Designed by the Catalan architecture co-op Lacol, “La Borda” was built in the Sants neighborhood of Barcelona a little over a year before the pandemic hit. When Spain’s lockdowns (some of the strictest in Europe) went into effect, the communal nature of the building made it possible for residents to continue socializing in shared spaces like the kitchen, laundry, and multipurpose room, avoiding the severe isolation many in single-family dwellings experienced.

The 28-unit structure was also designed with enough flexibility to adapt to the needs of its members during a pandemic. “It was a privilege to live through COVID here,” says Cristina Gamboa, one of the two principal architects on the project and a resident of La Borda. “It showed that these spaces allow for the sort of interaction that wouldn’t be possible in a conventional apartment block. For example, the guest rooms couldn’t be used because no one was traveling, so they became workspaces.”

The idea of the cooperative development was hatched in 2011, when the abandoned Can Batlló industrial site was occupied by locals as part of a campaign to return the land to the community. The next year, a plan was formed to revitalize the area with a co-op residential building, as well as a school, bar/restaurant, publishing house, and carpentry workshop.

When the Lacol architects were tasked with creating the co-op, they outlined three fundamental principles for the project. The first was to “redefine the collective housing program” by encouraging social interaction in every corner of the design. All 28 living units, the kitchen-dining room, guest spaces, health and care rooms, storage, and patios are centered around a multi-story courtyard, providing for maximum community contact.

The second goal was to incorporate “sustainability and environmental quality.” The architects explain: “We started from the conviction that the best strategy is to reduce the initial demand of all the environmental vectors of the building (energy, water, materials, and waste), especially at the energy level, where we prioritized passive strategies to achieve maximum use of existing resources.” For example, 20 solar panels on the roof provide a quarter of the building’s energy needs.

Third, Lacol designers sought to foster user participation. The collective management of La Borda means that residents are in charge of determining the use of the space. The building is located on a piece of public land set aside for social housing that the co-op board can lease for up to 75 years. Co-op members do not own their flats and cannot sell or sublet them, emphasizing the “use value” above the “exchange value” of the units. While members do have to pay a one-time refundable fee of €18,500, the monthly rent is still 30 to 35 percent below market rates. With rents and housing prices climbing quickly, 80 percent of Spain’s 18 to 30-year-olds still live with their parents. Living spaces like La Borda would make it much more affordable for people to establish their own households. As a testament to its desirability, the co-op already has a 50-person wait list.

The Mies van der Rohe Foundation praised the design as “a role model and an active tool for promoting political and urban change from within the system, based on social, ecological, and economic sustainability.”

Lacol was awarded the honor and the €20,000 at an official ceremony on May 12th. The company adds that some of the money will be used for a celebratory dinner for the La Borda renters and those who helped make the project a reality.

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The already distinctively difficult market has become even more complicated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as many people have had to evaluate how they both live and work by either working from home or incorporating a hybrid home/work schedule. So where does this leave young professionals looking for affordable housing?

While the answer is complex, there are some developers looking to create affordable solutions when it comes to finding a place to call home.

Enter French developer Bouyges Immobilier, who launched a co-living company last year to create a new template for how “we rent, use, and share living spaces.” Pairing with the Paris-based architecture studio Cutwork, Immobilier’s aim is deceptively simple: an interior design concept that gives “working people, between 25 to 40 years old, [access to] high-quality, affordable living and a socially connected life…” But how does this lofty goal translate in real life?

To find the answer, look to LEGO.

Currently on display in Paris, the 26-square-meter PolyRoom prototype prefab unit is the ultimate building block creation translated into real-life housing. Designed to stack like LEGO bricks, the prefab modules are built using conventional construction methods — but instead of your standard cookie-cutter apartment units, these units are composed with residents’ ever-changing needs in mind, offering unique spaces to live, work, and adapt. To accomplish this, the modules were modeled to be literally transformative, equipped with movable furniture and clever storage solutions that maximize the living space and its potential for adaptation.

