Compact House Prototype

Conceived as a compact dwelling of only 50 square meters, this prototype explores how simplicity, adaptability, and thoughtful design can enrich everyday living while making high-quality architecture more accessible. Designed for efficient factory fabrication, transportation, and rapid installation, the house responds to diverse sites through a restrained framework capable of accommodating changing conditions and individual patterns of inhabitation.

A composed outer volume shelters a more fluid interior, where a folded architectural form gently defines degrees of privacy, light, and occupation without compromising the openness of the compact plan. Surrounding the base, sliding aluminum screens provide a continually changing relationship between enclosure and openness. Their horizontal slats are linked by a continuous sequence of subtle arcs that flow from panel to panel, giving the façade a quiet sense of movement while allowing the building to shift from transparent to protected through the simple repositioning of its outer skin. Layering the independently sliding panels creates varying densities of light, shade, and privacy, allowing the house to adapt gracefully to climate, orientation, and daily life.

The project demonstrates that economy need not diminish architectural experience. Through clarity of construction, durable and recyclable materials, adaptable elements, and careful attention to light, proportion, and spatial sequence, the house offers an enduring framework capable of belonging to many landscapes while remaining uniquely responsive to each one.