Co-Habitat
Nature-inclusive Communal Dwelling
L. Verdonk (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
K.M. Havik – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
P.H.M. Jennen – Mentor (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
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Abstract
In response to the anthropocentric attitude of contemporary architecture, this project explores various principles for designing a communal residence that provides a habitat for multiple species. It decentralizes the human by proposing shared living and with nature-inclusive guidelines. Co-habitat explores these concepts through the lens of porosity; a theme where a building becomes accessible to multiple species rather than for the individual human only. By softening the rigid boundaries between interior and exterior spaces, the project investigates porosity across three scales: the roost (facade), the facade (the building), and the neighbourhood (the site), situated within Tallinn, Estonia.