Based on the Japanese concept of washitsu, Cutwork co-founder and architect Antonin Yuji Maeno envisioned spaces that were multipurpose and flexible. He says, “It’s no longer about the amount of square meters [physical living space] we live in but about living in polyvalent spaces that are designed to be reconfigured to fit all our intimate and social needs.”

The bottom line? Residents have a home space that’s in flux and adaptable (yet comfortable), with plenty of options for living their best hybrid work/home lives. Plus, these prefab units can be created more quickly than more traditional building methods, stacking up like LEGO bricks into ready-to-move-in spots that hope to make their mark in the affordable housing sphere.

And just because the units act on the same principle as LEGO bricks doesn’t mean they’ll be dull, drab, and like those dreaded office cubicles stacked on end. Instead, Cutwork hopes to incorporate eco-friendly touches like balconies, facades, and rooftops full of native plants — lush, green spaces that interact with the local ecosystem instead of solely disrupting it. Hoping to open at least 15 of these sites by 2025 (that’s 2,500 PolyRoom bedrooms!), Bouyges Immobilier is ready to impress with these prefab beauties that are transformable and economical, efficient and eco-friendly.

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Amsterdam design studio The Invisible Party roots The Student Hotel in circular design principles, celebrating recycled and recyclable materials and building just about everything so it can be dismantled and reused or repurposed someday. Visibly recycled details include chairs made of vintage jeans, a bar made of milk bottle caps, and a confetti screed floor in restaurant “The Commons,” which also features wall-to-wall banquet benches, eclectic vintage furniture, soft curtains, and a variety of seating zones accommodating solo workers, small groups, and larger gatherings.

“The colorful wall cladding at the entrance consists of more than 100 tiles produced with recycled plastics,” the designers say. “Part of the boundary-blurring concept is creating many different functions on the ground floor. A gym, game area, and even the laundry were given a prominent place and contribute to the overall guest experience.”

TSH Collab, the co-working space, is one of the hotel’s most important functions. Meeting pods, study zones, library-style work tables, conference facilities, and privacy pods offer just about everything most remote workers look for in a public workspace, so there’s room to tap away on a laptop, make calls, brainstorm, and take breaks to socialize.

A short yellow staircase dotted with pillows and oval tables stretches nearly 100 feet to serve as a casual meeting or study area by day, though it can be easily transformed into an event space or auditorium for private events. At the top of the stairs is an atrium featuring a custom light installation made of fluorescent lines, which “brings magic and wonder to the room.” To keep this area from feeling overwhelming, the designers worked in a few cozy nooks and pods. Also splashed across surfaces throughout the public spaces are custom graphics and patterns with a technical theme, referencing computer grids and “aerodynamic shapes.”

The design is all targeted to appeal to Delft’s youthful and entrepreneurial spirit, as well as its industrial history. Much of the color scheme revolves around classic “Delft Blue,” the shade most famously seen in the city’s pottery and dishware, in combination with the Student Hotel’s own trademark colors, as seen in their other locations in places like Amsterdam, The Hague, Florence, Vienna, Maastricht, and Barcelona.

“The Student Hotel has a strong and distinct brand identity, but for each new location they seek a genuine connection with the city, the neighborhood, and the community. For Delft, we tapped into the technical DNA and history of the city as the basis for our project research. This ultimately gave this project its own identity and experience within the lines of the brand,” notes Vivian van Schagen, founder and Creative Director of The Invisible Party.

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2020 was a year that made us all reexamine how we define the word “home.” Naturally, architectural research initiative Arch Out Loud’s annual competition exploring the “future of home” was filled with ideas about life in a post-pandemic world, as well as solutions to more traditional concerns like climate change and scarcity of resources. The winners creatively wove their utopian desires into conceptual structures, incorporating everything from work/life balance to bio-hacking and even prison recidivism into their new visions for our most personal sanctuaries.

Overall Winner: Shadow Housing

Invented by Jeffrey Liu and Haylie Chan, “Shadow Housing” embodies the values of communal living while using the sun as a guide for daily work activities.

