Daniel Chenut, Ipotesi per un habitat contemporaneo, 1960

Daniel Chenut is a French architect-urbanist who works between Africa (Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso & Niger) and Burgundy. He was influenced by Le Corbusier’s concept of adaptability.

A concept created by Daniel Chenut implies a building containing three types of housing inside one apartment, each type catering to different states of evolution of the family.  Flexibility is guaranteed because the structure of the ceiling and the non structural walls. The elements making this possible include the ceiling and the floor: removable tiles permit to change the layout of the bathrooms and even the kitchen. Bathrooms are recognizable by their curve walls.

References

• Civilisation of Living, The evolution of European domestinc interiors, Roberto Rizzi, Edizioni Lybra Immagine, Milan 2003 p.174-175
• Concetta Coco, Anna Cremonesi – Daniel Chenut, Ipotesi per un habitat contemporaneo  – Corso di Arredamento e Architettura d’Interni 1^st year prof. Ottolini 1959/1960
• Emanuele Montanelli, Luca Colombo, Mirko Gorini – Daniel Chenut, Ipotesi per un habitat contemporaneo  – Corso di Arredamento e Architettura d’Interni 1^st year prof. Ottolini 1989/1990
• http://www.rebaldoria.com/4941-ipotesi-per-un-habitat-contemporaneo-daniel-chenut.html

Authors
Fariza Kalitsova
Sarah Carpentier
Matthieu Najm