Article source: The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Design and Conservation 

Casas Melhoradas is an applied research project on housing for low income groups in the informal settlements of Maputo, Mozambique with a three-fold focus: 1) developing alternative construction methods to improve the quality and decrease the cost of housing; 2) developing housing typologies that utilize space and infrastructure more economically to initiate a more sustainable urban development; 3) engaging in construction of affordable rental housing through public and private partnerships to scale up the impact of the project.

The project is carried out by the Institute of Architecture, Urbanism & Landscape, at KADK – The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation; the Mozambican NGO Estamos and Architects without Borders, Denmark.

Image Courtesy © Johan Mottelson

• Architects: The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Design and Conservation
• Project: Casas Melhoradas
• Location: Maputo, Mozambique
• Photography: Johan Mottelson
  
• Area: 230 m2
• Project Year: 2018

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