elemental – social housing units

competition: elemental, 1st prize
location: Temuco, CL
client: Habitat for humanity
size: Master plan, 150 housing units (first phase), 300 housing units (second phase) – 7500 USD per unit
status: tender phase; start construction in spring 2005
date: 2003-2005

Design for a low cost housing type, which can be expanded by the future inhabitants.

The unit can grow in auto-construction from 30m2 up to 90m2. In addition to infrastructural accessibility, this design guarantees the supply of water, sewage and electricity to 150 families of Temuco.