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Sustainable Urban Housing Modular Solution, Architecture Design – Architectural Article: design by Studio Bark
7 Jul 2017
Sustainable Affordable Living in City Centres
Studio Bark?s Modular Solution to Urban Housing Shortage
A team of London designers and a guardian living scheme have developed a design concept to re-assess how vacant space can provide a sustainable approach to affordable living in city centres.

A pod made of Smartply (formaldehyde free OSB), lamb?s wool insulation, and recycled polycarbonate can be constructed in a single day to provide secure and sustainable accommodation in otherwise abandoned properties.
Studio Bark and Lowe Guardians, a progressive guardian scheme, teamed up to develop the solution to provide quality, affordable accommodation for London?s young professionals, key workers and creatives.

Tim Lowe CEO of Lowe Guardians, said: ?We currently occupy many forms of vacant space; from offices, warehouses and pubs and police stations on a short term basis. Every site we occupy, we fit the spaces out to a habitable standard.
?On every site, we create a considerable amount of waste; both financially and environmentally. We were looking for a solution which allowed us to much more creative with the space, and take everything with us when we went onto the next site.
?With the number of abandoned buildings i...