FLEXIBILITY
ADAPTABILITY, FACILITY, RESILIENCE, THE ACT OF REPEATED TRANSFORMATION WITHOUT NEGATIVE EFFECT.
AS A CONTINUATION OF THE PREVIOUS EXPLORATIONS, BASED IN THE BYWARD MARKET, I SET OUT TO DEFINE THE MEANING OF FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THESE SET BOUNDARIES.
THE BYWARD MARKET MAY BE RESTRICTED TO A VERY LIMITED AREA OF THE CITY, YET ENCOMPASSES THE HEART OF ALL SUB-SOCIETIES AND CULTURES. THE AREA REPRESENTS A CROSS-CULTURAL HYBRID THAT HAS BEEN LAYERD OVER TIME BY VARIOUS HIGH PROFILE COMMERCIAL RETAILS, TO PRIVATELY OWNED SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS.
THE HISTORICAL BUILDINGS ENABLE
POSSIBILITY
AND FLEXIBILITY OF A MIXED USE INHABITATION. THROUGH THE YEARS, THESE BUILDING ARE INHABITED BY VARIOUS PURPOSES, LAYERING TRACES OF THEIR PRESENCE FOR THE NEXT TO DISCOVER.
NO ONE BELONGS MORE THAN ANOTHER. ALL CREATE THEIR PERSONAL IDENTITY, AND TOGETHER, FORM A
HETEROGENEOUS FABRIC OF INHABITATION.