Architects and designers are producing more affordable housing concepts to address issues of cost-efficiency, production and other elements of urbanization. We are expected to see more creative solutions to housing crises as populations in cities grow and the infrastructure struggles to accommodate that, along with certain economic factors that contribute to poverty.
The affordable housing concepts in this list are diverse, however, there are a few features that come up again and again. One of them is modularity, as architects realize that for something to be superbly functional, it needs to adapt well and fast. Another characteristic is the use of innovative technology to reduce the cost of construction, while a third recurring element is the adaptation of shipping containers.
16 Affordable Housing Concepts
From Roof-Based Modular Villages to Unfinished Affordable Homes:
Kalina N — Jul 11, 2019 — Art & Design
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Housing Crisis-Addressing Compact Units
Grimshaw's Prefab Homes are Affordable Housing Solutions
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Ultra-Affordable Printed Houses
New Story is Creating Low-Cost Dwellings in Latin America
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Slick Modular Student Housing
WilkinsonEyre Delivers Compact and Identity-Centric Building Designs
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Proposed Parasitic Architecture Projects
SCI-Arc is Proposing an AI-Controlled Park in Los Angeles
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Roof-Based Modular Villages
Sigurd Larsen's Design Boasts the Use of Existing Apartment Buildings
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Affordable Prefabricated Homes
Cube Haus Commissions a Number of Architects for a Start-up Project
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Affordable Modular Housing Units
Arana & Suasnabar Architects' Concept Can House Additional Rooms
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Affordable Shipping Container Housing
TRS Studio Attempts to Assist the Housing Crisis in Peru
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Senior-Oriented Affordable Housing Complexes
David Baker Contributes to a Warm & Vibrant Community
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Affordable Housing Marketplaces
HomeShare Expands Its Reach to Los Angeles as Its 5th Market
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Stacked Affordable Housing Solutions
Containerwerk Uses Containers for a Cost-Effective Initiative
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Affordable Modular Housing Solutions
'BoKlok' Housing is Being Built by Skanska and Ingvar Kamprad
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Unfinished Affordable Homes
Lianjie Wu's Housing Concept Boasts Customization Based on Preference
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Modern Affordable Housing
The Bill Sorro Community Offers Cost-Friendly Living Solutions
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Home Sharing Retirement Opportunities
Silvernest Boasts an Affordable & Non-Traditional Experience
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Affordable 3D-Printed Villages
New Story is Creating the World's First 3D-Printed Community
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Storage-Laden Tiny Homes
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Angular Artistic Tiny Homes
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Ultra-Modern Apartment Designs
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Futuristic Capsule House Concepts
The ONCO Capsule House Concept is Sleek and Minimal
Configurable Nomadic Tiny Houses
The 'PICNIC' House by Mauro Polondak Opens From All Sides
Generously Glazed Tiny Homes
This Vacation House Has An Ingenious Interior Layout
Experimental Low-Carbon Housing
Velux & EFFEKT Debut Is Low-Carbon Housing Designs in Copenhagen
Pink-Hued Shipping Container Homes
These Pink Shipping Container Homes by Ishita Ganguly are Chic
Open-Concept Tiny Homes
The Aussie Tiny Houses Mooloolaba 8.4 Has Ample Storage Space
3D-Printed House Neighborhoods
EYRC and Mighty Buildings Develop the Suburbs of the Future
Capaciously Compact Houses
This Spacious Tiny Home Allows For Elegantly Comfortable Living
Cube-Combining Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny Home Uses Modular Spaces to Enable Flexible Use
Displaced Persons House Designs
The Essential Homes Research Project Has a Bunker-Like Form
Accessible DIY Housing Strategies
Manuel Cervantes Estudio Promotes "Assisted Self-Production"
Feline-Friendly Tiny Homes
This Luxurious Tiny Home Boasts a Number Of Cat-Centric Features
Shipping Container Tiny Homes
UnContained Dreams Designs the Rising Sun Tiny Home
