Our lives inexorably merged in a 426-square foot space during the spring
of 2003. The previous tenant, a consummate urban bachelor, was satisfied
with the utterly minimalist living provided: a refrigerator, a stove, a kitchen sink,
and white walls. We cook, we collect, and we make-- therefore a kitchen
had to be designed, storage devised, and a shop space created.
Since the space is a rental, our presence here is temporary, and the needs
and desires of future tenants are unknown. Components were designed
with this terminal condition in mind. Each piece built required varying amounts of physical energy to construct, therefore the future use and potential destiny
of each component was speculated. If an element was able to be designed
and fabricated in a generic fashion, then the material qualities and dimensional aspects were chosen in consideration of a future use. If an element was
deemed unique to this space, then an inexpensive material with a
determinate life span was chosen.
