Swarm
Modular Co-Living
NW, Germany
Multi-Unit Residential Building, 500 sqm
Private
Design Development
Pre-Design to Construction Administration
Sierra Boaz Cobb and Marlena Schulz &
B+G Ingenieure Bollinger und Grohmann
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This project rethinks Co-Living in a world where pandemics have reshaped the way we live in our private homes and the way we share spaces. A highly efficient modular one-bedroom unit allows each occupant the safety of one’s own room, while maximizing the number of units and occupants. The module has been designed to house a variety of programs to create flexibility within a prefab and highly sustainable cross-laminated timber building system. These modules are densely packed into the site but shifted to create two offset volumes that optimize for legal light and air.
Engineered wood encompasses lightweight, sustainable, and structurally viable product options that can compete with the performance of their counterparts in steel and concrete construction. It also lends itself to prefabricated construction, which is faster, more precise, and produces less waste than traditional construction techniques.
