Guerrilla & Parasitic Architecture

Parasite Las Palmas by Korteknie Stulmacher Architecten is located in Rotterdam.  The unit is attached to the building by wrapping around the elevator shaft of an abandoned warehouse for structural support.  The installation also taps into the utility infrastructure of the building below by using the abandoned elevator shaft as a utility chase or interstitial space. 

This 170 Sq. Ft. apartment was designed by Karl Philips for the paper company Scribe in Mexico City.  The apartment was designed to fit between two billboards and serves to house the artists who paint and maintain the billboard for the company.  While the apartment is sanctioned by the owner of the billboard, it is designed to be hidden from view from the street in order to reduce unwanted attention from the authorities.

Inspired by the local laws in Marsielle France which protect squatters from eviction during the winter months, Malka Architecture created this guerilla housing project to serve the homeless of the city.  The installation, named A-Kamp47 provides shelter and privacy to a capacity of 47 people in 23 separate pod units.  Created with a minute budget, the project utilizes tent structures attached to an existing warehouse property creating a low cost response to the housing issue in Marsielle.

In response to excessive overcrowding along the coast of Nigeria, in order to gain access to it’s natural resources, Architect Kunle Adeyemi has designed and built successful examples of floating housing which would ease the burden on the slums which have developed along the water’s edge by expanding development outward off of the shore.  The design focuses around a low cost, durable, simple to construct, floating dwellings which provide ample square footage.  Although his built examples have proven successful, they have yet to be legally approved.