Given the
Future Shack's simple, yet ambitious, goal - to provide temporary
emergency and relief housing - the means and the end are both
admirable, recognizing the contradictions inherent in contemporary
life. Whereas the means utilizes technology and the exchange
of goods among world countries, the end becomes ultimately site-specific
as the occupant is able to manipulate the roof canopy and certain
interior elements. The global vs. local and macro vs. micro
readings allow the Future Shack to be both a reliable solution
and something to be called home, albeit for a short period of
time.
