We live in an essentially transient society, in spaces designed to be permanent. This project examines paradigms of community and home that embraces temporary conditions, through a solution for refugee populations transitioning to new lives in urban contexts. The proposal: temporary structures adaptable across sites, mobile and compostable as a response to our ephemeral needs.
Ephemeral Infrastructure Proposal
Utilizing Agricultural waste
as a biotextile.
Material studies: corn husk
User group: Refugee Resettlement Process
Testing Site: 72, Poplar St, Brooklyn Heights, NY
Initial site for test fit of mobile configuration
Initial site for test fit of mobile configuration
Different configuration varies by program
Interior Unit for six
Unit for two, four, six plan
Unit for two section
First floor communal space
Project Details:
Pratt Institute
Thesis Studio (2019)
Instructor: Karin Tehve
Pratt Institute
Thesis Studio (2019)
Instructor: Karin Tehve