Hope : an Intervention.
At the very least, the onset of climate change has been undeniable due to the increasing presence of climate-related discussions and organizations around us. But it is when the effects were experienced personally by our Caribbean family, with the onset of catastrophically destructive hurricanes over recent years, that the reality viscerally hit home.
A Kit of Parts
The ideas of inevitable destruction and displacement are now always in our minds and how we define, understand and choose to invest in our spaces and the built environment is changing.
The proposal offers a conceptual architectural design comprised of a simple kit-of- parts.
The design also seeks to negate the need for specially-skilled workers, tradespersons or construction systems so as to ensure that the structure could be erected quickly and by any available team or workforce.
A Sequence
:a method of assembling the elements of the kit-of- parts.
A Shell & Possibilities
:a standard unit
Re-build , Re-emerge
This Proposed Intervention is a commentary on how a community or individual can adapt, find shelter ,RE-imagine, RE-claim space and RE- emerge. It is also a commentary on what types of spaces are most practical and beneficial to invest in for the long-term as we face a long-term characterized by uncertainty.
It suggests that “resilience” does not necessarily equate with permanence but that to be resilient one must be able to re-build and re-emerge with ease.
