Prefabricated modules build complete buildings
French design studio in collaboration with developer unveils prefabricated modules to be stacked like LEGO bricks.
French design studio, Cutwork, introduces ‘PolyRoom’, a prototype for prefabricated modular studio units (prefabricated modules) to be constructed for French developer Bouygues Immobilier’s new shared co-living brand.
The prefabricated modules are fully adaptable and can be stacked together like LEGO bricks to form brand new residential developments. Interestingly, custom interiors can be reconfigured for different usages, opening a wide range of possibilities in the compact space.
They’re being manufactured for Bouygues Immobilier, and will see the 26-sq-m units stacked, resulting in whole new residential blocks. Aimed at people between 25 and 40 years of age, the prefabricated modules are designed to address social and urban issues; from loneliness and the pressures of WFH, to the increasingly inaccessible housing market. Cutwork has also conceived the PolyRooms to promote greater biodiversity in neighbourhoods, with generously planted balconies, façades and rooftops.
PolyRoom: stacked like LEGO blocks.
The first site of the Bouygues Immobilier development plan will be located in Bordeaux – the company plans to open 15 sites by 2025, totalling at 2,500 bedrooms for future residents. These prospective inhabitants are set to have the option of renting a short- or long-term stay, with all-inclusive services offered.
The interiors are inspired by the Japanese concept of washitsu, a central room with no defined purpose. In Cutwork’s plan, this facilitates the kind of versatility demanded in today’s living environments, particularity in urban areas where space is limited.
Furniture is adaptable as possible: the bed, for example, folds up when not in use, and sliding partitions allow privacy where required.
PolyRoom: applicable for mid-rise or stand-alone rural homes.
Antonin Yuji Maeno, Cutwork cofounder and lead architect, says: ‘It’s no longer about the amount of sq m we live in, but about living in polyvalent spaces that are designed to be reconfigured to fit all our intimate and social needs.’
See: cutworkstudio.com