The Home as Factory
by Angela Loescher-Montal
The Home. Well, isn’t that a contentious place (oh, and currently the one I am reporting from). On bad days, I scream, “get me out of here!!” On good ones, I linger in my sweatpants, dreaming of a world where I never have to leave my cocoon again. Is there any space that is both so private and all-encompassing? And as we transition out of our baby cocoons again, is it really suitable to perform all of our everyday functions?
This column challenges the typology of the home by interviewing people who physically produce at home: the local candle-maker, the work-from-home carpenter, the stay-at-home mom making jewelry. Slowly but surely, issues of space, storage, and production beg for a revisit in this weird typology we call our “home.” This opens up the possibility for architects to contribute to a better understanding of the spatial tensions and relations between our little production cocoons and the outside world.
Angela Loescher-Montal / M.Arch & MSRED dual degree 2022 / Passionate about the intersection of Architecture, Urban Economics and Art, particularly how they intersect with our everyday life!
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