Collab House

Del-castillo1 (Year: 2)

In the context of influencer labor in Los Angeles, this project is an exploration of how domestic space is now defined by the camera and the lens, as much as it is by architectural elements. YouTube —and social media in general— are redefining the notions of privacy and proximity that we live by. Much of the content in this platform is tied to personal, private spaces. The bedroom, specifically, is central to YouTube, and has been forced to inhabit both physical and virtual, as well as public and private spheres. This indeterminate character calls for the reconsideration of the traditional conceptions of domestic space. This new (case study) house is designed as a replicable system of collaborative living. And it follows in the line of Le Corbusier and Pier Vittorio Aureli of conceptualizing the house as a machine, not just for living or for the reproduction of the labor force, but as a machine for generating revenue.