(Newswire.net — June 28, 2013) Denver, CO — Micro housing is an affordable option as compared to larger houses in heavily-urbanized areas like Boston, New York and San Francisco. People have rapidly started to opt for 300 square feet or smaller unit houses in these regions. They are more affordable and with the large number of architects innovating in this arena, it has become a great choice for a beautiful, compact house. The construction of these houses is a booming field of work for architects currently in big cities, but very soon in smaller cities as well.In January, Denver Architectural League principal, and primary player in the Denver construction community, Jeff Sheppard launched a contest called the “Micro Housing Ideas Competition” open to architects all around the globe. The idea was to build a hypothetical complex for multi-family with eight units and up to 375 square feet large. It was to be constructed on an actual site in the neighborhood known as Denver River North, just north of downtown on a river bank. The plan was supposed to be an “ecologically sensitive, thriving environment.”
Participants from all over the world including registered architects, non-registered architects, interns and students participated in this competition with their innovative ideas. By the closing of the competition on May 9, there were seventy entries from twenty countries around the globe. The results were declared on the 17th of May and, interestingly, all four of the winners were from outside the US.
The top honours were grabbed by Armando Birlain Lopez, a Mexico based architect and the principal of the Studio de Arquitectura y Ciudad, who receive an award sum of $3000. Spanish architect Tadeja Vidoni secured the second. There were two honourable mentions, each to A43 Arquitectura from Portugal and Ahmed Hamdi from Egypt.
The members of the jury, especially George Hoover, a Denver architect, observed the global prospects of micro housing. They realized how people are now turning for these smaller houses for better availability and convenience. The demand for micro housing has arisen all over the world, especially in the most populous and crowded cities.
The question really is whether Denver is ready for micro housing. It may be sooner than you think. With people flocking to the neighborhood, Denver is rapidly becoming a major metropolitan city that is ripe for micro housing and will surely benefit Denver construction companies focusing on this type of building.
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By Gutchquena Mann and Dr. Cynthia Nodland, freelance journalists. They can be found on Google +.