This project follows on from an investigation into the nature of privacy and disobedience in the workplace; how office architecture shapes the interactions and behaviour of its inhabitants.

As an alternative to the traditional urban workplace, this project seeks to create work and home environments shaped to the needs of the individual inhabitant. A system of digitally manufactured components were used to allow the inhabitants of the building to make, maintain and remake the spaces they live and work in.

The element of choice within the architecture hinges on a system of joinery, which facilitates easy the assembly, change and growth of a framework. The envelopes of the buildings are completed with interchangeable infill elements, which can be chosen and adapted to suit the intended purpose of the space. Architecture here is shaped by the preferences and needs of its users.

Taking advantage of contemporary possibilities for remote working, the project shifts the office workplace from the city to rural hinterlands. The setting of a valley in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy alleviates the spatial and financial constraints of an urban site. Rather, it creates opportunities for malleability, change and community growth.