The master thesis explores the transformation of dispersed suburban structures in the Municipality of Ig into new forms of communal living. It begins with a critique of the prevailing housing model, based on individual ownership and detached single-family houses that are spatially inefficient and adapted to the concept of the nuclear family. In an era of social, environmental, and economic crises, there is a growing need for new, more inclusive and sustainable housing models grounded in shared infrastructure, collective use of space, and stronger connections with the local environment.
The focus lies on spatial voids and overlooked areas, degraded buildings, abandoned houses, fragmented plots, and transitional zones between settlements and open landscape. These sites are examined as potential grounds for reactivating space and establishing new living models. Instead of building new, I propose gradual renovation and adaptive reuse of the existing fabric, where architecture operates as a tool of social regeneration, enabling collective action, self-sufficiency, and ecologically responsible living.
The thesis develops a model of sustainable, intergenerational living that combines spatial, social, and economic dimensions. Architecture is understood not merely as a built form, but as the infrastructure of community – a process that transforms the individual into the collective and encourages a renewed reflection on the question: how do we live together?
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