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Byron Cadena, Aryo Dhaneswara, Andrew Saltzman

ABC Estudio Urbano

https://www.abcityplanning.com/

Barcelona, Spain
Byron, Aryo and Andrew are professional alumni of the Master and City and Technology at the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. The team is experienced in designing human-centered, eco-friendly, digitally enhanced urban environments through the intersection of the disciplines of urban planning and data science.

Call for ideas 2021

Between Parasites and the City


Affordable housing units from urban voids

Between Parasites and the City


Affordable housing units from urban voids
Generation of affordable parasitic housing improving urban voids to create collective and inclusive neighborhoods.
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Type of project
  • Systemic changes

How can we build flexible, sustainable, and programmatic affordable housing models to provide a symbiotic relationship between our citizens and their neighborhoods?
This research project investigates the risk topic of affordable housing and how the increasing population of cities drives a bigger gap between the demand for affordable housing and the funding from city councils. The hypothesis is that cities will need new flexible, sustainable, and programmatic solutions for the new housing models they develop. This is where parasitic architecture could act as a viable solution due to its nature as a flexible and sustainable option. Furthermore, the project offers a computational design tool where city councils can pick and choose host buildings for their parasites based on a variety of parameters that they can customize for their particular situation. The more we can integrate people within the community (and the faster we can do so), the more opportunities we can give to our citizens.



Between Parasites and the City. Byron, Aryo & Andrew

Between Parasites and the City. Byron, Aryo & Andrew

Between Parasites and the City. Byron, Aryo & Andrew

Between Parasites and the City. Byron, Aryo & Andrew

Between Parasites and the City. Byron, Aryo & Andrew

Between Parasites and the City


Affordable housing units from urban voids

Between Parasites and the City


Affordable housing units from urban voids
Generation of affordable parasitic housing improving urban voids to create collective and inclusive neighborhoods.
File under
Type of project
  • Systemic changes

How can we build flexible, sustainable, and programmatic affordable housing models to provide a symbiotic relationship between our citizens and their neighborhoods?
This research project investigates the risk topic of affordable housing and how the increasing population of cities drives a bigger gap between the demand for affordable housing and the funding from city councils. The hypothesis is that cities will need new flexible, sustainable, and programmatic solutions for the new housing models they develop. This is where parasitic architecture could act as a viable solution due to its nature as a flexible and sustainable option. Furthermore, the project offers a computational design tool where city councils can pick and choose host buildings for their parasites based on a variety of parameters that they can customize for their particular situation. The more we can integrate people within the community (and the faster we can do so), the more opportunities we can give to our citizens.



Between Parasites and the City. Byron, Aryo & Andrew

Between Parasites and the City. Byron, Aryo & Andrew

Between Parasites and the City. Byron, Aryo & Andrew

Between Parasites and the City. Byron, Aryo & Andrew

Between Parasites and the City. Byron, Aryo & Andrew


Idea by

Byron Cadena, Aryo Dhaneswara, Andrew Saltzman
ABC Estudio Urbano
Barcelona
Spain
Byron, Aryo and Andrew are professional alumni of the Master and City and Technology at the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. The team is experienced in designing human-centered, eco-friendly, digitally enhanced urban environments through the intersection of the disciplines of urban planning and data science.