Ten interdependant dwelling units mean much more than ten varying needs. TEN’s unique inhabitants can be understood in terms of both their similarities and differences.
They may have something in common, but in details, their ways of lives, dwelling habits and preferences are hardly similar. Thus the question that predicates the design is: to what extent can each and every particular needs, requirements and criteria be fulfilled? And to what extent can each inhabitant conform to the collective living within the community. Both the individual and collective dwelling criteria need to be established before the design begins.
Cooperative Design
TEN does not result from the design of a single creative genius. It is a housing project that each and every unit must be born along with others; each and every design cannot be done individually. It seems that the actual design began after the framework of dwelling criteria was established. Yet, both the design and the dwelling process have already started since the first gathering.
Each inhabitant has projected their visions onto the dwelling criteria, which would eventually be translated into design. In other words, each inhabitant begins to dwell within the project even before the actual design started. As they work together to frame the design, the community is formed and the cooperative dwelling has thus begun. Architecture is no longer the familiar cult of objects, which is the product of the architects’ determination and control. Rather, architecture is the fruit of cooperative design where the architects are also the clients; the clients are also the architects.
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