The latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a concept for a modular housing system that allows residents to easily add extra rooms around the outside of their homes.
Designed by Peruvian architecture studio Arana & Suasnabar Architects, the design allows users to convert adjoining terrace space into additional rooms, according to their spatial needs and budget.
Each house is designed with a concrete base and central core
Each house is designed with a concrete base and central core, equipped with essential needs like electricity and plumbing for a kitchen and a bathroom.
A wooden terrace surrounds the exterior, to which walls can be added to form extra rooms, such as bedrooms or living rooms.
Users could convert adjoining terrace space into additional rooms The architects told Dezeen the system was designed to be flexible and customisable to the needs and uses of individual residents.
"The houses are modular and flexible," they explained. "The owner can choose the use of the new rooms, and the type of finishing material."
"It is economical and easy to build," they added.
These extra rooms could function as additional bedrooms for growing families
According to the architects, the houses could be specified for any resident or size of family, and could be extended with a second floor.
"The houses can be built on one level for a single family home, or on two levels for a bigger family or multiple families," they said...