Pointing out that COVID-19 has ruptured the “boundary between office and the home,” the idea suggests that we no longer need to place an “emphasis on productive labor over unwaged housework.” Instead, Shadow Housing integrates an open-air live/work commons that “tethers the workday to the movement of the sun.” The development is proposed to exist in the amenable climate of Los Angeles, with each unit having a ground floor of two private rooms and enclosed patio rooms, and a shared rooftop living area divided by shadow-casting walls. Those walls would be precisely designed to alternately shade work spaces and domestic labor throughout the day, in the hopes of creating a more balanced 24-hour flow.

The concept certainly makes sense for a coronavirus-ridden world and a few arid, temperate environments, but even in sunny Los Angeles, most people don’t want to be outside until the temperatures are comfortable enough for work. Perhaps the idea could be adapted to a glass-enclosed space to still allow for light and shadow but also climate control?

Innovation Award: Biohackers Residence

This alien-looking dwelling, ideally located in the red rock deserts of Utah, is designed to be a bio-hacker paradise. For all those seeking “self-empowerment” by challenging “what it means to be human,” this commune, conceptualized by Samuel Esses and Jonathan Wong at Superficium, looks like a genetic mutation of the natural landscape. While the inhabitants mingle in the common lounge areas to use the organic 3D printers and CRISPR editing workstations, the craggy, luminous abode will provide shelter from the outside world (and the law) to help them practice self-experimentation and gene-editing.

Adaptabilty Award: Stuyvesanttown

Designer Carla Bonilla Huaroc envisions a New York City in the year 2035, where the “ratio of luxury to affordable housing causes a major recession” leading to former high-end condos like the Stuyvesant development being converted into other housing needs. Bonilla Huaroc predicts “the crisis of homelessness becom[ing] even more dire, and … the consequences of mass incarceration occurring earlier in the millennium becom[ing] more visible.”

Her vision includes transforming the extravagant apartment high-rise into Stuyuvesanttown, a transitional landing pad for citizens returning from incarceration. The brown brick facade features several cutouts filled in with receded but bulbous gray brick innards. The overall effect looks like King Kong swung through punching holes in the top of the building, but perhaps the design is intended to hint at breaking free from an old life and filling it in with a newer, more malleable existence.

The inside of Stuyuvesanttown would consist of both individual apartments and dorm-type rooms, with the aim of helping people “take one of the first steps…to find safe shelter.” There would also be classrooms and office spaces available for non-profits to help residents learn or regain self-sufficiency skills.

Pragmatic Award: House is Not a Home

With this theoretical multi-family dwelling, Qin Ye Chen and Yiwen Wang sought to answer the question “how can architecture offer a remedy to social isolation?” The buildings feature overlapping shared spaces interwoven among the private realms. It would also accommodate the inclusion of different demographics and income groups, with each complex offering a range of low to mid-range residences.

Honorable Mentions

Among the many Honorable Mention awards was “Achiparago,” by Nai-Hua Chen and Eileen Xu, itself a web of urban housing with automated farming levels for more efficient food production. “Bubble” by Sidian Tu is an emergency response to natural disaster and pandemics. With two breathable membranes for structure, the walls themselves form the necessary seating, sleeping, and working furniture. And “Bring Your Home” by Felix Kim, Pui Luk, and Zeb Saiyed would see city parks transformed into mini-Easter Islands, each chock-full of auto-piloted mobile lodgings (resembling the large stone heads from the South Pacific) that are safe for work, travel, and life.

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“Intention” is the key word for architects Tom and James Teatum, who together own both the design firm Teatum + Teatum and Noiascape, “a modern infrastructure for urban renting” committed to creating alternate ways to live and work in cities. We often think of shared housing as short-term and transient rather than long-term and permanent, which can result in spaces that don’t actually meet the needs of their occupants. The Teatum brothers take the time to think deeply on what people really want out of urban living: connection.

“We believe that living in cities is a social experience established by meeting and interacting with people,” they explain. “So we’re creating a network of spaces across the city that can be accessed by a Noiascape ‘Community.’ That community means people like you. Living and working in the spaces we’ve produced means you have access to a variety of our shared spaces that we’ll be creating around London. From gardens to studios, living spaces to libraries. When you live in a Noiascape building you are connected to something bigger and more social that stretches beyond your front door.”

