The first Urban Rigger that arrived is a proof of concept. Based on the experience with this one, we’re going to make a 1.1, a 1.2 and eventually a 2.0.” Editorial Standards Reprints & Permissions ...

Monthly rent works out at the equivalent of US$600 and BIG and Urban Rigger (the student housing startup that commissioned the project) aim to refine the prototype and export it to other cities.

A reimagined take on student housing, Urban Rigger’s initiative aims to build low-cost modular housing in Copenhagen’s urban harbors. The cost? Roughly $600 per month.

Laurent de Carniere/Urban Rigger. Students have private bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens, with shared living space that includes a kayak landing, a bathing platform, barbecue area, and communal ...

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He also visited Urban Rigger, a Bjarke Ingels Group-designed “micro district” of floating buildings in Copenhagen’s harbor that are used as student accommodation.