TRANSIENT REFUGE
shelter for victims of domestic violence
A sanctuary hidden behind a retained façade in Soho is designed for healing through chance encounters facilitated by kinetic architecture.
existing facade
facade retention structure
static floors and walls
kinetic floors
The movable platforms change functions depending on their position in time. That way, the space can be used by different individuals with different requirements. Each platform was designed to work both in isolation and in relation to the other platforms through rigorous testing of a function-informed threshold typology.
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façade retention detail
