If you draw a shape on a continuous field of sand,
the line would be a condensation
of all our personal insights and the shape would be
an extradimensional value, which
we gain by coming together.
Public, semi-private and private zones in the
house have clear boundaries,
obstacles to make a transition from one to another.
The most public and social part of the building is
exactly in the centre, it is a core, which brings all
the apartments together, uniting them. The further
away you
go from there, the more private it becomes.
The shell of the building contains most of privacy.
We have equally divided spaces between the tenants,
which doesn't mean they are uniform.
Everybody has his personal values and he is free to
fulfill them as long as he gives up all the extras to
the public. "Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it
up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats
to the top" - using this logic of Edward Abbey we
mix and puzzle our apartments, integrating them
together for the sake of equality. This modular system
we use for the space division creates flexibility.
By sheltering and opening towards natural light in
a certain way we control and
optimize the natural biorhythm with the one of our
own.