![]() ![]() However, through the design, city living is enhanced with style and every practical requirement.ĭesigned by Studio Lotus, Stacked House is the latest project from the multi-disciplinary practice that was established in 2002 in New Delhi, India by Ambrish Arora, Ankur Choksi and Sidhartha Talwar. Situated on a west-facing site with no set backs and enclosed by buildings on three sides, the residence has been positioned on a spatial footprint of just 200 square metres. The prototyping process for Modu, including testing different frames, insulation methods, and cladding, will begin in the new year.In a densely populated New Delhi neighbourhood, Stacked House presents a new paradigm for compact living. It’s hoped the involvement of recognised architects will provide a key draw for potential buyers. The eight global practices collaborated physically and virtually through a series of group sessions to discuss and develop designs. ‘The challenge is to work out how to incorporate the different systems within the overall structural base system as well as determine just how far adaptability and flexibility can go.’ ‘There's an ambition to incorporate rapidly renewable materials, like mass lumber, or highly recycled content materials and to design to Passivhaus standard, using ultra insulation, while also including prefabricated panels of brickwork, shiplap timber, or other forms of cladding,’ says Morris. Its homes are low carbon and energy efficient. Phäbb’s manufacturing process is designed to minimise waste and maximise repetition. The product itself has an inherent affordability, which takes away a lot of the strain in terms of quality, design, detail, and materiality.’ The challenge is to work out whether or not we can scale the system to generate market-driven housing with an affordable housing element. ‘Stack lends itself to the mass housing market in the UK where there’s a real appetite for investment. ‘Dadu is a backland dwelling unit, which you could see being most easily configurable for the UK self-build market, for example using a plot of land at the back of an existing home,’ he said. This model is suitable for first-time buyers, new families and young professionals.Īccording to Morris, Dadu and Stack House are the most obvious options for the UK housing market. Dadu House is a home with six variations, ranging from 18.6sm 2 to 86m 2, designed for locations where space is an issue, using height to create dynamic interiors. Stack House is an apartment building with duplexes at ground floor and three-bed apartments above, built either as one module or in a terrace formation. ![]() Beach House features three volumes, but set around a central private courtyard garden or pool. The four Modu building types include Suburban House, which comprises three distinct, but linked buildings, each one accommodating either a living area, kitchen/dining or bedrooms. The plan is to target the system at the South American market, but options to produce it for North America and Europe, including the UK, are also being explored. It brings the customer/occupier to the front of the decision making process.’ Joe Morris, founder at Morris + Company told RIBAJ: ‘In the conventional housebuilding market, the buyer is completely downstream, but Phäbb Modu gives them an opportunity, through a structured process, to partake in and create site-specific, client-specific housing through a system of mass production. The system is currently in developmental phase as one of several modular approaches being fined tuned by Phäbb in collaboration with architects from countries including Spain, North America, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. Phäbb Modu is a collection of flexible modular elements that can be configured to create one of four different dwelling types, ranging from homes to apartment blocks and from 18.6m 2 to 263m 2 in size.Įach building can be adapted to suit customer requirements, budgets, and the local context, produced in material palettes from textured brick and charred timber, to metal panels and shingles. London studio Morris + Company is developing a customisable modular housing system as part of a joint project with Argentina-based offsite manufacturer Phäbb and a group of eight international architects. ![]()
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