can be based on something hypothetical entirely.
hi, Registration via pay pal is not possible from here. Can we use credit card for the payment of the fee?
Hi Ulku, Please use Razorpay.
hello, I want to say that I am enormously disappointed, to see that the members of the jury do not take account of the constraints announced on the contests, it is thus the last time that I would participate in a contest on this site. to argue my point, I would take container city as an example with a constraint: 1- 15 sea containers maximum, while on the selected projects, there were entire cities with container 2-additions and extension limited to 15%, while on the selected projects some have largely exceeded this limit. 3- 4 containers cannot be stacked on top of each other. some have built towers. So if you do not take into account the constraints announced and you prefer to privilege the presentation instead of the design, and the respect of the specifications, no longer offer constraints if they are of no use. many were sanctioned because they applied themselves to meet the specifications that you posted online. thank you for taking these remarks into account.
Dear Ahmed, We understand the emotion behind the feedback. Its very unfortunate to know that you had a bad experience with our website and we want to know how can we do better. To make our position clear, projects in the shortlist do not have any connection to our website nor the creators have been endorsed with any special advantages. Every participating team is as real and has put in honest work like you must've too. Particularly in the context of Container city, we were well aware this scenario may arise due to some special conditions in the brief. While we try as much as possible to ensure there is fair judging in the competition, for the first time we tried to open the scrutiny via a peer review system as well to ensure all the feedback like the ones you shared are also taken into account while making review process and not after the results are out. https://uni.xyz/journal/new-update-appeal-period-desc-changes-to This was emailed specifically to every participant entering into the competition to voice out if a project was out or in. We have mostly taken all the appeals in to consideration and found out many of them were true. A few of them were forced too. If a project appealed against was still considered, we have left comment below the project on how and why the project made it. Despite all of this effort, it sometimes is disheartening to know that it has left a feeling of bitterness within a valued member of our community. If you have any particular feedback or a project to report you can write to the competition control directly here: competitioncontrol@uni.xyz .
hello and thank you for having taken my words into account, I would like to point out that I have never questioned the method of running the competitions, I only emphasized the objectivity of the members of the jury who should first of all base their judgment as a priority on the application of the specifications then check the other points (presentation ...)the jury also had to pay attention to the openings (windows and bay windows) because the container is fragile, it cannot be pierced on very large openings as it weakens it and makes the superposition of the containers on top of each other fragile. we are not on design only, there is a very important technical aspect as well. best regards ahmed
Creative Board: A Modular Kit That Turns Refugee Settlements into Playgrounds
Standardized components cut, fold, rotate and reconnect to produce play structures, learning spaces and communal gathering environments.
In One, Many, In Many, One: A Shipping Container Becomes a Modular Play System
A travelling container carries lightweight play volumes into refugee settlements, then stays behind as a community anchor.
(UN)BOX: A 2m x 2m Module Turns Refugee Camp Scarcity into Spatial Possibility
A modular framework distributes play, learning, and community space through the congested fabric of a refugee settlement.
Reclaiming Childhood: Modular Play Architecture Designed for Refugee Camps
A 2x2x2 metre timber module that stacks, connects, and adapts to give displaced children agency over their own spaces for learning and play.
Kids Need Fun + Play: A Bamboo Kit of Parts That Lets Children Write Their Own Playground
Olivia Webb's shortlisted entry builds play from a repeatable 2 x 2 x 2 metre bamboo cube that climbs, shelters, plants and gathers as sites demand.
Will we get access to Rhino + grasshopper or should we download or have them prior to entry?
Dear Mariam, You require to have access to these tools prior to workshop. You can get the trial versions from here: https://www.rhino3d.com/
I already have Rhino 6 with Grasshopper, so I was wondering that is good for the workshop? I saw in email that recommended me to get Rhino 7.
Hi Jinchen, the workshop is heavily reliant on SubD's which is a new feature in Rhino 7. You should have Rhino 7 installed for the workshop.
Hi, I wonder if there is a compulsory site or is it up to us? Thanks!
Hi Deniz, the site is up to you, although we appreciate you showcasing how the context affected your design decisions.