THE VERTICAL ARCHIPELAGO
Adaptable Housing
PROJECT INFORMATION:
2019
Date:
University of Washington - Master Thesis
Graduate School:
Royal Institute of Technology - Stockholm, Sweden
Fellowship:
This thesis began with an interest in responding to the urgent need for housing in cities that are growing at unprecedented rates. An in-depth exploration of two architectural responses to similar housing shortages served as an excellent case study of how people perceived the future of living. The Million Homes Program and the Metabolist Movement were focused on solving housing crises that were in a constant state of flux due to the movement of people, resources, geographic boundaries, ideas, and social understandings.
The Vertical Archipelago is a high-density housing proposal that responds to rapid urbanization and climate change in Stockholm, Sweden. Rather than providing a static use structure, this thesis proposes a frame as a medium which organically grows as necessary in order to provide spatial connections between individuals and their community. Although speculative, this proposal could reflect a new reality based on factors that will significantly impact how we live in the 21st century.
