A Life Pattern of Relational Autonomy
1-4-9 AGGREGATIVE HOUSES
LOCATION
Guangzhou, China
YEAR
2021
PROGRAM
A Plug-in Community
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Prefabricated Construction
This case explores a community space by dissecting the functions or elements needed for social functioning to design new mechanisms for individual cooperation. The compressed urban space is transformed into an ultra-thin vertical community with a single façade, reflecting the needs of urbanites. Also, advances in technology have opened up opportunities that transcend geography and distance, allowing for virtualized production or distribution channels. The advantages of the individual mode of production have been widely applied in the face of the new Crown Pneumonia epidemic.
From the perspective of political economy, this study examines the mode of production, relations of production, and relations of human interaction in historical development. It explores the state of being of individuals in society and the experience of the individual in an independent or separate mode of production from centralized production.
In the current process of urban expansion, the creation of space has led to capital and power binding people to nothing. However, as the resources for survival in the city continue to shrink, individuals stored in dense urban agglomerations will not be able to escape from the ever outwardly expanding urban space.
Therefore, this case provides individual with the possibility of living and producing an independent unit and exploring the ultimate lifestyle. As social infrastructure develops and it becomes the norm for independent workers to work across regions, people will change from being associated by blood to being associated with others who share their values.
From the perspective of political economy, this study examines the mode of production, relations of production, and relations of human interaction in historical development. It explores the state of being of individuals in society and the experience of the individual in an independent or separate mode of production from centralized production.
In the current process of urban expansion, the creation of space has led to capital and power binding people to nothing. However, as the resources for survival in the city continue to shrink, individuals stored in dense urban agglomerations will not be able to escape from the ever outwardly expanding urban space.
Therefore, this case provides individual with the possibility of living and producing an independent unit and exploring the ultimate lifestyle. As social infrastructure develops and it becomes the norm for independent workers to work across regions, people will change from being associated by blood to being associated with others who share their values.
BACKGROUND
The impact of the post-pandemic era has accelerated the possibility of new mechanisms for cooperation at long distance. The process of researching and creating this design was inspired by my own experience of prolonged isolation. After experiencing home isolation in 2020, I realized that this crude mechanism was effective in increasing productivity and reducing the company's overhead costs. And in 2021 and 2022, I experimented with "self-isolation" - collaborative work done through the internet. Thus, I tried to envision the possibility of the model's widespread emergence in future societies, and to design new communities that meet the needs of independent workers without this mechanism.