View of the interior courtyard

Designing for the senses

The overall site intervention was comprised of two parts: a socially productive space and a series of living units for transient users.

In order to create a “home-like” atmosphere, the massiveproduced designs of transitory living cannot provide the user with the ultimate experience - hence, despite this lack, I focused on how the gap can be closed.

By taking advantage of the hype-connectivity of our age, I create d a Smart Home environemtn which generates the feeling of beloning by using smart technologies to “trick” the senses.

An app would register one’s data from home and recreate the environement within the transient pod. Or one could pick one’s own specifications: adjusting lighting, sound, smell as well as having a go at repurposing the layout of the space.

The walkway acted as a “socially productive space “, an area where residents were coming to gain skills taught by incoming, transient users. The skill exchange would make the local businesses flourish and would ensure the development of the drone infrastructure. Moreover, the walkway also acted as a pedestrian link between the site and the port.