Wood

To come into being (?)

‘To come into being (?)’ is an ongoing research project on the process of building and gradually becoming. The project is rooted in rebuilding a connection to a place, in a foreign context. In order to reinforce this connection, a shelter is being built, based on natural matter found around Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

The shelter serves as a translation tool of various essential values and principles, that can be observed in relation to animal’s approach to building, permaculture principles, meshworks, the human body, vernacular building attitudes, and the morphogenesis of something coming into being.

Making process

The physical result of this project results from an in-depth research into theoretical principles on ways and approaches of building and forming a sense of belonging. Throughout the process, various natural materials have been collected from nearby forests to eventually patchwork them together, generating a conceptual shelter. This non-functional shelter aims at bringing together the theoretical framework of the project and putting value on the process, rather than offering a functional place of protection.

Text submitted by the maker and edited by the Future Materials Bank. For information about reproducing (a part of) this text, please contact the maker.