Introduction

COMPETITION ORGANISERS
Milan Affordable 
Housing Challenge

Buildner is pleased to present the results to the Milan Affordable Housing Challenge!

This competition is part of Buildner’s Affordable Housing series, in partnership with ARCHHIVE BOOKS, showcasing projects that invent new means for driving down housing prices. Designers were tasked with proposing a flexible, innovative, pilot- phase concept for affordable housing within and around Milan, Italy. Buildner’s Affordable Housing design series posits that there is no one right answer to making housing affordable. Today, a host of new ideas and platforms are enabling people to own or purchase homes. These creative methods include everything from community co-living facilities, to 3D-printed homes, stackable modular homes, new zoning policies and new forms of transit-oriented development.

This competition tasked participants with proposing design-related solutions to the city’s housing crisis. They were encouraged to submit flexible solutions to accommodate a range of unit sizes including families, single professionals, and couples. There was no set competition site or scale, and participants were encouraged to be as creative as possible. The jury sought projects that challenge typical ideas of housing, design, and the community at large, while at the same time maintaining a practical element that could potentially see these designs realized.

Buildner collaborated with a regional and international interdisciplinary jury panel: Gian Luca Barone is an Associate Director of Zaha HadidArchitects in London, who has worked on projects including the Milan City Life Tower and the headquarters of Fendi, consulted for the Province of Milan planning authority, and graduated with a degree in architecture with a Masters from Milan Polytechnic; Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi are architects and co-founders of Milan-based OBR; Grazia Comai is a Senior Landscape Architect at London-based Townshend Landscape Architects and is a registered landscape architect with over ten years’ experience working on a diverse range of public realm projects; Piermattia Cribiori is a co- founder of Milan-based Atelierzero, and graduated from the Politecnico di Milano in 2009; Søren Leth is a partner and co-founder of SLETH based in Aarhus, Denmark; Francesca Perani is an architect and designer who established Francesca Perani Enterprise, an award winning studio based in Bergamo, Italy and co-founded the activist project RebelArchitette advocating for equality in Architecture; Maria Alessandra Segantini is the founding partner and director of C+S Architects, with offices in Treviso, Italy and London, UK, named Italian Architect of the Year 2022, and received the award of the Italian Chamber of Architects (CNAPPC); and Michele Rossi is a partner and co-founder of Milan-based Park Associati, as well as a teacher at the Politecnico di Milano where he is also as a member of the Board of Advisors.

Buildner and its jury panel thank all individuals and teams that submitted proposals.

We sincerely thank our jury panel
for their time and expertise

Gian Luca Barone

Associate Director of Zaha Hadid Architects

UK

Tommaso Principi

architect and co-founder of OBR

Italy

Paolo Brescia

architect and co-founder of OBR

Italy

Grazia Comai

Townshend Landscape Architects

United Kingdom

Piermattia Cribiori

co-founder of Atelierzero

Italy

Søren Leth

Partner and Co-founder, SLETH

Denmark

Francesca Perani

Francesca Perani Enterprise

Italy

Maria Alessandra Segantini

founding partner and director of C+S Architects

Italy

Michele Rossi

Partner and Co-founder of Park Associati

Italy

1st Prize Winner +
Buildner Student Award

Project name

MILANO SUPER FLAT

We participate in architecture vision competitions when we have spare time during our school work. The value we derive from participating in these competitions is that they enhance our vision, challenge us to consider design issues that we may not encounter within the university, and introduce new ideas into our future careers. Moreover, it is a valuable avenue for us, as young architecture students, to continue expressing ourselves.

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Authors
Ziyong Mu
Xuanchang Zhang
Jinglin Wu
Country
Japan
+172 points Buildner University Rankings
  • 10/10 Linework
  • 10/10 Quality of drawings
  • 10/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 10/10 Hierarchy
  • 9/10 Annotation
  • 9/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 10/10 Quality of overall presentation

2nd Prize Winner

Project name

a no(n)-stop city

Architecture competitions of this nature enable individuals to challenge and offer fresh approaches to existing design dogmas. They provide an incredible opportunity to break away from conventional means of execution and present a different perspective to a wider audience. Competitions aid in facilitating change within the profession through exposure and discussion, fostering both personal and professional growth. They serve as a great platform for experimentation, functioning as a laboratory to unpack and test design philosophies.

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Chang Yuan Max Hsu
Country
United States
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 10/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 9/10 Hierarchy
  • 6/10 Annotation
  • 9/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 9/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 9/10 Quality of overall presentation

3rd Prize Winner

Project name

RE-PARK

At CEB, we participate in architecture competitions for several reasons. Firstly, it provides us with an opportunity to compete with established companies, showcasing our skills and making a distinctive contribution. Secondly, we highly value the experience of competing with renowned names in the architecture community and receiving their feedback. Ultimately, participating in competitions enhances our reputation and fuels our professional and creative growth.

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Ahmed Elkhateb
Mohammed Elkhateb
Omar Adel Elgebely
Ahmed Negm
Country
Egypt
  • 8/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 9/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 9/10 Hierarchy
  • 7/10 Annotation
  • 8/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 9/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 9/10 Quality of overall presentation

Buildner Sustainability Award

Project name

rail community

I have participated in several architectural competitions with the purpose of not only winning awards but, more importantly, challenging myself and stepping out of my comfort zone. This allows me to continuously engage in critical thinking and remain focused on design. Additionally, participating in these competitions enables me to contemplate various social issues, and I am eager to contribute towards finding solutions for them.

