First prize in the Dezeen x MINI Living Future Urban Home Competition has been awarded to The D*Haus Company for its vision for elevated Georgian-style terraced houses designed for flooded city streets.
The D*Haus Company saw off competition from 14 other shortlisted submissions with a winning proposal called The Kentish Classic, which reinterprets traditional Georgian townhouses to combat urban flooding in London.
The D*Haus Company won with a proposal called The Kentish Classic
The London-based architecture firm came ahead of Studio McLeod and wellbeing consultant Ekkist, whose Hour Glass concept for tiny flying homes placed second.
Third place was awarded to architect Maria Vergopoulou for her proposal for homes that could be grown by their inhabitants. The three top-placed entrants win prizes of £5,000, £3,000 and £2,000 respectively.
Kentish Classic "unexpectedly nostalgic" winner
The contest asked Dezeen readers to design a home for the future, which responds to the challenges cities could face in 100 years' time.
The D*Haus Company's winning entry predicts that rising sea levels will cause significant urban flooding in future. It proposes constructing homes raised on flood-proof 3D-printed concrete platforms to combat this.
The D*Haus Company's Kentish Classic proposal reimagines Georgian terraced houses to cope with urban flooding
But rather than creating a futuristic-looking design, The D*Haus Company suggests building reinterpretations of traditional...