TILA Housing, enhetsmodell

Abstract

A case study house questioning high-rise building blocks and the lack of adaptability to changing living situations within a building. Pia is reexamining norms and standards and conventional architectural practice by creating in an open building and DIY philosophy. One aim was to create loft-living with “maximum space and minimum cost” Tila consists of 39 flats which were equipped with the bare minimum: a bathroom. ILO architects created the frame and the infill was made by the residents, something Pia describes as different chapters in the process. The infill is adaptable to future changes of the residences living situation. The intention of the house was to make it possible for the users to change the plan according to changing lifestyles and life stages. Thus Pia raises the question of how adjustable a plan really is with time.