Exhibition area Flexible Housing

The new Flexible Housing - Opportunities next door exhibition area in Hall B3 at EXPO REAL is dedicated to future-oriented living concepts, new forms of urban flexibility, and interdisciplinary exchange between project developers, investors, municipalities, architects, and political decision-makers.

Rethinking Living Space with Flexibility

The residential real estate industry is under pressure—demographic change, changing lifestyles, migration, resource scarcity, and urbanization are presenting planners and cities alike with complex challenges.

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With the new exhibition area Flexible Housing – Opportunities next door, we are opening up an innovative space for thinking and designing: here, living space is no longer understood as a mere structural unit, but as a social, ecological, and economic platform that offers a wide range of opportunities for a sustainable and livable future. Discover solutions that respond flexibly to social developments – and experience how living space can become a driver of urban transformation.

The exhibition presents forward-looking living concepts, while experts from politics, business, planning, and research provide important insights on stage.

Highlights of the Flexible Housing exhibition area

  • Curated exhibition area featuring innovative housing projects, construction methods, digital solutions, and mobility concepts
  • High-caliber panels and talks with experts from politics, business, planning, and research
  • Topics such as modular housing, conversion, social mixing, reducing construction costs, digitalization, and ESG in residential construction
  • Participatory formats

Flexible Housing exhibition area

The Flexible Housing exhibition bridges the gap between the pressing issue of housing and creative solutions, presenting sustainable living models, best-practice construction projects, and transformative strategies.

The centerpiece of the stand concept is an iconic design element: the door. It symbolizes what "flexible housing" is all about—openness, movement, access, and new perspectives. As a central visual element, it shapes the entire exhibition architecture and becomes a unifying symbol for the potential of flexible living.

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The exhibition will be accompanied by lectures and panel discussions on the Flexible Housing Stage.

The exhibition's hashtags serve as a curatorial compass: they structure the diverse content into thematic focal points, highlight key trends, and offer visitors guidance in the discourse on sustainable living.

#flexiblehousing

Rethinking housing: adaptable, user-centered, sustainable—from modular construction to regulatory reform.

#rethinkaffordablehousing

Affordability as creative freedom: through smart standards, modular systems, and social innovation.

#lessismore

Less space, more quality – through efficient planning, robust structures, and smart processes.

#fromxtohousing

Transformation as a resource: from bunker to neighborhood, from parking garage to place of residence.

#learningfromideas

Visionary living concepts from the past as inspiration for today – Alt-Erlaa, Tempelhofer Feld, and more.

#beyondownership

New models of communal living – self-organized, self-managed, collectively supported.

#algorithmvsarchitecture

Digital tools and new planning concepts for the next generation of living.

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