Habitat Aesthetics: Redefining Animals and the Domestic

This project aims to attempt a dialogue for both animals and humans with the domestic realm.

Utilizing the Virginia Opossum as the highlighted species, the concept was to challenge the performance of the suburban fence. Identifying the perimeter between parcels as a conduit for small animals, the fence defines a new corridors to connect larger ecological patches. The prototype, which suits the requirements of the opossum’s habitat and nesting, provides a basic function as a planted fence with embedded burrow. Expanding on the project in terms of it’s aesthetics and marketing, style and color were explored as formal drivers to expand the products reach. Borrowing from famous architects’ works as a cultural cornerstone, the modules would be made out of cheap and durable materials for production and accessibility. The project tries to merge urbanism, ecology, industrial design, contemporary consumer culture, and design to challenge new ways of our built environment.