LIVING STEEL/HANGING GARDENS v1.0
a prototype for residential housing in China

A system of components that obtains considerable variation on an urban as well as on the building scale by different assembly with:
1. A structure that uses steel in its optimal performative state: tension
2. A circulation system that creates a second escape route and flexibility in layout
3. Two basic layouts that can be mixed to create a variety of possible configurations
4. A set of three basic units with different spatial characteristics, bound to a grid that can be freely combined according to changing market-demands
5. An overall skin that serves aesthetic, functional and ecological demands at once and involves the user in its actual appearance.

competition (2007), shortlist, 2nd rank

Arne Hansen
Martin Sobota
Nils Nolting

in cooperation with:
Atenastudio, Rome