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Translucent Facades and Lightweight Steel Create Adaptive Community Living Spaces

Author:
Elodie Fabre
Translucent Facades and Lightweight Steel Create Adaptive Community Living Spaces

Project in-detail

Utilizing lightweight steel structures and translucent facades, the design establishes adaptable living environments that seamlessly integrate urban and agricultural spaces.
5 key facts about this project
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Utilizes a modular design that allows for easy reconfiguration of living units.
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Incorporates a connection to existing transportation infrastructure for improved accessibility.
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Features large glass facades that enhance natural light and visual connectivity with nature.
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Integrates community spaces within an elevated walkway, promoting social interaction.
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Employs eco-friendly materials like charred wooden shingles for enhanced durability and aesthetics.

### Project Overview

Aero-Housing addresses the challenge of urban density through innovative architectural design within a 20 km testing track. Situated at the intersection of urban, suburban, and agricultural landscapes, the project aims to facilitate multifaceted uses of space that enhance environmental quality and improve infrastructural connectivity. By proposing smaller, sustainable urban environments linked by robust transportation networks, the design encourages a departure from traditional city-focused paradigms.

### Spatial Configuration and Materiality

The architectural layout features modular housing units that adapt to varying lifestyle needs, emphasizing flexibility in living arrangements. These units can be rearranged or augmented based on user preferences, promoting a responsive community framework. A prominent elevated bridge walkway connects different sections of the project, enhancing pedestrian mobility and fostering social interaction among residents.

Materials play a crucial role in the project's design ethos. The use of steel for structural frames ensures strength while maintaining a lightweight profile, particularly in cantilevered areas. Large glass facades promote natural light penetration and unobstructed views of the surrounding landscapes, while warm wood accents in interiors reinforce the approach to sustainability. Additionally, lightweight composite materials are utilized for modular components, facilitating ease of assembly and mobility.

### Integration with Transportation

Strategically located along a former track line, Aero-Housing establishes direct connections to urban centers and rural areas. This site choice reduces reliance on personal vehicles and encourages public transit use, aligning with sustainable transportation practices. The transformation of abandoned infrastructure into functional living spaces underscores a commitment to innovative urban resource management. Through this approach, Aero-Housing advocates for ecological living and aims to create community-centric environments that respond effectively to contemporary housing 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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