The competition – organised by the RIBA with support from the Building Research Establishment, MOBIE and the Design Council – sought proposals for high-quality, low-carbon and age-friendly homes which could be rolled out to boost quality of life for the country’s growing elderly population.

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It set out to recognise the ‘highest standards of age-adaptable design’ and followed the government’s recent consultation on a Future Homes Standard, which would require all new homes built from 2025 to have 80 per cent less carbon emissions.

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Clark Architecture worked with 3m x 3m x 3m modules to build an adaptable and multi scale project in response to this competition.

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As a concept, individuals, councils, investors buy the number of modules they need for their project (individual house, student accomodations, offices...).

Prefabricated insulated volumes of variables sizes can be inserted in the 3x3x3 modules, creating indoor spaces but also outdoor spaces which can have different type of fonctions (terrace, courtyard, vegetable garden...).

For one house unit, fragmentation and independance of these volumes can lead to variable use during a lifetime.

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When you start juxtaposing several house units, space created in between the modules can become shared areas. Allowing therefore a possible community life with different generations and activities.