AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Home
GOALS
Refugees and Migrants
KEYWORDS
housing, displaced people, architecture
COUNTRY
Hong Kong SAR
DESIGNED BY
Affect T
WEBSITE
http://www.affect-t.com
Micro-Housing
Innovative bamboo housing to address Hong Kong's housing crisis.
Designed for the Hong Kong/ Shenzhen Biennale of 2013 the Bamboo Mirco-housing project is a form of transitional housing for the 280,000+ residents living in the city without permanent housing. Inexpensive, sustainable, quick to assemble, the micro-housing is proposed for the interior of industrial buildings in Hong Kong and similar cities throughout southeast Asia. It is envisaged as a temporary solution to house individuals, couple, and families as the seek permanent forms of housing.