Finnish studio Casagrande unveils Tikku, a three-story prefab house the size of a parking space
Finnish architecture firm Casagrande Laboratory presented Tikku, a prototype prefabricated house that occupies the footprint of a single parking space, at Helsinki Design Week. The three-story dwelling maximizes vertical space with separate levels for sleeping, working, and a transparent rooftop greenhouse. It is designed to be small, ecological, and energy self-sufficient via solar panels. Studio director Marco Casagrande criticized cities designed for cars rather than people, noting that while parking spaces are abundant, room for new housing is scarce. The project reimagines underused urban parking areas as potential sites for compact, sustainable living units.
Key facts
- Tikku is a prefabricated house prototype presented by Casagrande Laboratory at Helsinki Design Week.
- The house occupies the space of a single parking spot.
- It has three floors: sleeping, working, and a transparent rooftop greenhouse.
- The dwelling is energy self-sufficient thanks to solar panels.
- Marco Casagrande is the director of Casagrande Laboratory.
- Casagrande criticized cities designed for cars, not people.
- The project aims to repurpose parking spaces for housing.
- Helsinki Design Week hosted the presentation.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Casagrande
Institutions
- Casagrande Laboratory
- Helsinki Design Week
Locations
- Helsinki
- Finland