h3ar: 'houses on the shelf'

‘houses on the shelf’ by ryszard rychlicki of h3ar image courtesy ryszard rychlicki h3ar

ryszard rychlicki of polish architectural firm h3ar received third prize in the london 800 competition for his concept ‘houses on the shelf’.

rychlicki based his project on the notion if we treat a house like a product with a programmed product life, after the expiry of the guarantee period we may simply throw away.  his design for london bridge is one which can be continually updated. the open work construction fulfils the function of shelves for houses as products, which after being used up (worn out) are replaced with new ones. mobile houses in the form of boxes – are executed from recycled materials and also glass and wood. due to the mobility of the entire layout premise the city may decide on its structure – number and type of homes in a given time.

‘houses on the shelf’ image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar

notion of shopping and throwing out once worn out image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar

structure of ‘houses on the shelf’ image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar

‘houses on the shelf’ – when the old can be replaced with new image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar

‘houses on the shelf’ – cross section view image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar

‘houses on the shelf’ – cross section view image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar