Under the pressure and expectations of today’s society, Hikikomori remains in his safe space, where he feels most comfortable being alone.
The Pole dancer’s passion for dancing defines her every move, only when dancing through space, can she express her most inner thoughts and can she feel comfortable to be herself.
In order to provide both characters with a comfortable living environment, the space entails a small, private and dark core, acting as the structural backbone of the construction, surrounded by a continuous open space.
Moving through the continuous open space using the thin and shaking platforms and carefully placed poles, the dancer and the structure itself can find stability and safety in the massive and rigid volume of the Hikikomori.
Shielded from any intrusive gaze but still feeling the dancer’s presence, Hikikomori can satisfy his curiosity by opening up his shell and stepping out of his comfort.
This design began with a behavior that required two people to work together to keep balance. We designed a series of furniture which also required two people to use based on the behavior. Simultaneously, the relationship between performer and audience in this reference is familiar with the relationship between the stage and the auditorium. Therefore, we chose a site with an existing stage as the auditorium for our house. The house consists of a flexible backstage and two fixed showcases. Every part of the house requires two people’s cooperation to be used.
The Norm-ALL house is a space designed for the co-existence of three sisters, each with their own PECULIARITY of having EXCESSIVE body functions and behavior (light sensitive, reading addict, and ground phobic).
Society might regard this as “not normal” but we all have some kind of unique physical aspect or excessive behavior that is distinctive.
In other words, THERE IS NO NORMAL.
Taken from the typical house silhouette “gable roof”, the house is intended to look normal but is fitted for each of the sister’s peculiarity – capable of controlling light, a bookshelf structure itself, infinitely scalable, and, at some extent, floorless.
While the central circulation is focused on co-existing and blending, each sister has their own bespoke rooms protruding and discernable (upon your second glance).
Our group focus on human stress. People usually reduce their stress in two ways , one is moving in dynamic way.the other one is staying in static .We reflected these two ways in our character setting.Also, the site included the out-site dynamic and the in-site static, which correspond our characters life style and living environment.Therefore, we use 700 level difference to devise their living area and propose different using ways in function room..also by mixed each extending living zone to south side to connect the site environment
A house for two different characters, one suffering from hay fever and the other being an action painter. The observation and analysis of their behavior led to the conclusion that air and its movement is an important element in both behaviors, which can be exploited to improve their lives. The idea was therefore to design a breathing house, where the whole acts as a machine that generates/filters/extracts/heats/cools the air according to the behavior, through furniture and a system, where the movement of the air improves their lifestyle.
Under the pressure and expectations of today’s society, Hikikomori remains in his safe space, where he feels most comfortable being alone.
The Pole dancer’s passion for dancing defines her every move, only when dancing through space, can she express her most inner thoughts and can she feel comfortable to be herself.
In order to provide both characters with a comfortable living environment, the space entails a small, private and dark core, acting as the structural backbone of the construction, surrounded by a continuous open space.
Moving through the continuous open space using the thin and shaking platforms and carefully placed poles, the dancer and the structure itself can find stability and safety in the massive and rigid volume of the Hikikomori.
Shielded from any intrusive gaze but still feeling the dancer’s presence, Hikikomori can satisfy his curiosity by opening up his shell and stepping out of his comfort.
