The complex of 32 social housing units is the outcome of an open architectural competition. Currently the 24 housing units are realized. The objective of the developer was the upgrading of social housing by providing contemporary, low-cost living spaces aimed at lower-income groups. The challenge of the project lay in the narrow and elongated plot, located within an existing built environment. Our desire focused on the creation of a porous complex, reinforcing the collective character of the complex through scale and visual connections, and on the creation of apartments that respond to contemporary living requirements.

The design translates these complex conditions, goals, and intentions into six square prisms measuring 10.80 × 10.80 m and rising four storeys, which are interconnected by a unified parking level. The controlled rotation of the volumes generates spatial conditions between them that evoke the small scale and informal character of traditional settlements, forming a contemporary “urban village.” This architectural strategy creates a porous residential ensemble that allows visual permeability to and from the surrounding plots without the imposition of rigid boundaries, while simultaneously offering apartments with free exposure on all sides, direct contact with greenery, appropriate orientation, and natural ventilation in all spaces.