Chicago Social Building

Design proposal for a building with eleven autonomous housing units made of 40” high cube sea containers. Each module contains five fully functional areas: kitchen, living, cabinet bathroom and bedroom. Containers’ inclination provides multiple layers with opportunities for maximizing space usage as storage compartments are situated under parts of each area. The project emphasizes on functionality, low cost, high living quality and sustainability. Highly durability sea containers are used to create a self-bearing structure sheltering multifunctional common space below thus lowering the total cost considerably as no separate structure is needed for the common premises. Housing modules orientation allows easy organization of access and convenient private yard for each unit. Re-usage of nearly 100% recyclable sea containers and the use of highly efficient insulation decrease CO2 emissions.

Location

Sofia, Bulgaria

Area

4280 sq.f

Status

Competition entry

Project year

2016

Team

Iskren Galev
Julia Dukova
Radomira Koleva
Nikolay Kovachev