Largest-ever modular Gomos building to be completed in just a few months

We first reported on the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/new-gomos-system-allows-tiny-homes-in-portugal-to-be-built-in-mere-days/">fabulous prefab </a><a href="https://vimeo.com/144377983">Gomos Housing</a><a href="http://inhabitat.com/new-gomos-system-allows-tiny-homes-in-portugal-to-be-built-in-mere-days/"> system last year</a>, but now the Porto-based company has just broken ground on its latest project, a large, multi-unit complex built in Portugal's Vale de Cambra. The project aims to be a future model of how communities can build affordable quality housing quickly and efficiently without sacrificing on design.

The Gomos modular system is the brain child of Portuguese architect Samuel Gonçalves of SUMMARY Studio.

The two-story building will include housing units on the upper floor and multi-use spaces on the ground level.

The building is comprised of prefabricated slabs and structural panels that support the two levels.

The Gomos System modules were used to create the top floor, a series of single units with individual entrances.

The upper floor was made completely with Gomos Housing modules.

The bottom floor space was created to be transformable thanks to removable panels with inner rails that allow for distribution of water and electricity systems.

The Gomos System was inspired by concrete drainage pipes.

An initial prototype of the Gomos System.

The modular housing system, made with concrete, also provides an acoustic protection between the individual units.