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Integrated Community Spaces Featuring Green Walls and Concrete Elements

Authors:
Sara Moshirian, Mohammad Kanisavaran, Fatemeh Hasanloo, Majid Kanisavaran
Integrated Community Spaces Featuring Green Walls and Concrete Elements

Project in-detail

Incorporating green walls and concrete elements, the design emphasizes a modular layout that promotes active community living through integrated social spaces.
5 key facts about this project
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Incorporates an extensive bike-pedestrian path for enhanced mobility.
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Utilizes prefabricated units to streamline construction efficiency.
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Features green walls that improve insulation and air quality.
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Design includes flexible spaces for co-living and community engagement.
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Acoustic barriers integrated within the facade to minimize noise pollution.

The design focuses on community living within an urban environment known for its vitality. Aimed at fostering social interactions while promoting healthy lifestyles, the complex serves as a residential space combined with amenities that enhance the quality of life. The design concept is built around modularity and flexibility, responding to the varied needs of its residents while also considering sustainability.

Design Concept and Organization

Central to the idea is a bike-pedestrian path that enables movement throughout the complex. This pathway supports an active lifestyle, allowing residents to navigate the space easily. The arrangement of buildings is based on clever pivots, specifically the "Y" and "Z" configurations. These create a central yard that encourages communal use and interaction among different parts of the development.

Affordable Housing Strategy

Affordability in this design goes beyond just lower prices; it combines quality with accessibility. The approach ensures that various occupants can enjoy their living environments. By integrating both private and public areas thoughtfully, the design promotes social connections, making it easier for residents to engage with one another and form a community.

Materials and Construction Techniques

Construction relies on prefabricated units, which help streamline the building process. Concrete slabs serve as a solid foundation for the structure. For sound control, glass facades and green walls are utilized, reducing noise and improving the environmental impact of the building.

Community Amenities

A range of facilities is incorporated into the design to enhance social interaction and convenience. These include areas for co-living, co-working, shopping, fitness, and cultural activities. This multifunctional environment supports a balanced lifestyle, allowing residents to seamlessly blend work, leisure, and social time.

Daylighting plays a crucial role in the design, with a focus on maximizing natural light within living spaces. This decision creates an inviting atmosphere and ensures that the interiors maintain a sense of openness and adaptability to different needs.

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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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