BELONGINGS - THE FORM OF LABOR

Rhino, Sketch up, PS, AI

Instructor: Neeraj Bhatia

Collaborator: Chengxi Xie

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This project addresses and imagines the form of labor, the objects, the space and the different conditions of belongings. With the increase of globalization and sharing economy, the circulation of people and goods has destabilized our traditional understanding of residence. The individual is adept at moving from city to city by leveraging their skillsto create work opportunities through these networks of
similarly minded people. The user is more inclined to the flexible nature of minimalism, and usually only carries the most important objects that contribute to maintaining his/her nomadic lifestyle. This strange moment of blurring what’s stable and what’s not stable has brought us a new understanding of how can dwell amongst others in shared living conditions.  This project would like to design a new way for people to redefine ‘storage’, which encourage residents to not only share the space but also to share their ideology and thought.