{"id":419458,"date":"2025-12-02T12:22:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/419458\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:22:18","slug":"from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/419458\/","title":{"rendered":"From Tirana to Monterrey: 8 Unbuilt Housing Projects Reimagining Collective Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living\/692dda5361da030189619bff-from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From Tirana to Monterrey: 8 Unbuilt Housing Projects Reimagining Collective Living - Image 1 of 49\" data-nr-picture-id=\"692dda5361da030189619bff\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"366\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living\/692dda5361da030189619bff-from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unbuilt-collective-housing_29.jpg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 640 \/ 366\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a>Roat\u00e1n Terraced Dwellings. Image \u00a9 maarc studio<\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<ul class=\"afd-share__networks clearfix\">\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"facebook_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1036571\" data-social=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n<p>Facebook<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"twitter_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1036571\" data-social=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=From%20Tirana%20to%20Monterrey%3A%208%20Unbuilt%20Housing%20Projects%20Reimagining%20Collective%20Living&amp;url=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living&amp;via=archdaily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n<p>Twitter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"email_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1036571\" data-social=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=From Tirana to Monterrey: 8 Unbuilt Housing Projects Reimagining Collective Living&amp;body=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living\"><\/a>\n<p>Mail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Pinterest\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"pinterest_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1036571\" data-social=\"pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1036571%2Ffrom-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F692d%2Fda53%2F61da%2F0301%2F8961%2F9bff%2Flarge_jpg%2Funbuilt-collective-housing_29.jpg%3F1764612757&amp;description=From%20Tirana%20to%20Monterrey%3A%208%20Unbuilt%20Housing%20Projects%20Reimagining%20Collective%20Living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>\n<p>Pinterest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-action=\"share\/whatsapp\/share\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"whatsapp_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1036571\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=From+Tirana+to+Monterrey%3A+8+Unbuilt+Housing+Projects+Reimagining+Collective+Living+%7C+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1036571%2Ffrom-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living%3Futm_source%3DWhatsapp%26utm_medium%3DIM%26utm_campaign%3Dshare-button\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>\n<p>Whatsapp<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"954\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/collective-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collective housing<\/a> remains one of the most active areas for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/unbuilt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unbuilt<\/a> architectural exploration, revealing how architects are rethinking domestic life, density, and shared living across different cultural and environmental contexts. In this curated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/unbuilt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unbuilt<\/a> edition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submitted by the ArchDaily community, <\/a>the selected proposals investigate new forms of dwelling that span mobile units, vertical developments, adaptive reuse, and landscape-driven residential clusters. Rather than treating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">housing<\/a> as a purely functional container, these projects position it as a social and spatial framework that shapes everyday life, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community<\/a> ties, and long-term urban resilience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1712\">Across varied geographies, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/tirana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tirana<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/city\/athens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Athens<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/monterrey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monterrey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/search\/projects\/country\/iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chaloos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/caribbean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roat\u00e1n<\/a>, Bhola, and the DRC, these proposals explore multiple approaches to collective living: transforming industrial shells into residential structures, extending existing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/masterplan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">masterplans<\/a> through landscape integration, reimagining verticality in dense urban centers, and developing modular prototypes that can adapt to changing climates or patterns of mobility. Some projects prioritize ecological strategies and local materials, while others test new models for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accessibility<\/a>, community well-being, or incremental urban growth. Together, they reflect a broad spectrum of architectural responses to contemporary housing pressures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"692dd661304d2e01879e2899\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living\/692dd661304d2e01879e2899-from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From Tirana to Monterrey: 8 Unbuilt Housing Projects Reimagining Collective Living - Image 8 of 49\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"692dd661304d2e01879e2899\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unbuilt-collective-housing_6.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living\/692dd661304d2e01879e2899-from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living-photo\" title=\"Vardo. Image \u00a9 JaK Studio\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"692dd8c8304d2e01879e28ac\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living\/692dd8c8304d2e01879e28ac-from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From Tirana to Monterrey: 8 Unbuilt Housing Projects Reimagining Collective Living - Image 18 of 49\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"692dd8c8304d2e01879e28ac\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unbuilt-collective-housing_17.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living\/692dd8c8304d2e01879e28ac-from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living-photo\" title=\"Factory Reframed. Image \u00a9 Panos Dragonas &amp; Sotiris Theodosopoulos\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"692ddb03304d2e01879e28b8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living\/692ddb03304d2e01879e28b8-from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living-photo\" rel=\"attachment noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From Tirana to Monterrey: 8 Unbuilt Housing Projects Reimagining Collective Living - Image 38 of 49\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"692ddb03304d2e01879e28b8\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unbuilt-collective-housing_37.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1036571\/from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living\/692ddb03304d2e01879e28b8-from-tirana-to-monterrey-8-unbuilt-housing-projects-reimagining-collective-living-photo\" title=\"A House in the Delta. 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