Shacks, Tanks & “Sharebuild”
The implementation of the septic system requires the excavation of a significant amount of soil and should be therefore acknowledged. One square meter of soil can generate 160 bricks, or used otherwise in the construction industry. The septic tanks’ implementation results in a new ground level on which the new backyard shacks will reside. Both shacks and tanks are constructed with brick walls and corrugated roofs - traditional,common and local materials. The waste compartments will become a part of the backyard’s playground and the absorption field will become a part of its landscape. In addition, the system will require a municipal permit, paid by the homeowner and maintained by the renter, establishing a new relationship between them. Therefore, introducing a solution to waste and utilizing its legal implications, reverses the figure ground relationship of RDP backyarding without changing the identity or aesthetic of its organic configuration.
Tutors
Sanne van den Breemer
Filip Geerts
Ilmar Hurkxkens