Defining biomimetic residential architecture: indicators and selected projects

This article examines contemporary biomimetic strategies in collective housing, showing how the implementation of criteria that define biomimetic architecture affects the form, functioning, and underlying concepts of such projects. The selected case studies are characterized by the dominance of megastructures and vertical constructions, mixeduse programs, spatial flexibility, and a drive towards energy self-sufficiency. Biomimetics manifests itself in advanced technological systems, biologically inspired processes and materials, and architectural forms referencing natural structures. The analysis highlights the potential of biomimetic solutions to improve residents’ quality of life, foster social relations, increase climate resilience, and reduce environmental impact. At the same time, it underscores that biomimetic collective housing remains largely conceptual, reflecting both growing interest in the idea and significant challenges to its realization.