We Love This Idea For Post-World Cup Micro Living!

For a full month, we were captivated by the World Cup. Thirty-one days of no-guts, no-glory competition drew us to our TV’s and computers en masse, and we were glued to the matches. But after Germany scored an incredible goal to destroy the hopes of every Argentinian in the world, the fans filed out, and the stadiums were closed up. So, what’s going to happen to them now?

While nothing is for certain, two innovative designers from architecture website 1Week1Project have  drawn up an amazing solution—why not put apartment units in all that extra space?

Brazil has a severe housing issue, with an estimated 5.2 million needed homes. Axel de Stampa and Sylvian Macaux recognized the lunacy of sinking $14 billion into the global festivities without supporting the taxpayers whose money funded the sports venture. By creating an interesting system of stacked modular apartment units around the outer perimeter of the stadiums, the architects envision a mutually beneficial future where recreational events and residents coexist.

With so many vast, and now unoccupied stadiums from previous World Cups and Olympic hosting duties, this idea is something that can be implemented both retroactively and henceforth. The Bird’s Nest in China was an especially incredible architectural and financial feat, and such structures can provide affordable housing to those in need, rather than looming as empty, useless monoliths in overpopulated areas.

Unfortunately, like the duo’s other work featured on 1Week1Project, it is likely that this project will remain on the drawing board as a conceptual piece. However, after seeing the layouts, we can’t help but hope that something like this will someday be commissioned.

h/t Curbed