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Fostering Community Through Seasonal Adaptability and Natural Integration

Author:
Victor Sierra
Fostering Community Through Seasonal Adaptability and Natural Integration

Project in-detail

With a core design inspired by the Fibonacci growth model, the structure emphasizes seasonal adaptability and natural light to create a communal heart for social interaction and engagement.
5 key facts about this project
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Inspired by the Fibonacci sequence, promoting natural growth and flow in design.
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Features a central kitchen that fosters intimate social interactions among users.
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Seasonal adaptability allows for seamless transitions between indoor and outdoor spaces.
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Maximizes natural light and ventilation through open layouts and design elements.
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Emphasizes community connection with multifunctional event spaces.

The design explores a concept inspired by the Fibonacci growth model, presenting a thoughtful approach to space and functionality. The setting encourages interaction with the surrounding environment, ensuring essential needs are met while fostering a sense of community. The overall layout combines practicality with a connection to nature, creating areas that support different activities and promote social engagement.

Core Spaces

The design features key areas that lay the groundwork for the entire structure. Bathrooms and service areas form the trunk of this project, focusing on fundamental requirements for both the building and its users. These core spaces provide important amenities, ensuring functionality and convenience for occupants. This emphasis on essential facilities encourages users to form a meaningful relationship with their environment.

Event Space

Flowing outward from the core, an event space serves as the lungs of the building. This area is filled with light and fresh air, promoting a lively atmosphere for activities such as dancing and exercising. The thoughtful arrangement of indoors and outdoors highlights how the spaces interact, enhancing the overall experience for those who inhabit them. Connections to nature are prioritized, providing an encouraging backdrop for various gatherings.

Communal Heart

In the center of the layout lies the kitchen, designed as a minimalistic space where social interaction takes place. This communal heart allows users to gather for meals, share stories, and connect with one another. The open design creates an inviting atmosphere, emphasizing the importance of relationships in a shared environment. In this way, the kitchen serves not only as a functional area but also as a vital hub for community life.

Seasonal Adaptability

Adaptability is an important feature of the design, catering to seasonal changes in usage. The kitchen and event space can comfortably accommodate indoor activities during colder months. In warmer weather, they provide easy access to the backyard, seamlessly extending the living space outdoors. This flexibility encourages year-round use, reflecting thoughtful design choices that enhance the experience of both the building and its occupants.

The overall design captures the essence of connectivity, focusing on fluid transitions between spaces while maximizing natural light and air flow. Each detail is carefully considered to foster an environment that supports well-being and social interaction.

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MICROHOME 10: Celebrating Small-Scale Living with €100,000 Prize Fund and Kingspan’s Innovation

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Competition organisers

The MICROHOME 10 competition invites participants to submit visionary designs for off-grid, modular microhomes that push the limits of sustainable, small-scale living. Organised by Buildner in partnership with Kingspan and Hapi Homes, this tenth edition sets the challenge of designing a dwelling for two people within a maximum floor area of 25 m², encouraging bold solutions adaptable to any urban or rural location. The competition continues Buildner’s mission to foster innovative approaches to compact, energy-efficient housing that can address pressing global challenges.

This year’s edition offers a generous total prize fund of €100,000, including the Kingspan Award for designs that integrate high-performance Kingspan products and the Hapi Homes Award for a project selected for real-world construction. In addition to cash prizes, the winners gain international exposure through Buildner’s media partnerships, publications, and a dedicated MICROHOME magazine, further amplifying their ideas to the wider architectural community.

Key dates for MICROHOME 10 include the closing date for registration on 25 September 2025, the submission deadline on 29 October 2025 (11:59 p.m. London time), and the announcement of winners on 9 December 2025. These milestones ensure participants have clear timelines to develop and present their concepts, with early registration discounts available to support students and emerging designers worldwide.

MICROHOME

Design a new small-scale home concept in the 10th edition of MICROHOME — 100,000 € prize + construction

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Eligibility Open to all
Final registration deadline 25 September 2025

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