Fellowships
Meredith Miller
Project Title
R.O.
Project Abstract
The alteration to a single-family house inserts a third space between its private and public domains by reformatting access. The nested perimeters of the single-family house – property lines, windows and entrances, wall assemblies, infrastructural connections, security systems – form migrating boundaries that are both materially defined and programmatically activated. Amplified by the proliferation of unwanted properties in Detroit, the negotiated status of these boundaries provides an opportunity for architectural intervention. At the back façde of the house, an operable piece moves between two positions to secure the interior and to create an entry from the exterior. Each position forms new relationships within this evolving residential landscape, such that its movement tracks the (sometimes competing) desires of openness and security, privacy and access.
