As our family structures, living arrangements, and domestic requirements change, housing models are also being designed to adapt. In hour nine, we visited two new housing projects on the Mediterranean coast with adaptability at their core.

APROP Ciutat Vella in Barcelona is a new building of eight apartments delicately constructed from converted shipping containers – meaning the whole structure can be transported when necessary. The spacious and stylish apartments are intended for neighbourhood residents who require emergency housing as a result of evictions due to gentrification.

Further up the Mediterranean coast in Montpellier, architect Farshid Moussavi sees flexibility as a luxury at La Folie Divine. In this nine-storey tower, residents can sub-divide their apartments to suit their domestic needs.

Speakers
Javier Burón Cuadrado, Housing Manager, Barcelona City Council
Farshid Moussavi, Farshid Moussavi Architecture
Ana María Álvarez, Open House Barcelona

Hosted by Open House Barcelona and Open House London

2 PM UTC | 4 PM BARCELONA AND MONTPELLIER

Photos: APROP by Adrià Goula. La Folie Divine by Paul Phung.

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