Architecture of the extreme

Author: Eva Clara Atcheson

Year of foundation: 2021

Brno University of Technology
Faculty of Architecture
Department of Experimental Design
Degree: Bachelor
Year of studies: 4
Artwork supervisor: B.Arch. Martin Kaftan Msc, Ph.D.

Architecture of the Extreme, Desert Shed, is a search for as many aspects of extremity of site-specific design for the Northern-Nevada desert as possible. Physical, geographical and climate extremity, absence of urbanism, scale and architectural context. Psychological and sociological extremity of solitude and abandonedness, but also co-sharing of architecture and ownership of the un-surveillance able. Extremeness of the economical situation and its development, extreme transformations of the phenomena of second homes and their usage throughout time and into the future. Dialogue between sedentary and nomadic.
What does recreational living for a contemporary family in an extreme situation at an extreme location look like and what sort of scenarios must it be prepared for, once the architect is out of the picture?