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An exploration of house-lives biographies in quarantined times, through the works of bachelor students from Politecnico di Milano, AUIC school.

March 2020: After a first wave in Asia, the spread of the Covid-19 in different countries of the world has lead many Governments to establish a series of lockdowns, asking people to stay at home in more or less restrictive ways. In some countries, the “quarantine” has lasted more than two months.

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Former industrial buildings where, through some very simple objects, many religions are practised; gardens where, through an old carpet, an extension of a sitting room is created; a name-less square where, through bottle-caps or ropes, kids can play all together beyond any cultural background. The main square used for car washing; material fences and mental boundaries as an answer to urban fears related to ‘otherness’: migrants, teenagers going to a professional school, political activists.

This is the link to browse through students’ work and this the link to a video summary of the semester.

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After a very intense semester, we are pleased to deliver the different Report booklets produced during the ReCoDe! 2018 Thematic Studio by an heroic group of students.

Just a quick program brief.
New forms of dwelling and of contemporary living have been envisioned starting from field work that brought up a collection of up to 50 different Social profiles (and their related needs, behaviours, etc.): 6 existing housing buildings in the city of Milano have been selected as case study, Re-shaped for hosting new possible inhabitants nucleus.

Here are the links for all work documents:
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After a very intense semester, we are pleased to deliver the different Report booklets produced during the ReCoDe! Design Studio by an heroic group of students.

Just a quick program brief.
New forms of dwelling and of contemporary living have been envisioned starting from field work that brought up a collection of up to 50 different Social profiles (and their related needs, behaviours, etc.): 9 existing housing buildings in the city of Milano have been selected as case study, Re-shaped for hosting new possible inhabitants nucleus.
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ASS. 01.3
Delivery: 27th March

The aim now is to redact an atlas of householders, based on the categories we identified.

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ASS. 01.1
Delivery: 20th March

The goal is to understand the complexity of contemporary dwelling through the study of new ways to live.

You’ll start from analysing your own habitat, later on you’ll map some case studies between your friends and your acquaintances.

For Ass.01.1 every student has to report his own habitat. Starting from a simple reflection on how many beds you have at your disposal, through a photo survey describe the space you live in, and sketch the plan to report space and relations.

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– the Assignment 0.1.1 brief
– the Assignment 0.1.1 Delivery templat

For Ass.01.1 every student has to report at least one sample of family/nucleus for each of the Age-range we fixed (referred to his/her contact person) with some brief information.

– The Assignment 0.1.2 Delivery template