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Glass-Faced Hub Featuring Vinyl Listening Spaces in a Community Plaza

Authors:
Berenice Moran, Carlos Méndez
Glass-Faced Hub Featuring Vinyl Listening Spaces in a Community Plaza

Project in-detail

The building's glass façade invites community engagement while housing vinyl listening cabins and an open plaza, creating a multifunctional cultural and sports hub.
5 key facts about this project
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The building incorporates extensive glass panels to enhance visibility and engagement.
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Vinyl listening cabins offer a unique cultural experience for visitors.
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An open plaza serves as a central gathering space for community activities.
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The design emphasizes accessibility, promoting movement between various functions.
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Sustainable landscaping features trees that provide shade and sound barriers.

The Mango Vinyl Hub is located in Cesis, designed to function as both a cultural center and a sports facility. It aims to promote community interaction and engagement through a mix of recreational activities. The overall design seeks to revitalize the area, offering a gathering place that is welcoming and accessible to everyone.

Ground Floor Permeability
The ground floor features glass panels prominently in its façade. This design choice allows light to flood the interior and creates a sense of openness. The transparent walls invite people from outside to see what is happening within, fostering a connection between the activities inside and the community outside.

Central Hub Functionality
A key element of the layout is the Vinyl Hub, which serves as the central access point for visitors. This strategic placement helps people navigate easily between different areas and facilities. The design promotes movement throughout the space, making it simple for users to engage with both cultural and sports offerings.

Sustainable Design Elements
Sustainability is an important consideration in the project. Unused areas will be transformed into a plaza to host outdoor activities. This area will include trees, which provide shade and help reduce noise. Such features enhance the outdoor experience for visitors and create a pleasant environment for gatherings.

The design includes various facilities such as changing rooms, reception areas, and vinyl listening cabins. These elements contribute to a rich cultural experience and provide a functional space for both visitors and workers. Visual connections between exhibition areas and the production space highlight the relationship between different activities, promoting a sense of continuity throughout the hub.

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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

100,000 € Prize Fund / Kingpsan Edition #10 ideas COMPETITION
Prize 100,000 € + Potential realisation
Eligibility Open to all
Final registration deadline 25 September 2025

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