According to the UN, 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050. This projected urbanisation places an ever-increasing premium on serviced land to be developed for housing, schools, infrastructure, etc. Each square meter is wrung searching for affordable dwelling solutions. Affordability often equates to building smaller stacking and loading additional units on a piece of land. While this increased density is seen as an asset for sustainability, flexibility and adaptability of urban living spaces is being lost, as usage is increasingly determined.
Addressing flexibility is at the heart of a mechanical and mobile service core designed and produced by architect Pierre Leclerc in a suburb just a few kilometers away from Montreal, Canada (the home of Habitat 67). The move-home, a moving hub for a transformable dwelling combines in a relatively small footprint, kitchen, bath and technical services. The service module is attached to a continuous track and rail system that easily glides the unit in order to gain more or less living space according to changing daily needs. Moved at the push of a button, all plumbing is based on a pump system that follows the unit as it moves, and water is pumped to and from a fixed vertical stack, which is the only element that pierces through the floor structure. The system's water and power usage is monitored and can be controlled according local bylaws to determine energy consumption.
Each unit is equipped with motion detectors and a security kill switch to stop its motion in the event of an emergency. The unit is available in different configurations and is currently being produced to equip micro units, but could be adapted for any existing or new construction. The typical organisation divides two spaces, sleeping and living. The murphy bed in the bedroom can be lifted out of the way and the unit slides to increase the living area. Foldable furnishings attached to the storage wall could be used as desks, tables and create spaces for various uses. A moving service core, the move-home is a contemporary interpretation of metabolist capsule towers or displaceable living tailored to identify with an ever-changing marketplace.
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| From the company website, Move-Home configuration |
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