Casa Rebus
The topic of housing is more relevant than ever: the need for housing has become an undeniable issue. While addressing the housing crisis requires appropriate policies and resources – this is certainly the top priority – it is also important to consider how this urgency could lead to a reimagining of the home, for better or for worse. In fact, reductive trends are already widespread in other countries.
Major shifts in the concept of living have often come from efforts to solve social and economic challenges through the experimentation of new architectural and typological solutions, rethinking even those details that might seem minor. The profound and complex economic and social crisis following the First World War led to some of the most important revolutions in housing design.
Casa Rebus (LetteraVentidue, 2023) is the book through which Giordana Ferri and Alessandro Scandurra reflect on the configuration of living spaces, their evolution, and their future possibilities. Their goal is to bring attention to issues that have remained in the background for years: The structure of the home, which has remained virtually unchanged and resilient over the past two centuries, despite the evolution in how we live.
Can it be rethought and improved? Is it possible to imagine a home more aligned with contemporary ways of living, different from the ones we are accustomed to in this part of the world? The concept of domestic space has evolved by merging necessity with habit, which defines the shape of the typical home. By following the journey from historic residences to modern structures, we can identify the limitations that prevent the reinvention and innovation of outdated models.
This book can be seen as a travel diary, with its reflections serving as pathways through the possibilities of what a home can be. It is also an encouragement to designers to boldly reclaim the future of domestic spaces and an invitation to inhabitants to step out of their comfort zones and explore the potential of their living environments.
Archizoom – the neutral surface – Habitable cupboard
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franco albini – casa per un uomo
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Archizoom – the neutral surface – Habitable cupboard 2
