RIBA Home of 2030 (Longlist)

This design competition allowed us to apply the results of our ‘Imagine If Game’ to design a home for the future. We used macro and micro sharing to create a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable neighbourhood. This piece of work was also recognised for ‘the best work by a young architect’ and Imagine If were awarded the RSA Medal for Architecture 2021.

Our Vision

Home is not just about an independent dwelling but rather the whole environment we operate within on a daily basis. The way we live is changing, yet the UK’s housing market has been slow to adapt. People are craving a more social and sustainable way of living, something evident in the rise of cohousing communities across the country. These have incredible benefits but are currently a niche market, only accessible to a handful of individuals. This scheme seeks to address how we can make a generation driven by convenience live more sustainably. Creating a place which has some of the social and environmental benefits of cohousing but is more accessible, less committal and easier to deliver on a larger scale. This is achieved through a combination of macro and micro sharing. The Gateway provides a macro sharing point connecting the whole community with those surrounding it. Whilst the Connectors act as micro sharing points connecting a handful of dwellings through the use of shared resources.

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The Imagine If Game