These intentions perfectly come together in “Garden House,” the duo’s latest project. They found an old “mews house” in London — a type of row house typically built behind large city houses — and turned it into a highly functional and stylish rental with co-living for millennials in mind. Located in the city’s Hammersmith district, Garden House came about after the Teatums polled millennials on how they used their housing over the course of a day, discovering that most of them were only home for a mere 17 percent of their waking hours. So what would make them want to be home more often?

Renters who are used to moving from place to place don’t want to be weighed down by a lot of furniture, so Garden House has most of its own built in, including bookcases, wardrobes, and benches made from the same birch plywood as the kitchen cabinets. All of the common spaces are bright and open, with high ceilings and skylights making them even more pleasant.

The interiors are fluid and interconnected, with small “zones” like studies separated physically but still visible to each other. That way, residents don’t have to be confined to their rooms to work or read, but they can also get a little privacy. If they want to socialize, all they have to do is head to a larger room designed for that purpose.

“Designed specifically for renting, Garden House is organized to adapt to a number of users, from a couple to a group of sharers,” explain the architects. “The house acts as a landscape of surfaces and objects against which the renter’s life can be staged. The project involved the complete reorganization of an existing terraced mews house with the addition of a new roof level and a connected garden room. Bedrooms are located at ground level and living spaces are located on the first and second floors. A study space on the second floor provides a day-lit room connected to a rooftop garden to make working from home a pleasure.”

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The new home of Reaktor, a digital product company based in Helsinki, Finland, breaks the office paradigm with a series of home-like interiors designed to put employees at ease, boost productivity, and inspire creative thinking. Instead of harping on an appearance of professionalism that discourages intimacy, personal expression, and leisure time, these new interiors by design firm dSign Vertti Kivi & Co recognize that a). work can be demanding and b). we’re only human. Doesn’t it seem logical that adapting to our needs by facilitating comfort, pleasant environments, rejuvenation, and casual low-pressure conversation could be good for a company in the long run?

All of the little rooms the designers have created look like they could be found in a well-furnished modern home. In fact, some of them might even be nicer than the employees’ own personal spaces. Large rooms are broken up into smaller seating areas for groups (as small as two or as large as two dozen), and the office’s largest spaces have been set up to feel like dining tables. Multiple luxurious kitchens offer all the comforts of home, houseplants add a sense of vitality, and residential-style lighting goes easy on the eyes.

A cozy “chill zone” full of hammocks and café tables looks out onto a balcony through glazed walls, with views of the city visible just beyond a glass railing. Fittingly for Finland, the office even includes a sauna, where employees can decompress after a stressful day. You could almost forget you’re at work if it weren’t for the fact that you were surrounded by co-workers.

“The design is based on the idea that, above all, the office must provide an inspiring environment for work, which is why it must be easy to adapt and modify it to meet various needs,” the team explains. “The sixth floor can be entirely separated from the work spaces, thereby offering a venue for events and a more informal environment for the employees to enjoy, including two atmospheric saunas.”

“The meeting rooms can be converted into a work space when not otherwise needed, and dividers can be used to transform the space according to what is needed. All the work spaces contain walls that are reserved for drawings, as they can be very useful during, for example, brainstorming meetings. All fixtures on the premises are fully customized for Reaktor’s needs.”

“The basic structure is the same for each floor. A lively piazza is located at the center of the floor, providing employees with a space where they can get together for breakfast, some coffee, lunch, and a good chat. A spiral staircase decorated with house plants connects the piazzas on different floors. The closer you get to the outer walls of the building, the quieter it is.”

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From dorms to hostels, co-living spaces are associated with the low-budget, spartan aesthetics of military barracks and a general dearth of amenities. But as urban populations swell in cities around the world and square footage grows more precious, it’s becoming necessary to reexamine what co-living can look like. As it turns out, it’s not all bunk beds and grimy shared showers. The Student Hotel stands as an example of how modern, fun, and surprisingly chic the experience can be.

