Elemental Quinta Monroy
Elemental
Quinta Monroy is a social housing project in Iquique, Chile, by Elemental.
Quinta Monroy is a social housing project in Iquique, Chile, by Elemental. The Chilean Government asked them to design housing for families for only 7,500 USD per family. This money had to cover the costs of terrain, urban planning, and architecture. To make the best possible use of space, they created denser, 35 m2 units that could be expanded over time by the households to 72 m2, vertically and horizontally, without overcrowding. The structure and facilities (such as bathroom and kitchen) were designed to consider this future expansion.
*Please note that building designs are being included as “products” in the Habitat Sector of the Solutions Library to allow readers to learn from how projects were designed and constructed and how they serve the occupants, whether effective or ineffective.
Elemental and Chile Barrio
Other social housing and incremental building schemes such as the Sustainable Incremental Construction Unit (SICU).
Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
93 households in the center of Iquique, Chile.