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Author
Zunyi Zhou
Country
China
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 9/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 9/10 Hierarchy
  • 8/10 Annotation
  • 8/10 Text
  • 9/10 Clarity of story
  • 9/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 9/10 Quality of overall presentation

Honorable Mentions

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Project name

THE NEW LIFE OF THE URBAN VOIDS

Authors
Olha Holubova
Oleksandr Kolesnikov
Serhiy Ilchenko
Country
Ukraine
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
Project name

KIOMA

Authors
Martin Huba
Ofir Albag
Country
Slovakia
Project name

UNI.CO. Upper Village

Authors
Maria giada Di baldassarre
Elisa Di emidio
Country
Italy
Project name

New dream factory

Authors
De-yu Hou
Gen Luo
You-Wei Jhang
Country
Taiwan
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
Project name

living rooftops

Author
Gaby Khoriaty
Country
United Arab Emirates
Project name

[Re]OCCUPY the ‘Home’: A strategy for residence marketing and place-making

Authors
Mina hazal Taşcı
Zeyneb Taşcı
Rumeysa Temel
Ceyhun Ömür
Country
Turkey

Shortlisted projects

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Greco Pirelli Residences

Theophanis Ionides
Cyprus

Case Di Frequenza

Liah Jimenez

Univeridad Iberoamericana

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Dominican Republic

ALIMENTARIA

Alejandro Borrachia
Ambra Pecile
Linda Roveredo
Italy

SCAFF-HOUSING

Defne Akalın
Turkey

Functional Fractal

Aspen Randolph

University of Colorado Boulder

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

SILVA VERTICALE

Lía Saba

Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Dominican Republic

Prosocial Acensions

Sebastian Sanders
Aiden Paul Liu
Nick Hild

University of Colorado Boulder

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

MOTRA Housing

Yin seng Ng
Li Ju
Singapore

Modular solution

Claudia Petrin
Daria Mustashkina
Tardu Aslanoğlu
Carl Yan

Politecnico di Milano / Polytechnic University of Milan

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Italy

Nido

Malek Rezkou

Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Germany

Planting Housing in Milan

Yeokyeong Kim

Sejong University, 세종대학교

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
South Korea

E-Community

世晗 刘
珺潇 任
泓池 陈
China

Métamorphosis

Tamara Kliuk
Rémi Bonin
Canada

MILANO SUPER FLAT

Ziyong Mu
Xuanchang Zhang
Jinglin Wu

Tokyo Institute of Technology

+172 points Buildner University Rankings!
Japan

UNI.CO. Upper Village

Maria giada Di baldassarre
Elisa Di emidio
Italy

rail community

Zunyi Zhou
China

[Re]OCCUPY the ‘Home’: A strategy for residence marketing and place-making

Mina hazal Taşcı
Zeyneb Taşcı
Rumeysa Temel
Ceyhun Ömür
Turkey

Self-defining : prefabricated module community

钱明 林
Jiacheng Liang
Bolin Lu
Xingxuan He
China

RE-PARK

Ahmed Elkhateb
Mohammed Elkhateb
Omar Adel Elgebely
Ahmed Negm

Consultant Engineer Bureau

Egypt

living rooftops

Gaby Khoriaty
United Arab Emirates

AFFORDABLE + FLEXIBLE HOUSING VIA MODULAR ARCHITECTURE

Kalia Avraam

The University of Nicosia, UNIC

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Cyprus

FACTORY ''VILLAGE''

Marie Stavridou

The University of Nicosia, UNIC

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Cyprus

AnotherVista

Xiaoyu Yang
United States

THE NEW LIFE OF THE URBAN VOIDS

Olha Holubova
Oleksandr Kolesnikov
Serhiy Ilchenko

Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Fine Arts

+72 points Buildner University Rankings!
Ukraine

scaffale

James Armstrong
Camila Sanchez rodriguez
Issy Rice
Amy Graham
United Kingdom

FlexGrid: Living with Green in Milan City

Yuto Kuroki

University of Wismar, Hochschule Wismar

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Germany

a no(n)-stop city

Chang Yuan Max Hsu
United States

Transient

John francis Javier marasigan
Manima Shakya
Janushan Nicalaus
Kavita Rajan
United Kingdom

KIOMA

Martin Huba
Ofir Albag
Slovakia

Stacking Shack : Milan Affordable Housing Concept

Andrew Intan
Benyamin Ramli
Indonesia

Casa di Ringhiera Revisited

Ricardo Rodriguez huerta
Mexico

Dolce casa

Nellie Lazzarini

Academy of Art University, USA

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Canada

M4EVERYONE

Michal Galuszka
Patryk Prychodko
Agata Golesna
Dominik Kowalski

Silesian University of Technology , Politechnika Śląska

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Poland

New dream factory

De-yu Hou
Gen Luo
You-Wei Jhang

National United University

+72 points Buildner University Rankings!
Taiwan

visione connaturata

Nan Fang
Sabrina yu ting Huang

Politecnico di Milano / Polytechnic University of Milan

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Italy

(RE)USE MILAN

Danilo Freguglia
Davide Ferrera
Italy

Stand By Me: Reclaiming the Walls as Commons

Tiancheng Cai
Pui Ki (Betty) Ng
Xian Chen

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

THE THIRD ROOM

Daniel Moreno verd
Spain