A unique co-living and co-working hybrid, The Student Hotel is a series of student-only facilities in cities like Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague, Groningen, Eindhoven, and Maastricht. Two colorful new Student Hotel properties recently opened in the Marina and Poble Sec districts of Barcelona, Spain in 2017, showing off fun, vivid interiors designed in collaboration with the Valencia-based creative agency Masquespacio. The firm brought its signature colorful aesthetic to the project, giving it a youthful joie-de-vivre.

The Marina campus contains 500 private rooms and a series of communal spaces like gaming zones, seating areas, study rooms, and swimming pools. From the cozy bedrooms (most of which have their own private bathrooms) to the cafe-like atmosphere of the study areas, it feels sort of like living in a hip boutique hotel, and that’s exactly the point. The facility is packed with spaces students actually want to hang out and socialize in.

Other not-so-hostel-like amenities include “TED Talk booths,” designer bikes, regular events, an amphitheater, and multiple gyms. It’s almost like being on vacation for four or more years in a row — and when you’re a college student, how often do you need a whole kitchen to yourself anyway?

“Considering both the international clientele and the strong identity of The Student Hotel, Masquespacio has developed its design by creating a mix that remains in keeping with the brand’s image while adding a touch of Mediterranean identity through the use of local materials and a bold color palette,” explain the designers.

“The property was designed in an eclectic style that fuses materials, colors, and textures. You’ll recognize some Memphis style with a little bit of Seventies vintage and an industrial aesthetic, among others. Each corner, decorative detail, and visual element aspires to blend perfectly with a student lifestyle by being part of their daily activities and aiming to be a source of inspiration for them.”

The Student Hotel joins a number of appealing co-living spaces popping up around the world, some of which are geared toward professional adults rather than students. Would you be open to living in a communal space if you could enjoy all these perks?

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In April, Apple opened their third store in the United Arab Emirates, welcoming eager customers through the doors of their new space in the world’s largest mall, the Dubai Mall. The new store marks a significant shift in the company’s approach to its retail design, which was initially conceived of by Apple CEO Steve Jobs and retail guru Ron Johnson 15 years ago and has since become something of a benchmark in merchandising aesthetics. Apple stores are typically known for their sleek, minimalist architecture, which reflects the modern simplicity of their actual products. They are known as the places where one can peruse the latest technological innovations, speak to “geniuses” about the best product for them, or go to get their MacBook Pro repaired. The new Dubai store, however, strives for more than this: it aims to be a hang-out spot and a place where people can truly experience the Apple community.

This new vision comes from the company’s Senior Vice President of Retail, Angela Ahrendts, who was put in charge of reimagining the concept of the Apple store. Ahrendts was formerly the CEO of Burberry and has had ample experience in creating revolutionary retail designs. This is Apple’s first major redesign since its brick-and-mortar stores first opened in the early 2000s, and its cornerstone is, above all else, community. Ahrendts summed this idea up in a recent interview with CBS, stating: “Starbucks figured it out, you know? Being a place for gathering, right? ‘Meet me at Starbucks.’ And you know, I’ve told the teams, I’ll know we’ve done a really, really great job if the next generation, if Gen Z says, ‘Meet me at Apple. Did you see what’s going on at Apple today?'”

Physically, the store serves as a giant tribute to the sun. Foster + Partners, who designed Apple Dubai Mall, explain: “Reinterpreting the traditional Arabic Mashrabiya, innovative, ‘Solar Wings’ gently shade the outside terrace during the day and open majestically during the evening to reveal the ‘best seat in the house’ with a breath-taking view of the waterside promenade and fountains. With their movement path inspired by a falcon spreading its wings, the ‘Solar Wings’ are in itself a theatrical experience – an integrated vision of kinetic art and engineering. The wings have been carefully crafted to inspire delight, a delicate combination of form and function.” Who wouldn’t want to hang out in such a pleasant-sounding space?

The company’s desire to tap into the community that is its user base further manifests itself in the stores’ new “Today at Apple” programs, a series of instructional sessions designed to bring new experiences to Apple stores everywhere. “Today at Apple” will feature discussions organized around the ideas of technology, creativity, and community, which can be attended and participated in by any members of the public who see themselves as part of Apple’s network. These events and workshops are being rolled out across all of Apple’s 495 stores and will cover topics like photography, art, coding, music, and videography.

