unMonk kit to minimize “space inertia”
Thanks Ben.
The idea of the kit arised discussing with Mimers the need to find a balance between keeping empty space in order to let spontaneous activities emerge and, on the other hand, the fact that we need to give to unMonasteriens basic furniture to live. The idea is that each unMonk receive a kit and he has to give the kit back to the unMonastery when he leaves.
This means that we are giving back to the space occupied by the unMonk its original potential.
In radically flexible and collaborative spaces we must try to keep the inertia of the space to a minimum level.
I call “space inertia” the resistance of a space against the emergence of new uses.
I think the kit should/could contain :
- a foldable or rollable bed/sit
example in the photo (produced by MUJI so expensive, but easily doable by hands).
I used it a lot and it’s very good even if a little bit too small.
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a foldable and light chair/table?
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a bedspread/curtain with a cable in order to achieve privacy in a way (walls need to be designed to attach the cables).
Cable curtains are also a good way to easily change the architecture of a room.
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a phone card with a local phone number
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a metal dish, cup, fork ?
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Let’s keep working!
