Breathing Building
A MODULAR SYSTEM FOR RE-INHABITATION BREATHING BUILDING
We are dealing with a large building stock, an increasing demand for residential space, and the awareness of the carbon footprint of old and new constructions. Breathing Building aims to provide a simple and systematic alternative to address building reuse through several strategies
in two scales –the building and construction modules– that maximize the usable and livable area on every floor, allowing the building and units to breathe, regenerate, and adapt permanently over time. The project propose a modular wood-based system for building adaptation, offering scalable solutions that could be used and fitted in different buildings, using sustainable materials, preserving almost the entire building structure, and recycling the demolished. Thus, flexibility to generate and change spaces, active community areas, inhabitant interaction, natural lighting and ventilation, maintenance independence, and climate control performance for the building is achieved.
Adv. Studio V – Katie Shima
TA: Steven Lin
Author: Pedro Pablo González
Year: 2023