Off-Grid Timber Tiny Homes
The 'Horta' Tiny House Has 107-Square-Feet of Living Space
National Park-Inspired Tiny Homes
The Backcountry Tiny Homes 'Basecamp' Tiny House Has a Roof Deck
Greenery-Sheathed Architecture Offices
This Building Will House the Offices Of 'VTN Architects'
Mobile Office Tiny Homes
The Uncharted Tiny Homes 'The Office' Can Be Taken on the Road
Sustainable Pop-Up Shelters
The Maawa X is Ultra-Compact and Can Fit into a Suitcase
Autonomous Timber Transportation Shuttles
The Conceptual 'Timber Shuttle' is Eco-Focused
Elegant All-Window Tiny Homes
The MM01 Tiny House Has Four Equally Sized Rooms
Eco-Minded Modular Cabins
The DUB Modular Cabin Has a Cost-Effective Construction
Two-Car Garage Tiny Homes
This Behm Designs Two-Story Tiny House is Efficient
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Energy-Efficient 3D-Printed Homes
Haus.me Introduces Premium Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Garden-Centering Urban Townhouses
This Vietnamese Home's Layout is Arranged Around an Inner Garden
Posh Prefabricated Passive Houses
The GO Logic 1200 Model Has Two Bedrooms and Ample Natural Light
Affordable 3D-Printed Houses
Serendix's Fujitsubo is Remarkable in the Realm of Affordable Housing
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
War Plane-Inspired Off-Grid Homes
Peter Markos Designs the Tiny Monocoque Cabin
Shutter-Accented Tiny Homes
The houzEKO Tiny House Offers All-Season Efficiency and Privacy
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Sustainable German Homes
Atelier Kaiser Shen Design a Sustainable & Clean Home in a German Village
Building Block Tiny Houses
The LEGO Tiny House Was Designed by MOCbuilder on LEGO IDEAS
Low-Cost Modular Prototype Housing
The Industrialized Building System Prototype Can Be Configured
Ocean-Cleaning Island Cities
Estudio Focaccia Prieto Conceptualizes Self-Sustaining Island Cities
Sustainable Off-Grid Minimal Cabins
Marc Thorpe Presents the Fremont House in New York
Contemporary Sustainable Tiny Homes
The Cosmic ONE is Offered in Three Compact Home Layouts
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Energy-Efficient Prefabricated Homes
The 'SON.DER' Home Offers Environmentally Responsible Living
Flax Fiber Floating Homes
The Conceptual 'Blue Nomad' Floating Home is Sustainable
Minimalist Adventurer Tiny Homes
The Noyer Tiny House On Wheels Prioritizes Sustainability
Sustainable Smart Cottages
The LG Smart Cottage is a Compact Prefab with Cutting-Edge Tech
Mockup-Inspired Garden Structures
New Affiliates & Samuel Stewart-Halevy Create Testbeds
Style-Conscious Power Tools
The Conceptual 'Module' Compact Drill Has Recycled Materials
Backyard-Transformed Dwelling Units
Catch Architecture and Obreval Design the ADU Carpintaria
Upgraded Off-Grid Tiny Homes
Minimaliste Designs the Nomad 30 Small Home with Improved Interior
Modern Amenity Micro Dwellings
The Little Tahoma Peak Tiny Home Has House-Inspired Finishings
Modern Melbourne Home Renovations
Timmins+Whyte Design This Home with Roof Folds
Modular Flat-Pack Cabins
Caspar Schols' Cabin Anna is Versatile and Cost-Affective
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Stunning Mid-Century Coastal Homes
Design Theory Updates a House from the 1960s
Plant-Covered Concrete Homes
Studio Symbiosis Designs the Villa KD45 in Delhi with a Terraced Roof
Ultra-Compact Bungalow Designs
Satish Jassal Architects Completes the Haringey Brick Bungalow
Bauhaus-Inspired Mobile Doghouses
Conran and Partners Design the New Bowowhaus Doghouse
Inaugural 3D-Printed Social Housing
Lünen is Home to the New 3D-Printed Home Project
Multi-Generational Houses
AUN Design Studio Designs the Reflection House in Bangkok, Thailand
Panoramic Scenic Dreamy Homes
Simple Architecture Designs the Tranquil House in Sozopol
Three-Part Multi-Generational Homes
Nós Designs a Multi-Generational Home in Vermont
Rain-Harvesting Homes
Robert Hutchison Architecture Partners with Javier Sanchez Arquitectos
Contemporary Sustainable Mobile Homes
IAAC Designs the MO.CA (MOBILE CATALYST) Mobile Home
Vertical Co-Living Neighborhoods
West of West Wins an AIA Competition in San Francisco
Modern Modular Furniture Designs
Virgil Abloh and Cassina Design the Modular Imagination Series
Urban Structural Street Furniture
BLUE Architecture Studio Designs the Symbiotic Urban Furniture
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Bio-Based Compact Housing
Woonpioniers Designs the Sustainable Sprout Ruben & Marjolein House
Tonal Brick-Designed Housing Blocks
Miguel de la Torre Arquitectos Designs the Real de Los Reyes
Flexible Modular Nomad Furniture
The Scenes From the Near Future Unveils the 8′ 33″ Collection
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Micro-City Housing Nooks
Notan Office Transforms an Industrial Site in Brussels
