Tag: Social Housing

Northview Pointe Apartments: Environmentally and Socially Responsible Housing

Brooks Scarpa Huber

In Sacramento, a low-income housing complex replaces the defensive design typical of public housing with a porous system based on social spaces and ecological stewardship

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Social Housing Shaped by the Sun

NZI Architectes

In Paris, a former parking garage is transformed into 83 residential units

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Public Housing in La Goutte D’Or

Atelier FUSO

The first residential building in Paris with wood-frame construction and reclaimed-brick façades

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Modulus Matrix in Barcelona: redefining social housing through flexible, tatami-inspired spaces

PERIS+TORAL ARQUITECTES

This building presents a living concept based on equal-sized rooms and a more responsible dry construction method using a mass timber structure.

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# 2025 # Winners # Social Housing (32)

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3338 Sawmill in Vancouver, affordable housing rooted in industrial heritage and community identity

GBL Architects

337 affordable homes in a 26-storey tower & 6-storey low-rise mark the gateway to River District, presenting a bold and highly sculpted form.

# 2025 # Residential Building - Complex (710) # Public space (569) # Industrial design (120) # Social Housing (32)

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Eco-Quartier LaVallée in Châtenay-Malabry, France: living in harmony with the city’s identity and pace

Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia

Development comprising 158 residential units: 122 under concession agreements, 36 designated as social housing, 1,984 m² of commercial, and 140 parking spaces.

# 2025 # Finalist # Commercial - Retail (541) # Residential Building - Complex (710) # Public space (569) # Social Housing (32)

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City Trees, a unique housing module for a a new configuration of urban living

Laboratorio di Architettura Semerano

City Trees is a modular wood and steel system that blends nature and architecture, creating flexible homes immersed in suspended urban forests

# 2025 # Mentioned # Protitype (51) # Masterplan (211) # Social Housing (32)

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The Social Hub Florence Belfiore: An Urban Ecosystem in the Heart of Florence

Rizoma Architetture

The Social Hub Florence Belfiore: urban regeneration, interior design, and a rooftop park for a new kind of sociality by Rizoma Architetture.

# 2025 # Finalist # Hotels (490) # University campus (124) # Student accommodation (46) # Design (307) # Social Housing (32)

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Greenox: : tackling green space scarcity and ecological awareness in Istanbul’s urban core

Mental Design Works

Greenox is a vertical eco-friendly building with sustainable technologies, a green façade, and international environmental certifications.

# 2025 # Residence (1892) # Social Housing (32)

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The permeable, layered architecture of Envoy Vadi designed to encourage interaction and communal life in Istanbul

Mental Design Works

Envoy Vadi rejects the monolithic development of the current zoning plan and offers a sustainable and topography-sensitive layout.

# 2025 # Finalist # Green (201) # Social Housing (32)

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MLK + PCH: a long-neglected site transformed into a vibrant place of healing and pride

Studio One Eleven

MLK + PCH: affordable senior housing in Long Beach with 67 units, supportive services, art murals, and LEED Gold sustainability, fostering community pride.

# 2025 # Finalist # Residential Building - Complex (710) # Green (201) # Social Housing (32) # Community center (23)

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Chihua Street Bus Station TOD Integrated Affordable Rental Housing

BA

Pioneering Affordable Housing Synergy with Public Transit

# 2025 # Finalist # Social Housing (32)

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