Progetto di un modello abitabile evolutivo. Transf–HOrME

The building model was created as an emergency project proposal; housing and territorial emergencies, a housing prototype for the disadvantaged population and a revitalization tool for waste or interrupted landscapes. The prototype is constituted by an inhabitative minimal unit to which it's possible to aggregate, through different combinations, other standard units obtaining different residential configurations. The system is structured on a grid to allow an optimal organization of network services and it is expected to have a large number of variations. The module is expandable, repeatable (thus combinable) and evolutionary as it can arrange in space and time to adapt to the users' needs. The grid is oriented according to the best sun exposure and connection with the surrounding urban fabric also subtending the realization of small service facilities and common areas. The extension prospect of the lodgings is also conditioned by solar orientation and takes in consideration the energy supplies to the single unit and the shading between surrounding units. The module can be temporary or permanent; if removed the impact on the urban environment would be minimum. The application of the prototype in case studies highlightened the versatility of the model and its adaptability to different urban contexts. The modules can aggregate to one another to form neighborhoods, following the composition rules of the grid on which they are embedded. This allows the inclusion, and the interaction of modules in residual areas and undefined perimeters, thus difficult to employ, allowing the module to become a potential urban redevelopment tool.