The Parasite
Ajda Murnik, Julia Koželj | 2020 | architectural competition
The earth is a diverse living space, but there is no place on it that would not feel the turbulent influences of society and nature. In response to the perceived problem, he designs a bivouac, whose specialty is its universality, adaptability and responsiveness to even the most diverse turbulence.
The PARASITE denies the problems faced by people all over the world. Be it housing distress in overcrowded urban environments, in post-war degraded or flooded areas. To be able to stand anywhere in the world where there are two parallel load-bearing walls, it contains a self-sufficiency system that generates and accumulates electricity and filters rainwater.
The modules are designed to adapt in width to a given gap situation, and to adapt in height. It is attached to the adjacent wall with horizontal profiles, finally connected by a special mechanism that is built into the already existing building and absorbs the resulting vibrations.
There are basically three floor plans depending on the width of the space between the two walls and are designed for a maximum of two people.
By lifting from the ground and placing it between two volumes, it creates a gap that intensifies wind currents. We use these to generate energy with the front of the façade, which hides the windmills under the 'scales'.