The nail bends
M. Kilius (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
AS Alkan – Mentor (TU Delft - Theory, Territories & Transitions)
KM Havik – Mentor (TU Delft - Situated Architecture)
M. Parravicini – Mentor (TU Delft - Building Product Innovation)
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Abstract
The architecture of Tbilisi, specifically, the domestic vernacular dwellings mostly found in the old town, have seen various transformations over time initiated by different actors, usually by inhabitants themselves. This could be seen as non-architectural architecture or the architecture after architecture. Be it a rotten railing of the staircase tightly secured with a cut wire, or even a dilapidated frontal part of a facade supported by a couple of wooden planks as not to fall down - these interventions are important elements of the city’s visual identity. However, vernacular architecture in Tbilisi with all creative transformations is currently collapsing because of the lack of attention given to it. Therefore, this work concentrates on extracting the values of this fragile layer and applying them to the architecture itself in order to diversify the current build environment and its processes for a more holistic approach.