This tiny home was designed to facilitate micro living in expensive cities! - Yanko Design

Millennials and the generations that follow are still struggling to buy homes without sacrificing their avocado toasts. Nosotros e'er hear about the rent situation in New York and Los Angeles, only even if you cantankerous the border y'all'll notice that Vancouver and Toronto also fall under that subclass. Those two cities are the hub for immature working professionals in Canada and information technology is crucial to provide affordable housing options that are sustainable and fit with their flexible lifestyle. Turns out there is an architectural concept, Shifting Nests, designed to solve this exact problem.

While Vancouver has quickly become one of the most expensive cities to live in, it is not densely populated and at that place are a lot of vacant spaces that can be put to better utilize – Shifting Nests sustainable tiny homes is that use! This project wants to transform empty parking lots into a community with gardens and depression-toll homes. "The 'nests' are a prefabricated housing solution consisting of plywood, metal cladding, and corrugated polycarbonate on a series of simple frames. The jury was impressed by the sensible linear plan layout, segmented into zones for resting, bathing, cooking, living, dining, and farming," explains the team,

Shifting Nests won the offset prize in the Bee Breeders 2022 Mircohome competition for its futuristic approach to affordable housing that took the environment into business relationship. The structures almost look similar a hybrid between an RV and a bunker, I wish it looked a little cozier. While many details are nevertheless being worked out, it would be nice to come across what sustainable housing solutions are incorporated – solar panels, furniture made with recycled material, self-sustaining garden for customs produce? Micro living is probably the futurity of future generations so having designs that brand life easier for them economically while too helping the climate crisis is crucial.

Designer: BLA Design Grouping