Any relationship between individuals needs a material support to carry it out. The proposal explores the material limits in order to understand a space as "habitable". To this end, the system of tensegrity structures is investigated, a very common resource in spaces that, given their temporary nature or lack of means, need to optimise material expenditure and achieve a minimally habitable place. The proposal provides a new version of these structures, combining them with MDF (medium density fibreboard): a material whose properties can be used as a floor, wall or ceiling. Finally, while the MDF construction ensures minimum watertightness and wind protection, a central chimney provides the necessary thermal control to make this structure habitable.

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Authors: TAKK (Mireia Luzárraga + Alejandro Muiño)

Takk is a space for architectural production focused on the development of material practices at the intersection between nature, culture, and politics, with a special attention to the challenges posed by the Anthropocene era. Directed by Mireia Luzárraga (Madrid, 1981) and Alejandro Muiño (Barcelona, 1982) from Barcelona and Madrid, Takk combines its professional activities with research and academic activities. Mireia Luzárraga currently teaches projects at the Technical College of Alicante and at the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Alejandro Muiño teaches projects at the BAU School of Design. Takk has explained his work in international forums such as GSAPP-Columbia University in New York, Thailand Design Center in Bangkok or Floating University in Berlin, among others. His work has also been exhibited at the Rabat Biennale 2019, the Biennale d'Orleans 2019 and 2017, the Oslo Triennale 2016 Academy section, and the Spanish pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2014. Their work belongs to the permanent collection of the FRAC Centre-Val de Loire and the Centro de Arte 2 de Mayo, and in addition to group exhibitions at the Centro de Creación Contemporánea Matadero Madrid, Alcova Milán and the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona CCCB, they have had solo exhibitions at the Magazin gallery in Vienna and the H2O gallery in Barcelona.