Con.temporary Borders Thesis Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design at the Politecnico of Milan, July 2012. Social Housing in Milan for immigrants and the elderly, two social figures apparently opposed to each other but in reality very complementary.
Theme/ Solitary man I started with a social research about solitary man: who lives alone in Milan? How many people? Why? .. Social survey 676.907
families composed by ...
244.677 219.428 333.395
married couples couples with children one person
1/2
1/4
FAMILIES BY 1 PERSON ...
... LIVES ALONE.
Once defined the Target, the elderly and regular immigrants, and after a careful research I presumed what are the needs of the individual and common and which are the “borders” to cross in relationships and in space.
Metaphor/ Con.temporary borders It is precisely the boundaries to be the metaphor of the project, which has as its basic objective to break down the boundaries between different cultures and ages.
Where/ Milan (Italy) Zone 9 _Niguarda Potentiality Critical Green areas
near the centre
Identity "The condition that trasforms someone in foreing."
ex-common
dormitory neighborhood
P.Zanini
lonely elderly
regular immigrants
divorced parents
young workers
Target and their needs
"The boundary is a line of indifference between two human spheres." R.Escobar
"The boundaries are drawn to create differences and maintain a spatial order."
LONELY ELDERLY
Border between linguistic realities
C.Levi-Strauss
REGULAR IMMIGRANTS
Border between identities realities
Border between physical realities
eet, 12 one str Pallanz an (IT) il M a Niguard
con.TEMPORARY BORDERS from the border to the threshold. Encloses
Desire of communication
Desire of being included on society
Desire of autonomy
Learn the written and the spoken language
Express themselves / Build relationships
Taking exercise
Con.temporary borders
Border
Limits Protects
Threshold
Communication Passage Gap
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