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How can naturally occurring patterns help to efficiently design high-density housing?

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Peter Haimerl designed the Honeycomb House to propose an alternative to the uniformity of homes that comprise the newly built Messestadt Riem district of Munich. - Edward Beierle
The building is characterized by hexagonal, horizontally stacked honeycomb-shaped modules. - Edward Beierle
. Designed for the Munich housing cooperative Wogeno as part of a two-building ensemble, the Honeycomb House has 22 units ranging from 22- to 106-sq-m. - Edward Beierle

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Architect, Furniture Design
Floor Area
1,310 sq-m

Comprised of hexagonal modular units that can be infinitely tessellated, the Honeycomb House offers a solution to efficiently build high-density living spaces.

Key features

Peter Haimerl

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