This Renault automotive-inspired architecture is designed for the car to move within the house!

I am dating an automotive engineer and if there is any talk about getting a house it revolves around the garage because a multiple car garage is more important than multiple rooms. While I can’t fully comprehend it I was almost convinced when I saw the Renault Symbioz House33 – now that is a garage/house I wouldn’t mind living in!

In 2016, Renault held a competition for fresh automotive-focused architecture and design. Among several entries, it was France’s Marchi Architectes that took the cake. They designed the Renault Symbioz House33  which was a portable, fully-integrated escape modeled around Renault’s conceptual car, the Symbioz. Nestled in the French countryside, the 21-meter long structure has been designed to be used in multiple ecosystems and environmental settings. The massive single-unit home also incorporates Renault’s sleek aesthetic. “The house has a metallic structure, wooden cladding, large glass surfaces, and an open-plan layout. Traditional living spaces take room inside – living room and kitchen on the ground-floor; bedroom and bathroom on the first floor,” says the team.

While the design’s focus is still on the car, it also prioritizes connectivity, social awareness, and adaptive living. One of the most interesting features is that the structure isn’t just a beautiful, functioning garage, you can actually access most of the house with the Symbioz which then becomes a “mobile room” that can be parked inside, outside, or on the roof using an elevator. The Marchi team wanted to expand the use of the car beyond outdoor transportation and hopes to open the door to increased interconnectivity with our automotive counterparts.

Designer: Marchi Architectes

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Home Is Where The Car Is

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The SYMBIOZ is like nothing we’ve seen before. The idea of combining transportation and living spaces seems like something absurd to fathom. Toying with this idea, the SYMBIOZ is an extension of the future – connected – home. Renault has mentioned the SYMBIOZ to be “an extra mobile, modular and multi-purpose room”. SYMBIOZ is a representation of what Renault envision for the automotive industry in 2030, with an all-electric, autonomous car.

The look and charisma of modern-day architecture – exposed steel infrastructure, oversized windows and sharp lines – lends its style to the SYMBIOZ. It’s this appearance that allows the SYMBIOZ to seamlessly integrate with the home of tomorrow, where “the car becomes a new mobile, multi-purpose living space for the whole family and can be used—open or closed—more fully, even when parked.”

The SYMBIOZ doesn’t skip a beat. The interior of the vehicle, designed by Aleksandra Gaca, is breathtaking. Gaca took Renault’s vision and translated that into the 3D woken fabric called ‘bloko’ as seen on the seats inside both the SYMBIOZ and the home itself. The inside of the SYMBIOZ is quite homely and inviting, as expected, with a layout of 4 armchairs and a small coffee table to compliment the space.

Designer: Aleksandra Gaca of Renault

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