Home Sweet Home.In a world that is increasingly on the move, the idea that the home, as well as being “sweet” is also “mobile”, fascinates.From architecture to design, there is no shortage of modular home proposals, as we could also see during the Milan Design Week.All the solutions on display had a common denominator: eco-sustainability.From building materials to the possibility of producing renewable energy, the idea of ​​a modular and green house pleases.The latest research on lifestyles and the desires of Italians show a spirit that is increasingly attentive to "green" in their choices.So how much more important is it to propose housing or work solutions devoted to organic ethics?We have already had the opportunity to describe Green Smart Living, an energetically autonomous module.But other modules showed up.Modom's modular house is a prefabricated multilayer panel, used for floors, walls and ceilings, made with a wooden supporting structure complete with ecological materials such as thermo-acoustic insulation with integrated shafts for the passage of the systems and the possibility of customizing the interior finishes and external.Each module can be easily aggregated and disassembled, as well as transported on ordinary vehicles.It also allows you to easily install systems, including home automation, Photo: Andrea BallocchiA modular, transportable and technological housing model as a response to the needs of today's urban nomads.This is how MicroArch, the home module conceived by Modom, an innovative startup that has already obtained several awards for its project, presents itself: Klimahouse 2017 has elected it among the best 10 startups in Italy in the sector of eco-sustainable buildings with high energy efficiency, is winner of the eCapital and StartCup Mar competitions and finalist of the National Award for Innovation 2014. It is a patented construction system whose space is potentially expandable or reducible by adding or removing sections of the building.The characteristic feature is a prefabricated multilayer panel, used for floors, walls and ceilings, made with a wooden supporting structure complete with ecological materials such as thermo-acoustic insulation with integrated shafts for the passage of the systems and the possibility of customizing the internal and external finishes. .Each module can be easily aggregated and disassembled, as well as transported on ordinary vehicles.It also allows you to easily install systems, including home automation.Ideal for the construction of residential buildings and for social housing interventions, the modular panels can also be used as infill of existing structures, in order to redevelop abandoned or unfinished buildings.Another eco-sustainable material is used as cladding: the Equitone fiber cement cladding in fiber-reinforced silico-limestone flat slabs.Living Unit, the modular house initially created as a refuge for mountaineers and climbers is able to accommodate up to 6 people, photo: Janez MartincicInternational research project, born two years ago and specifically refined about six months ago, which involves a Slovenian architecture studio (Ofis), two Italians (C + C and C28) and a prestigious structural engineering company based in London (AKT II), Living Unit was born with the idea of ​​developing a self-supporting wooden unit that could be flexible and adaptable to any type of context, climatic condition and terrain: in fact, it can be a refuge, holiday home, house on the 'tree, or temporary home for research, tourism or emergency occasions.The small size allows different modes of transport and installation.«The project conceived by Ofis and installed in the Slovenian Alps was initially born as a refuge for mountaineers and climbers», explains Claudio Tombolini, co-founder architect of the C + C studio.Able to accommodate (in combination) from a minimum of 2 people up to 4/6 people, in its basic module it is equipped with a double bed, wardrobe, table and chairs with the possibility of installing a bathroom and a small kitchen.Also in this case the protagonist material is wood, for the continuous frame structure reinforced with panels on both sides.The finish can also be completely in wood, but various solutions can be evaluated to meet the most varied needs and requests.The unit can be fixed to the ground either with steel anchors or with removable concrete blocks.The facade and interiors are changeable and flexible.The base price for a module for two people with bathroom and kitchen is 20 thousand euros, including installation (Special shipping costs must be evaluated separately)."Assembly is simple since the unit is already assembled and it is just a matter of putting it down and fixing it in place", highlights the architect from Marche.Now various possibilities are opening up, after the positive results of the Milanese Fuorisalone, including employment in the areas hit by the earthquake in central Italy."Both we and the C28 studio thought of using the Living Unit as a temporary housing module pending the construction of the definitive homes, without the need to move families away from their area of ​​residence", concludes Tombolini.More detailed info on Livingmodule.comMADi's modular house is a real time house that can be installed wherever you want, Photo: Andrea BallocchiMADi - Acronym for “Deployable Housing Module”, is a construction system that uses the patented deployment technique for the construction of anti-seismic residential buildings and for various other uses, including the construction of temporary villages for emergency response in the event of natural disasters.Resealable, transportable, expandable by adding new living modules, it is a real temporal house that can be installed wherever you want.It is a dry-assembled and easy-to-assemble structure, also sold as an assembly kit to the buyer who can build his own home.Otherwise, the module of about 100 square meters can be deployed and ready to be inhabited within a working day with the use of three fitters.The water-sanitary, electrical, air conditioning and water drainage system is pre-installed as well as the sanitary fittings as well as the sink and hob.The walls are composed of a structural frame in laminated wood, Pefc certified, counterframe in solid fir wood, internal padding in mineral wool and internal lining with plasterboard, while the external coat in mineralized spruce wood wool.On the ventilated roof, photovoltaic panels can also be pre-installed to guarantee total energy needs.Designed to be quickly closed and moved to another place, MADi is a temporary structure and, as such, not always subject to building permits.