Housing is changing. Smaller households, higher expectations and growing pressure on affordability are forcing the industry to rethink what makes a good home.

At OBOS Living Lab, new ideas are tested in real life before they are scaled. Together with residents, partners and researchers, we explore what works, what doesn't, and what future housing should learn from both.

Because the future of housing shouldn't be built on assumptions. It should be built on evidence.

One year. Six apartments. Dozens of lessons.

Architect and project lead Daniel Silva shares the first findings from Compact Living. What works when people actually live in compact homes? What doesn't? And which assumptions about future housing fail the moment they meet everyday life?

Less space doesn’t have to mean less living. So what will future homes need to deliver?

When space shrinks, everything else has to work harder. Smarter design. Better storage. Shared services. Stronger communities.

In a series of rapid-fire talks, four OBOS Living Lab partners explore what better living with less space could look like. Blink Intelligence brings the future resident into the room, revealing how younger generations want to live, share, belong and build community. MASE, Coera and Pio – Created by AutoStore turn those needs into solutions, from transformable furniture and smarter storage to shared services designed to make less space deliver more life.