Students: Mashal Labeba + Simon Sandra
selected target groups strategy:
selected target groups strategy:
Excrescent utopia is a
parasitic dwelling between two vital social groups that are: farmers and
homeless people. When farmers start moving in to the city they are going to
need help, and here comes the role of the homeless. The latter gets a safe place to live and to
eat, whereas the farmer gains labor force to start his small business. The
whole project consists of an urban farm, greenhouse, seed bank, and workshop
that are placed on the roof of an old building that is visible to martyr’s
square; and of the living space of both groups in the old traditional abandoned
house that is connected to a bridge and elevator.
Moreover, small boxes are
spread out over the whole project, under the bridge around the elevator and
stairs, and finally merge into the vertical farm. Their sizes vary from small
to medium and then to small again. Although initially they started as small
homeless units where each box represents their actions such as sleeping,
resting, or eating… they were then transformed into lighting fixtures that
light up the alley at night, and to small flower pots and seed banks.
The simple skin actually created the main gesture of the project. Not only does it
aesthetically look homogenous, but it also plays an important part structurally.
Thin, flying steps are wrapping the skin of the vertical elevator at one
instance, and hiding behind the skin of the vertical roof at another.
