Easy House

2018

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Easy House is a 2.5D exploration of domestic space that begins with two-dimensional curves and unfolds into a spatial construct through shifting, folding, and turning in plane. Made from four continuous surface strips—each dedicated to a domestic activity such as bathing, sleeping, working, and dining—the house proposes a new kind of typology: one that is spatially fluid, directionless, and adaptable. It is a whole house without defined fronts, backs, or sides—designed to plug into existing environments and habitats as an open-ended, in-between space. The “easy” in Easy House reflects how current technologies make it increasingly simple to generate complex forms, even as the project relies on low-tech means.

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The surfaces are annotated with illustrations of wallpaper, furniture, fixtures, and the everyday things that accumulate in a home. These drawings operate simultaneously as floor plans and interior elevations, collapsing representational conventions into a single plane. Essential to the project is the role of flatness—not as a limitation, but as a generative tool for spatial invention. While made from simple materials like cardstock, scissors, and glue, Easy House suggests that complexity can emerge through ease, proposing a layered, multivalent way of experiencing and interpreting domestic life.

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1. Print patterns on heavy-stock paper (preferably one side with a color,the other side white.

2. Carefully cut along the solid lines.

3. Fold along the dashed lines to make a valley, fold along solid lines to make a mountain.

4. Roll the paper where there is a gradient and indication of a curved arrow–this is where the strips will make a planar curve

5. Use glue to adhere annotated tabs to their corresponding tab

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Designers: Jackilin Hah Bloom, Florencia Pita

Project Team: Esra Durukan

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