Working on the subject of poverty in Denmark, we did a lot of research and found that a lot of the homeless people actually had their own apartments. Because of the lack of social community, they felt isolated inside their new apartments and ended up going back on the streets. For many people, being alone is far worse than being homeless.
Based on their current (homeless) living situation, I’ve created a new concept helping homeless get homes according to their own wants and needs. The recipe is quite simple:
- Build a camping site with WC and common areas.
- Populate it with semi-mobile, tent-like micro homes.
- Add homeless people.
Voila! – the homeless are proud homeowners with their own, individual, self-built, self-provided, sustainable micro homes!
My project focused on realizing the construction of their homes and the psychological effect it would have to give them the opportunity to build and own their own dwelling.
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