Referencing work of the structuralists of the 60s, the project provides additions to delapitaded houses and a recultivates a neglected plaza in Granada, southern Spain. Like a Peer-to-Peer framework - a network of 'Casitas' (small houses) are centralised with public resources. A relatively low number of services (gardens, theatre, a greenhouse, food bank etc.) provide the core functionality of the plaza. Residents share content, space and experience. The ownership of such a 'Casita' directly feeds back to the plaza as tool to be involved, and to share. A licence to be active.
Year: 2008
Awards: 2008 Shortlisted for the Arquia "150%" Grant.
Location of "Casitas" in Placeta del Sol, Granada.
Various modules of the "casita" perched above Placeta del Sol, Granada.
Connecting and sharing a whole facade of an apartment block. In this case: a shared library. Tenants decide the program of the space.
