tswm - expanding horizons
A ultra light module, designed for extending temporarily small apartments.
For many people, it is common be visited by friends and family for a few days or weeks. If you live in a small, one room apartment, this situation can become something of a challenge and even a nuisance. You can find yourself reshuffling your furniture and spending your time seeking new arrangements in order to make space for a mattress, which will cover the last available square meter, eliminating any hope of walking around comfortably.
This project proposes a new idea for expanding your small apartment.
An ultra-light module, designed with a reinforced plastic frame and inflatable walls, can be fixed on the ceiling structure of the existing building using a membrane. It looks like a self-grown, organic structure that has been docked onto a building.
keys
01 Requirements for a temporary extension
02 Ultra light module
03 Internet platform for an easy renting of the modules
For many people, it is common be visited by friends and family for a few days or weeks. If you live in a small, one room apartment, this situation can become something of a challenge and even a nuisance. You can find yourself reshuffling your furniture and spending your time seeking new arrangements in order to make space for a mattress, which will cover the last available square meter, eliminating any hope of walking around comfortably.
This project proposes a new idea for expanding your small apartment.
An ultra-light module, designed with a reinforced plastic frame and inflatable walls, can be fixed on the ceiling structure of the existing building using a membrane. It looks like a self-grown, organic structure that has been docked onto a building.
The new modular space is accessible through the windows of the adjacent apartment, which enables a large amount of small apartments to be extended this way, providing more space for the inhabitants. This space can be used as a guest room for a short period, providing an original and without doubt exciting private space for the visitors. The units can be attached to different buildings across the city and used in a multitude of different ways.
The modules would be available to rent on different internet platforms, making the whole experience much easier and user-friendlier.