How can we createvalue from vacancy?

Marissa Zane + Eric Blyth

a Detroit case study

Detroit Vacancy Map

detroit has lost 25% of itspopulation in the

last 10 years*

*US Census 2011

Mass emigration to the suburbs has left a blight-ridden city in its wake, empty and stagnant.

deconstruct vacant buildings

sortmaterials

storereuseable items

Deconstruct,sort, & store

Extract valuable materials.Remove negative impact.

Create value from vacancy.

Solution:

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Consolidating the house down to its most essential parts cleans up the community and gives a sense of value to the decay. The attic symbolically drops to eye level, providing storage and visibility to the house’s remains. A landscape of rooftops forms gradually, creating a memorial to what once stood while standing as a symbol of what lies ahead.

[memorialize the past, prepare for the future]