SOCIAL HOUSING, CHICAGO

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SOCIAL HOUSING, CHICAGO

Design proposal for a building with eleven autonomous housing units made of 40” high sea containers. Each module has five functional areas: kitchen, living, cabinet bathroom and bedroom. The project emphasizes on functionality, low cost, high living quality and sustainability. The containers are used to create a self-bearing structure sheltering multifunctional common space bellow. Re-usage of sea containers and the use of highly efficient insulation decreases CO2 emissions.


Location:  Chicago. USA

Function: social housing

Phase: international competition

Total floor area: 398 sq.m.             

Housing modules: 11

Project year: 2016

Architects: R. Parvanov, I. Galev, J. Dukova, R. Koleva, T. Atanasova