4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
all images courtesy of 4L arquitectura

 

 

 

conceived as a modular base, argentinian studio 4L arquitectura has designed an adaptable structure that can easily accommodate for future growth. the brief was to improve the short-term housing deficit for a vulnerable group of single mothers in the city of cutral co in argentina. the design process involved its future occupants in each step of the way, making key decisions based on participant interaction and incorporating their specific living requirements. a user manual was also completed and is given to inhabitants after moving in, explaining the most economical and simple way to expand their homes.

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
modules were transported 100km from the factory to the final location

 

 

high levels of internal comfort and durability were achieved through incorporated technology principles. the use of an industrialized construction system of prefabricated concrete panels, ‘pre-mold‘ allows for considerable energy savings required for heating. consisting of thermal and acoustic barriers, it also helps the structure to withstand adverse weather conditions found at the site. the modules were built in a factory and then transported 100km to their final location.

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
image © matias lastra

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
placement at the final site

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
interior-exterior view 

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
view of the interior space

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
inserted at the final location at cutral co, argentina

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
overview of the site

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
exterior view showing the main entrance

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
elevation

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
a pre-mold construction system was employed

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
axonometric

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
floor plan

 

 

4L arq improves social housing with transportable modules
digital images by 4L arq

 

 

project info:

 

designers: 4l arq
construction system: pre-mold
location: cutral có, neuquén, argentina.
unit area: 30 sqm
design team: eduardo lastra, julian lastra, maria cristina rodriguez, paula araya, matias lastra.
structural consultant: horacio mac donell
work time: 90 days
unit cost: US $15.000

 

 

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