In response to rapid urbanization, fall of nuclear family and globalized lifestyles, the architecture of the cities is seeing great changes. From this perspective, the Paris-based architecture studio Cutwork – in collaboration with pioneering companies who share their goal of “reimagining today’s habitat” – developed PolyBloc, a prefabricated building system that implements industrial production and modular construction.
Polyblock, a Lego-inspired housing solution
French studio Cutwork responds to the housing crisis with prefabricated and stackable modules.
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- Lucia Brandoli
- 07 February 2022
PolyBloc marks the larger-scale progression of PolyRoom, a prefabricated single-room of 226 square feet unit. Designed to be a room without an established purpose, PolyRoom is inspired by Japanese design concepts, reconfiguring spaces to accommodate inhabitants’ needs, and obvisouly reminds of Lego blocks. Each module comes with multifunctional furniture – like disappearing beds and foldable storage cabinets – and telescopic rail systems that transition partitions and doors.
The PolyRoom units can be constructed in bulk and stacked together to form full-sized residential complexes in different cities much quicker than traditional building methods allow. In fact, PolyBloc has been designed to be a means of “creating adaptive, flexible housing solutions in different contexts, from urban to rural”.
Image courtesy of Cutwork.
Image courtesy of Cutwork.
Image courtesy of Cutwork.
Image courtesy of Cutwork.
Image courtesy of Cutwork.
Image courtesy of Cutwork.
Image courtesy of Cutwork.