h3ar: 'houses on the shelf'

'houses on the shelf' by ryszard rychlicki of h3ar 
image courtesy ryszard rychlicki h3ar 

ryszard rychlicki of polish architectural firm h3ar received third prize in the london 800 
competition for his concept 'houses on the shelf'.

rychlicki based his project on the notion if we treat a house like a product with a programmed 
product life, after the expiry of the guarantee period we may simply throw away.  his design 
for london bridge is one which can be continually updated. the open work construction fulfils
the function of shelves for houses as products, which after being used up (worn out) are replaced
with new ones. mobile houses in the form of boxes - are executed from recycled materials 
and also glass and wood. due to the mobility of the entire layout premise the city may 
decide on its structure - number and type of homes in a given time.


'houses on the shelf'
image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar 



notion of shopping and throwing out once worn outimage courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar 



structure of 'houses on the shelf'
image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar 


'houses on the shelf' - when the old can be replaced with new
image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar 


'houses on the shelf' - cross section view
image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar 


'houses on the shelf' - cross section view
image courtesy ryszard rychlicki  h3ar