What defines a space? Who uses said space? Spaces are often categorized as public, private, collective... Questions start arising if there still is such a thing as Freespace.
But what about the unseen spaces? The spaces found in between the spaces we always talk about. The often informal, empty places, absent of architecture. This notion, this idea we find in between spaces, the spaces in between, represent exciting opportunities.
The city of Chicago contains a great deal of heavy infrastructure which inevitably creates these kinds of unused ‘in between’ spaces. With the projection that 70% of the population will live in urban areas by 2050, these ‘lost’ spaces can greatly benefit the public and increase resilience in communities. A growing population means more urban challenges for which solutions have to be found and this is no different for Chicago. In this project I took a closer look at these ‘in between’ spaces in Chicago and made an attempt at developing performative architecture and urban forms.
