Housey Housey, an exhibition from Pierre D'Avoine Architects, London, presents a collection of design concepts for contemporary homes which are forward thinking, appealing and responsive to modern needs, while also buildable, both on an individual basis and at a larger scale.

This exciting exhibition, in collaboration with London Metropolitan University School of Architecture, features giant dolls house models and large scale architect's drawings on blackboards. The projects featured in the exhibition are drawn from nearly 20 years of practice and research into residential design in Britain and abroad.

In interview about the exhibition, Pierre D'Avoine said that "For those people who yearn for the opportunity to inhabit an appropriate 21st century home there is virtually no choice between housing stock which is on average 60 years old, or the childlike reconstructions of those same models which pepper the land and make a mockery both of the originals which they emulate, and of the housebuying public. Only a small minority of people will ever be in a position to employ an architect to design a new house entirely in accordance with their particular requirements, taste and values. There is a great opportunity, therefore, to introduce into the housing supply a greater range of choice, by instituting new procedures if developing land in smaller parcels, on a more individual basis, using standardised construction methods which can nevertheless deliver 'desirability' and accommodation suitable for today's lifestyles, within a plausible budget. This is what we aim to do in the work displayed here, using the pattern book approach as a model."

The fundamental idea behind the pattern book is that of a reproducible formula which nevertheless has an inherent quality and originality and can respond to different situations and contexts - physical, economic and cultural.

The exhibition also marks the publication of the eponymous book subtitled 'A Pattern Book of Ideal Homes', written by Pierre D'Avoine and Clare Melhuish. The exhibition runs from Tuesday 7th February 2006 to Tuesday 28th February 2006 at the No.2 Gallery, 6 Kinnaird Street, Belfast.