This project explores an emerging sustainability paradigm – from “efficiency”, to “sufficiency” - a state in which people’s basic needs are met whilst ecological limits are respected. In the built environment, ‘sufficiency’ aims to encourage a more thorough consideration of what is ‘enough’ space to meet our needs. And since residential buildings are the largest source of demand for built space and emissions within the construction sector - spatial requirements for dwellings represent a key opportunity for change.
Accordingly, the project was developed with two core deliverables:
The development of a digital post occupancy platform to analyse spatial behaviour in housing.
The design of a spatial intervention, adaptively re-using an existing household in order to improve “sufficiency” outcomes. This design involved a close real-world engagement with a 6-person student collective located in Nordvest, Copenhagen, as well as a number of other stakeholders on both a local and global level.
Global Agendas, Local Positioning // KADK+CBS - 5th Year.