‘excrescent utopia’ by milo ayden de lucadoubly occupied street light

 

 

developed by milo ayden de luca, the ‘excrescent utopia’ is a piece of parasitic architecture – a tensile dwelling that was conceived from the idea of integrating the homeless back into society and giving them an identity again. flexible in its implementation – users find a location, a street light of their choice, and construct the dwelling around it. they use the street light as the structure’s fundamental center for support. from this, they can then hack into the light itself, and into the grid, to gain access to electricity – using it to power utilities.

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucamultiple occupants on a single street

 

 

constructed from a light tensile membrane – poly-laminated nylon or gore-tex, the dwelling allows for mobility and travel within the city, making it easy to put up and take down. using form language and influences from technological constituents of sail ships – the pulleys, sails and rope lines – exuding a sense of transparency, weightlessness, and movement.

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucaexcrescent utopia; parasitic architecture

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucastanding space utilized for busking

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucaa tensile street dwelling that clings onto street furniture and buildings

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucaa horizontal space for lying down and sleeping.

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucaplan

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucaperspective section

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucaside elevation

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucaaxonometric

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucafront elevation

 

 

excrescent utopia by milo ayden de lucaside elevation

 

 

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