Monolithic Housing Blocks
Coyote Arquitectura's Red Housing Block is Visually Interesting
3D-Printed Sturdy Homes
Progreso and COBOD Creates a Printed Durable Home Within Hours
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Traditional Japan-Honoring Homes
Cubo Design Architects Designs the C4L House in Tokyo
Prefabricated Exposed Structural Homes
Workshop Architecture Inc Designs the Unfinished House
Flood-Mitigating Wooden Homes
Ushijima Architects Designs a New Small Home in Shiga Prefecture
Pyramid-Like Suburban Homes
Oza Sabbeth Architects Designs a New Hamptons House with Unique Roofs
Accelerated Modular Housing Construction
David Baker Architects Pushes for Housing in San Fran
Caterpillar-Shaped Apartment Buildings
Undecorated Developed an Eye-Catching Metal Building
Cohesive Co-Operative Housing Projects
Tsukasa Ono Designs the Sumi Yakashima Housing Project
Minimal Philosophy Toronto Homes
Burdifilek Designs the Sleek Forest Hill Residence
Economical Modular Wooden Homes
The Cake House Reinvents Housing in the Czech Republic
Community-Centric Office Spaces
Shubin Donaldson Architects Designs the Tricon Residential Office
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Playfully Angular House Designs
Takeshi Hirobe Architects Design the Villa MKZ in Japan
Affordable Tiny Home Communities
Durham Region Launches a Tiny Home Project to End Homelessness
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Bright Balcony-Defined Apartments
Austin Maynard Architects Designs the Nightingale Village
Conservation Area Monumental Townhomes
The DHaus Company Complete the Arches Row of Townhouses
Versatile Tiny Workspace Homes
The Browny Home is a Multifunctional Space-Saving Design
Pixelated Illusion Housing
Ben Van Berkel Creates the Van B Housing with Rieder's Help
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Contemporary Modular Floor Lamps
Città and Alex Buckman Design the Point Floor Lamp Modular
Multifunctional Vietnamese Homes
H-H Studio Designs the House for Young Families in Da Nang
Wooden Louvres Family Homes
3dor Concepts Designs the Slab Home in Kerela, India
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Land Trust Housing Blocks
Archio Completes an Apartment Complex for London Community Land Trust
Self-Cooling Exterior Buildings
Modu Creates the Promenade Building to Control Air Temperature
Pop-Up Event Companies
'Steel Space Concepts' Provides Mobile Structures for In-Person Events
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Global Affordable Housing Competitions
ICON Challenging Architects & Designers with Initiative 99
Modern Mobile Futuristic Homes
Nestron Presents its Range of Contemporary Tiny Homes
Vibrant Apartment Showrooms
&Tradition Designs the Under One Roof Apartment Showroom
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Glass Bridge-Connected Small Homes
PJCArchitecture Finishes a Micro-Home Design in Ecuador
Modern Concrete Community Residences
AOA Architects Designs the Hoji Gangneung Dwellings
Compact Affordable Cozy Homes
Dragon Tiny Homes Designs the Element Compact Homes
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
3D-Printed Public Pavilion Prototypes
Hassell Works with Nagami on a New Public Pavilion
Minimal Urban City Apartments
GRT Architects Designs the East Village Apartment in NY
Arched Concrete Community Centers
Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica Designs a New Center
Bright Three-Story Apartment Buildings
Yu2e Finishes the Axolotl Apartment Building in Los Angeles
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Modular Tent Classroom Designs
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs a Series of Classrooms for Refugees
Wooden Multi-Building Brazilian Convents
Mixtura Unveils a New Convent in Salvador de Bahia
Mass-Timber Transport Hubs
BIG and A+ Architecture Build the Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub
Unconventional Chinese Housing Estates
Atelier GOM Designs the Longnan Garden Estate
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Reconfiguring Dutch-Based Cabin Designs
Caspar Schols Created the New Modular Cabin Anna
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Rustic Contemporary Bunkhouses
SHED Architecture & Design Unveil the Guemes Island Bunkhouse
Art Deco Affordable Housing
the La Brea Affordable Housing Project Takes Place in LA
Childhood-Inspired Generational Homes
AUN Design Studio Creates the New Reflection House
Disaster-Ready Housing Prototypes
Holcim & Norman Foster Join on the Essential Homes Project
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Futuristic Factory Rooftop Extensions
MAD Transforms a Factory with the Ark Extension in China
Interfaith Family House Complexes
Adjaye Associates Designs the Abrahamic Family House