Corbusier’s DOM-INO system was developed to industrialize construction with the new technologies of concrete structures at the time, and bring qualitative space to the masses. Today we face different challenges that call for new solutions.

Model 01

• Architect: BIG
• Name of Project: E2 Ecology and Economy
• Location: City of Kouvola, Finland
• Program: Housing
• Publish date: March 15, 2011
• Type: Prequalified Competition
• Size: 15,000m², 8-story prefabricated wood construction
• Client: City of Kouvola, Finland, SITRA-Finnish Innovation Fund
• Collaborators: AOA, Pirmin Jung Holzbauingenieur, Vahanen, Stora Enso
• Status: 1st Prize / In Progress
• Partner in Charge: Bjarke Ingels, Thomas Christoffersen
• Project Leader: Brian Yang
• Team: Krista Meskanen, Jelena Vucic, Alina Tamosiunaite, Alessandro Ronfini, Cecilia Ho, Elisha Nathoo, Sunming Lee, Long Zhuo, Mads Bjorn Christiansen

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