Ahrendts adds, “At the heart of every Apple Store is the desire to educate and inspire the communities we serve. ‘Today at Apple’ is one of the ways we’re evolving our experience to better serve local customers and entrepreneurs. We’re creating a modern-day town square, where everyone is welcome in a space where the best of Apple comes together to connect with one another, discover a new passion, or take their skill to the next level. We think it will be a fun and enlightening experience for everyone who joins.”

The new store in the Dubai Mall will be the very first to experience “Today at Apple,” with many other stores expected to follow suit soon afterward. In fact, the company is looking to remove the word “store” from the Apple community’s vocabulary, reinforcing the idea that their new retail spots are places of gathering just as much as they are places of business.

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Is college dorm-style living for adults a viable proposal for affordable housing in overcrowded cities? A micro apartment complex in Seoul offers bedroom-sized private units that connect to communal areas, and can be combined into two or more units for couples and families. Songpa Micro Housing by SsD Architecture encourages residents to socialize with each other, fostering a sense of community.

Many micro apartment complexes tend to be provisional, essentially just offering a place for singles or new transplants to crash at night without ever really feeling like home. One-room apartments packed in together can be cold and impersonal, with residents just passing each other in the hallways. This kind of approach could hinder micro apartments from being seen as a comfortable, long-term housing solution, especially as residents’ life circumstances change over time.

At Songpa, residents can gather in the ground-floor gallery space that functions as one big living room, as well as basement-level and second-floor communal areas. A micro-theater in the stairway to a cafe offers places to sit and relax. Many of these spaces are connected visually thanks to courtyards, skylights and lots of glass.

Couples can connect two neighboring units via semi-public open bridges and balconies, and the functions of each apartment shift at the flick of a wrist thanks to operable walls concealing the flip-down beds, tables, kitchens and bathroom facilities.

More from the architects

“Units can be used for differing programs such as galleries or work spaces. This flexibility allows occupants to live in the building longer and thus more sustainably as they will not have to move out with changing situations. Finally, the micro‐auditorium / cafe on the ground floor and basement are spatially linked to the units as a shared living room.

“While the zoning regulations require the building be lifted for parking, the resulting open ground plane can be constantly reprogrammed for differing events such as performances, art openings, or gatherings. Pedestrian traffic is pulled from the street down through the micro‐auditorium steps, connecting city, building, and residents to the exhibition spaces below.”

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This Japanese dwelling complex embodies the best of both private and public living: four lofted apartments with privacy and views above, and a space for collaboration, gatherings and exhibitions in a covered outdoor courtyard space below.

Support functions (such as storage and restrooms) are situated on the first floor to allow occupants maximum leisure, cooking and sleeping use of their respective upstairs areas via small living-and-bedroom zones and kitchenettes (supplemented by shared appliances below).

A set of  four odd-angled masses form the base for each lofted apartment unit in turn, while partially framing the open-air area below, creating a semi-enclosed common area while leaving it partially public as well.

Each underlying volume has a distinct shape and relationship to the site, creating a sense of artistic individuality within a common architectural language. They are also each accessed via a winding outdoor metal staircase that puts the occupant at once on display but also allows for lovely views down into the center of the complex.

At the same time, there is a structural simplicity to the actual lofts above, making the final project less expensive and more familiar when it comes to core beginning-and-end-of-day functions. Design by ON design partners and located in Kanagawa, Japan.

From the architects:

“Yokohama apartment is a residential complex consisting of semi public courtyard canopied by four one-room units for young artists. The semi public courtyard is a place for exhibition and work. The site is a hilly area with narrow roads where small wooden houses cluster. This is why a sense of distance, which is compact with actual feeling, exists.We thought that by providing a semi public courtyard for exhibition and work and huts for living, the place would become an environment where people can find place and ways to use according to the condition.”

“The semi public courtyard is a modern interpretation apprehending piloti not only as the form of space but also as a condition that encourage a variety of lifestyle adding elements such as staircase and triangular shape which is found out from surrounding environment.”

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