small scale housing
Small scale housing forms what one could call the undergrowth of dwelling from which thoughts about the world are to germinate. One of the most important tasks for these pioneer species of architecture is to create possibilities for a balanced and interactive relationship between man and nature. It requires discarding anthropocentric thinking and understanding the inherent value of nature itself. It also means renewing the concept of time in architecture. Small-scale housing projects are typically characterized by a holistic approach and an inbuilt ephemeral quality.
This offers a good basis both to renew architecture towards more sustainable solutions as well as to conceive a home or a housing area as an ever-changing built landscape. If small-scale projects help us to understand buildings as momentary, it also makes it possible to manifest an attitude about life spans that link both the building methods and the ways of living. At the same time, the adaptability and possibility to complement a home so that it more easily corresponds with the changing situation and the individual needs of the resident may become a natural part of building houses.
Text by Markku Hedman, Professor, Architect SAFA
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This is a short description of the background of the project “kesä kontti /summer container”
Photo by Markku Hedman
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