micro house by studio liu lubin images © wang xiaofeng
chinese studio liu lubin has recently finished the private ‘micro-house’ in beijing. it is based on the minimum space people need for basic indoor movement, such as sitting, laying and standing. the form of the ‘micro-house’ is designed to act as a combination of furniture and architecture elements. when being rotated, the unit of the concept will shift its spatial context, such as resting, working, washing and cooking, etc. the unit can not only be used as a single-functional room, but also can be grouped together as a housing suite, or even residential cluster.
developed using fiber reinforced form composite structure, the project is made easy to lift and assemble by hand. for the convenience of transportation and replacement, the size of the unit is designed as the size of shipping containers. ultimately, the arrangment makes it possible for people to have private housing product under current chinese land policy.
front elevation
back elevation
interior
interior
detail
process of the production
high density community
analysis of the section
micro house unit
combination of the unit
project information:
project: the micro-houselocation: beijingdesigner: studio liu lubinproject team: liu lubin, wang lin, wan li, liang yifan, zhao yeconstructor: architectural design & research institute of tsinghua university,nanjing university of technology advanced engineering composites research centerstructure type: fiber reinforced form composite structure
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