Social housing complex

Location: Lithuania, Vilnius, Žirmūnai;
Year: 2015;
Type: Social housing;
Program: Residential;
Event: Ryterna Modul architectural challenge 2015;
Organizer: Ryterna Modul;
Award: 3rd prize.

Fastest way for the asylum seekers integration into foreign countries society is made through offering of an equal living space, to that of the native residents.

Houses in “Neris social housing complex” are very compact, but they offer every function needed for a human person to instantly feel at home. Each building is fully equipped with kitchen and sanitary units. Every resident can spend time in private yard, or a terrace on the second floor. There is a covered space in the northern part of the building for bicycle parking or even car sharing if needed. Doors in living rooms can be opened directly into the private courtyards. Such structure encourages socializing and inclusion between families by providing ability to spend time outdoors during the nice weather. And even during the winter, cosy interior spaces are always visually connected with landscape and lives of other people.