A multifunctional furniture unit made up of raised plywood floors and pegboard walls allows residents in this public-housing complex in Osaka to customise their apartments.
Nmstudio Architects were invited to create four apartment prototypes for the renovation of a Danchi (a public-housing complex) in Senri, Osaka.
The 14-storey building was originally constructed in 1979 and contains 246 identical apartment units.

"The housing complex was built after a period of high economic growth, and it was a roomy plan compared to the original development of Senri New Town," said the architects.
"However, the floor plan, which assumed the lifestyle of the nuclear family at that time, was designed for modern life as it was 40 years ago." The architects wanted to create apartment layouts that catered to a wider range of occupants and lifestyles.

"The purpose of this project was to gather a wide range of residents in this old housing complex," said the studio. "We designed four prototypes and ten units in total."
The studio's concept is based around a large piece of multifunctional, space-saving furniture that allows residents to create their own room layout, regardless of the size and shape of their apartment.

"The uniqueness of the residents is the most important thing we and designed these apartments to emphasise it," explained Nmstudio Architects. "We wanted to create housing-units that could accommodate a wide range of lifest...