Cities are getting denser. Whether reasonably so or not, they do. The density, the hurriedness, the energy of the city are demanding of its every inhabitant, and equally of their structures of inhabitation. Places can no longer afford to hold one function, but rather many things either temporally or “permanently”.

So how should homes be developed in a densifying town, to keep up with the increasing efficiency of the soon-to-be city.

The project began with a rectangular plot in a densifying gridded town and an aspiration to have a villa that can sustain itself socially and economically. The ground level is kept as a place for social interactions, private ( garden, play-area, seatings ) and public ( cafe & exhibition space ) The first two floors become rental units of varying sizes in order to maintain a good dynamic of long & short-term residents, and finally the last two floors become the villa. Villa that works with different levels within the two-floor height and external fins to create an intimate sense of nestling within the greenery.

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