AXEL OLSON
Self-Storage is a temporary dwelling built for the reclamation and dispersal of domestic things. In dialogue with the detritus of modernism, the project suggests a "Maison Domino" of stuff caught within the contemporary problem of ownership.
Rather than going straight from someone's home ("my" things) into a landfill ("nobody's" things), objects are rerouted to this facility and reused in the community ("our" things), confusing the typical cycle of consumerism.
Two living spaces for obsessive organizers stack and sort objects as they come and go, constantly rearranging the building's layout to accommodate an uncertain supply chain. Just like its nomadic residents, the things and spaces they construct are not necessarily here to stay...
Rather than going straight from someone's home ("my" things) into a landfill ("nobody's" things), objects are rerouted to this facility and reused in the community ("our" things), confusing the typical cycle of consumerism.
Two living spaces for obsessive organizers stack and sort objects as they come and go, constantly rearranging the building's layout to accommodate an uncertain supply chain. Just like its nomadic residents, the things and spaces they construct are not necessarily here to stay...
Concept Diagram
Concept Plan Sketch
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Plan Level I
Plan Level II
Perspective Elevation - Stage I
Perspective Elevation - Stage II
Perspective Elevation - Stage III
Model Plan Perspective
Model Elevation Perspective