Barkarby KV15

Award Criteria

Architectural Excellence

A city block with 350 homes and student apartments, designed to foster social sustainability and vibrant urban living. The block features shared gardens, bike services, coworking spaces, and active ground floors with live-work units, retail, offices, and a preschool. A green courtyard optimizes ecosystem services, while an underground garage meets parking needs. Architecture is varied and experiential, with diverse facades and roofscapes. Public spaces transform streets into lively urban paths and add workplaces. The project reflects SIBS’s coordination with the municipality and partners, combining housing, commerce, and sustainability through solar panels, geothermal heating, and high energy efficiency.

Technical Innovation & Sustainability

SIBS modular construction enables rapid, flexible residential development with high architectural variation. Offsite precision engineering and robotic manufacturing ensure tight tolerances, enhancing airtightness, acoustics, and vibration control. Modules can be delivered fully furnished, reducing on-site work and enabling relocatability. Design automation halves planning time, while parametric systems meet diverse regulatory and aesthetic needs. Material efficiency is achieved through reduced concrete use and direct sourcing, yielding ~15% cost savings. The system supports green building via minimized waste, energy-efficient assembly, and reuse of components.

Cost Effectiveness

SIBS modular construction achieves cost-effectiveness through factory-based production, reducing labor costs and material waste. Modules are pre-finished with kitchens, bathrooms, and sometimes furnitured, minimizing on-site work. Installation is rapid, electrical and plumbing connections take under one hour per unit. Materials like steel, gypsum, and insulation are sourced directly, yielding ~15% cost savings. The plug-and-play system allows integration with conventional podiums and supports relocatability via dismantlable connectors. Partnerships with subcontractors and automated design tools further streamline timelines, cutting design phases by 50% and total construction time by over 40%