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Nabila Mahdi
First Year
'What is architectural failure?' 'Why should a utilised broken window be considered a sign of deterioration, when its institution functions faultlessly?'Plunges of infrastructure created a void between two walls. The dwellings in Robin Hood Gardens are arranged so two inhabitants would share a facade, a 'face' to their dwelling. Something as simple, flat and two-dimensional as a choice of paint becomes a projection of territories, a reflection of the negotiation and conversation that goes on between two dwellers. How does one share a 'face' with a common stranger? what kind of conversation is to be had in order to conclude a representative of one's dwelling? Through observations I've derived eight different case studies of neighbourly relations. A 1:1 installation - projecting the recurring inhabitation towards the streets in the sky. One out of the eight samples of the case study; Negotiating Territories V - Inconsiderate.Introducing a landscape on the streets in the sky, which blurs out the boundary between the inhabitants and the commons.The ratio between the inhabitation and the commons in Robin Hood Gardens estate. Who are the ones stepping their toe out of the boundary line? Stripped away from the luxury of spatial thievery. The Inhabitants reluctantly welcome the commons into their homes.Sample pages from the Case Studies - Negotiating Territories Vol. I - VIII