PREVI (Proyecto experimental de vivienda), (Experimental Housing Project), was a strategic low-cost project for experimental mass housing in Peru, … [Read more...]
The One-Room Apartment by Cornelius Meyer (1689)
Cornelis Meijer (Cornelius Meyer) (1629-1701) was a Dutch hydraulics engineer that came to Rome in 1680 to assist in the design of the banks of the … [Read more...]
The City in the Space by Ricardo Bofill and Taller de Arquitectura (1970)
In 1970, Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill and his Taller de Arquitectura worked on a huge housing complex called La Ciudad en el Espacio (The City in … [Read more...]
Understanding the Grid /1: Michel Ecochard’s Planning and Building Framework in Casablanca
French architect Michel Ecochard, also trained as an archeologist, was the director of the Morocco Department of Urban Planning from 1946 to 1952 … [Read more...]
The Narkomfin Building in Moscow (1928-29): a Built Experiment on Everyday Life
The Narkomfin Building (Dom Narkomfin) in Moscow was designed by Moisei Ginzburg and Ignatii Milinis in 1928 to host collective housing for employees … [Read more...]
Almost Metabolist: The New Sky Building #3 by Yoji Watanabe
The New Sky Building #3 is a 1972 project by Yoji Watanabe built in Higashi-Shinjuku, Tokyo. The building is made up of a central core, which … [Read more...]
“Habitat and the City”: Competition Entry by Neutelings, Wall, De Geyter and Roodbeen (1990)
In 1990 the "Competition Habitatge i Ciutat" (Housing and City) was promoted by the review Quaderns of Barcelona. The entry by W.J. Neutelings, A. … [Read more...]
Cedric Price ‘Housing Research’ (1971) and the ‘Steel House’ (1967)
Published in a supplement of Architectural Design in 1971, this research project by architect Cedric Price is an investigation on "the good life". … [Read more...]
Musgum Mud Huts
The traditional dwellings of the Musgum tribe in Cameroun consisted of sun-dried mud huts of a shell shape. Each domestic structure (also called … [Read more...]
Learning from the Casbah: Horizontal Housing Units in Rome by Adalberto Libera
Adalberto Libera's "Unità orizzontale" (Horizontal Unit) in the Tuscolano neighborhood in Rome is an experimental housing complex built in the city … [Read more...]
A City Made of Rooms : The “Neue Stadt” of Köln (1961-1964) by O.M. Ungers
In 1957 the urban planning department of Köln decided to develop a new satellite-town of 100,000 inhabitants (Neue-Stadt) in the northern … [Read more...]
How to Isolate Yourself and Inhabit Everywhere: Absalon’s Living Cells (1991-1993)
The inhabitation cells ("Cellules d'habitation") are six living pods for a single person designed by Israeli-born artist Absalon. After leaving his … [Read more...]
Walls as Rooms /4 : The Hakka Tulou (Community Housing for Equals)
Mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries, the Tulou are large fortified buildings representing a specific and traditional housing type of … [Read more...]
