“Living, Tomorrow” is a design competition organized by the architectural office Valode & Pistre in response to the shock of the Covid health crisis. The competition challenges the new generation of architects to imagine innovative forms of collective housing that respond creatively to the inadequacy of current dwellings within their environment. Inspired by the theories of Benedictine monk and architect Hans van der Laan, we believe that the collective housing of tomorrow should take the form of a large “architectural space that protects, encloses, and at the same time opens onto the horizon.” We advocate for an architecture that is more conscious and sensitive to the environment. Giverny. The painter Claude Monet observes nature intensely and charts a new path for painting, forever transforming our way of seeing the world. It is in a field, a few hundred meters from the Jardins des Nymphéas, that our collective habitat for tomorrow will gently take its place. A field like those found throughout France. A field where the earth is still cultivated and will continue to be. A field where humans can live in harmony with other species and nature. At a human scale, this habitat connects, links, shares, and separates. It offers spaces for privacy as well as communal spaces for exchange and culture. Perhaps because nature comes naturally to us. Like a megalithic monument, the habitat of tomorrow is composed of dwellings arranged in a circular layout. Its materiality is no longer stone, but earth, dug directly from the ground where the dwellings rise. These rammed-earth walls support a lightweight structure where a metal mesh allows vegetation from the green roofs to grow freely. A delicate protective covering, yet of symbolic importance, this “skin” unites the inhabitants around a large central garden - a place for cultivation, encounters, and unexpected moments. The whole ensemble is porous; humans and animals share this open land, embracing all possibilities in complete freedom. The diversity of dwellings fosters social mix, while some monolithic structures house communal spaces that facilitate shared activities. Small artist studios are planned, offering residencies of varying durations and creating connections between residents and temporary occupants.