ABMC Village by CATs&DOG® – Geometry-led, modular reconfigurable building system for housing on brownfield and frontier environments | HORIZON-NEB-BUSINESS-03

Full Description

Led by 4 Earth 2 Mars Holding B.V., the Analog BlueMoon Circular Village (ABMC Village) is a system-innovation initiative to develop and validate geometry-led, modular, and circular construction techniques through real-world demonstrators on Earth, with direct applicability to frontier environments.

The initiative positions the space sector as an early adopter and beachhead market, where extreme constraints accelerate innovation. Validated solutions are then transferred to Earth to address the climate–housing crisis through the adaptive reuse of brownfield and underutilised spaces, fully aligned with New European Bauhaus principles.

A first Earth-based implementation is underway at BlueCity Rotterdam, a former water-treatment facility repurposed into a circular innovation hub. Within this existing industrial structure, ABMC Village explores the creation of affordable accommodation for up to 242 people, designed for impact entrepreneurs, researchers, makers, and builders to co-create, live, work, and experiment together in a regenerative, circular community.

This living-lab approach enables long-term reuse of obsolete infrastructure while responding to real community needs related to affordability, inclusion, and sustainable livelihoods.

The next phase is planned at the NL Space Campus (Netherlands), where more than 60,000 m² of land is available to extend the demonstrator from indoor brownfield reuse to outdoor deployment and testing. A Letter of Interest has been issued by NL Space Campus, and land-use discussions with the Municipality of Noordwijk and ESA are ongoing.

The ABMC Village builds on CATs&DOG® (Circular Architectural Techniques & Design Origami Geometry) — a modular, reconfigurable construction system developed to enable efficient reuse, adaptability, and long service life across different contexts.

The initiative has been publicly introduced at FutureBuild 2025 (London), Space Resources Week 2025 (Luxembourg), VivaTech 2025 (Paris), and Adopt AI 2025 (Paris).

The project is currently at TRL 2–3. Through ongoing activities and proposals submitted to ESA Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) and the EIC Pathfinder Challenge, the objective is to reach TRL 4 during 2026–2027, including the construction and testing of a 25 m² LunarNomad Yurt prototype. Development to date has been supported by the Autodesk Foundation, EIT Climate-KIC, and Rabobank.

🤝 Why Collaborate

ABMC Village offers a concrete opportunity to co-develop a dual-use system innovation that connects:

• Adaptive reuse of brownfield and obsolete buildings

• Affordable, low-carbon housing and co-living models

• Circular economy and climate-resilient construction

• Space architecture and analog testing as innovation accelerators

We are forming a cross-border, cross-sector consortium and seeking partners in:

• Circular building materials and construction systems

• Space and extreme-environment testing

• Community-driven housing and co-living models

• Research institutes, universities, and applied labs

• Engineering, construction, and infrastructure firms

🌍 What You Gain

• Participation in a real-world brownfield reuse demonstrator

• Co-creation of affordable housing and regenerative community models

• Early access to a scalable, reconfigurable construction system

• Visibility through European and international innovation platforms

• A role in shaping the future of circular construction on Earth and beyond

Join us in transforming obsolete spaces into living systems—where people can build, live, and work together in a circular way.

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