In our perception, the built environment tends to disappear into the background through habit and routine. A representational ‘sameness’ allows subtle differences to foreground in our perception.

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The project takes a sociological definition of space, positing the latent potential of third places to mediate between the privacy of our domestic environments and our public spheres within the context of our everyday social environment.

Sited in a fictional urban context, the project disguises itself as a normative five-story building containing spaces for domestic, professional, and social activities. 

In our perception, the built environment tends to disappear into the background through habit and routine. A representational ‘sameness’ allows subtle differences to foreground in our perception.

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The project takes a sociological definition of space, positing the latent potential of third places to mediate between the privacy of our domestic environments and our public spheres within the context of our everyday social environment.

Sited in a fictional urban context, the project disguises itself as a normative five-story building containing spaces for domestic, professional, and social activities.