OUTSOURCED DOMESTICITIES
The fading concept of the traditional subject
and its attachment to a specific place or lineage as a normative lifestyle, is
resulting in a pattern that is much more diverse and multi-articulated.
Traditional ways of living are being reinvented due to the societal changes and
individual needs.
There are 42% of single households in Tokyo,
and the development of the hyper capitalist system is transforming traditional
homes into a network of rental domestic services scattered throughout the city.
What does ‘home’ mean for them? Imagine that
one day you wake up and all the activities you do in your house become a rental
experience.
Outsourced domesticity no longer talks about
nomad minimal houses that can be adapted to any city spot. Culture of access
has even dematerialized it into a disconnected home-idea.
The concept of outsourced home revolves
around the collection of some paid-for domestic experiences scattered
throughout the city to build a collage of ideas that show its materiality.
We presented a heterotopic
frame of XXI Century homes.
Authors
Esaú Acosta
Image Credits
Esaú Acosta
ALBA BALMASEDA
BIOGRAPHY
Born in La Coruña, Spain,
in 1985. Graduated as an architect from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in
2010. Granted with the Erasmus program in La Sapienza University of Rome in
2007. Diploma Thesis rated as outstanding and winner of a National Prize in
2011. Secured a Master’s Degree in Advanced Architectural Projects at the
Polytechnic University of Madrid in September 2011.
Combines the practice of architecture with academic
research and teaching. Collaborated actively
with Irisarri+Piñera Architects, Vivero de Iniciativas Ciudadanas (VIC) and
Anupama Kundoo Architects. Developed academic research and teaching at Vastu
Shilpa Foundation in Amhedabad, University of Nairobi, Tokyo Wonder Site,
University IUAV Venice, KAKD Copenhagen or TU Berlin.
Started own
architectural practice in Madrid in 2014. Currently
Assistant Professor at Stuttgart School of Architecture and Planning and PhD candidate at Roma Tre University Department of Architecture.
Madrid-Stuttgart-Palermo
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