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Parasitic pods attached to buildings could house New York's homeless Our latest Dezeen x MINI Living video features a proposal by creative agency Framlab to house the homeless population of New York in parasitic pods attached to the outside of existing buildings. More › Sebastian Jordahn | 26 January 2018 | 34 comments https://www.dezeen.com/tag/parasites/

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Framlab proposes parasitic hexagonal pods to sleep New York's homeless New York's empty walls could be covered with honeycomb-like clusters of pods to house the city's growing homeless population, as part of this proposal by creative agency Framlab. More › Eleanor Gibson | 21 November 2017 | 35 comments

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10 parasitic dwellings that cling to other buildings Following the popularity of an artist's studio latched onto a concrete bridge, we've brought together 10 examples of parasitic structures that rely on a host building for support or services. Others include experimental housing for the homeless and a house-shaped wooden hut affixed to the side of a hotel. More › Trudie Carter | 1 September 2017 | 11 comments

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Fernando Abellanas hangs secret studio under a bridge in Valencia Self-taught designer Fernando Abellanas has installed a covert studio beneath a graffiti-covered bridge in the Spanish city of Valencia, making use of the concrete infrastructure to form a roof and walls for the hideaway. More › Jessica Mairs | 18 August 2017 | 47 comments

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Toronto's CN Tower reimagined as residential high-rise covered in wooden pods Clusters of parasitic apartment units cling to the sides of the CN Tower in this conceptual proposal by Toronto studio Quadrangle. More › Dan Howarth | 7 February 2017 | 12 comments

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Derelict Mexico City house transformed into mixed-use venue Mexico City architects Francisco Pardo and Julio Amezcua have added an architectural "prosthesis" on top of a dilapidated brick residence to turn the building into offices and a co-working space. More › Dan Howarth | 26 December 2016 | 2 comments

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Micro dwelling by All(zone) could be erected within abandoned towers Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: Bangkok studio All(zone) has conceived a small temporary home intended to be set up inside unfinished high-rise buildings in tropical cities (+ movie). More › Jenna McKnight | 7 October 2015 | 2 comments

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James Furzer to crowdfund parasitic sleeping pods for London's homeless Architectural designer James Furzer has developed a modular homeless shelter that would hang off the sides of existing buildings, and launched a campaign on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to finance a prototype. More › Jessica Mairs | 19 August 2015 | 13 comments

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Metal-clad power plant by Tzannes Associates is mounted on the roof of an old Sydney brewery These three zinc-cloaked towers form a power plant on the roof of an old beer brewery in Sydney, which will supply energy to a new housing and shopping complex on the site below (+ slideshow). More › Jessica Mairs | 14 July 2015 | 3 comments

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Foliage-clad pavilion by Adamo-Faiden creates a home on a disused roof Architecture studio Adamo-Faiden has transformed the vacant roof of a 15-storey block in Buenos Aires into a home for a young couple, by installing a glazed pavilion-like structure surrounded by plants (+ slideshow). More › Jessica Mairs | 11 July 2015 | 1 comment

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Claridge Architects inserts timber-clad house behind north London mansion block Diagonal strips of timber clad this single-storey addition to a Hampstead apartment block, which also features a rooftop garden that can be used by neighbouring residents (+ slideshow). More › Jessica Mairs | 4 April 2015 | 2 comments

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City rooftop cabin offers an alternative to the primitive forest hut Architects Panos Dragonas and Varvara Christopoulou believe there is no longer anywhere remote enough to build a wilderness hideaway, so have instead proposed a cabin raised above the Athens rooftops. More › Amy Frearson | 9 January 2015 | 8 comments

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James Christian designs parasitic structures for disused city spaces London designer James Christian has created a series of architectural parasites intended to occupy empty rooftops, car parks and greens of dilapidated estates across the capital for his residency at the city's Design Museum. More › Jessica Mairs | 11 September 2014 | 5 comments

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Man ordered to remove fake mountain villa on top of Chinese tower News: a Chinese businessman who built a house covered by an artificial mountain on top of a 26storey apartment block in Beijing has been told to remove it or face having it demolished. More › Alyn Griffiths | 13 August 2013 | 33 comments

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Excrescent Utopia by Milo Ayden De Luca Parasitic dwellings for homeless people would cling to the sides of lamp posts in this concept by British architecture graduate Milo Ayden De Luca (+ slideshow + movie). More › Emilie Chalcraft | 17 January 2013 | 31 comments

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Music School Louviers extension by Opus 5 French architects Opus 5 have built a concert hall on top of a former seventeenth century convent in northern France (+ slideshow). More › Amy Frearson | 16 July 2012 | 12 comments

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Dezeen archive: parasite architecture Dezeen archive: we've noticed a lot of parasitic architecture so here's a selection of buildings on Dezeen that sit, lean or cling on to others. See all the stories » See all our archive stories » Emilie Chalcraft | 30 June 2012 | 1 comment

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The Cube by Electrolux This pop-up restaurant has been touring Europe rooftops since last April and is currently perched on top of the Royal Festival Hall in London. More › Emilie Chalcraft | 23 June 2012 | 1 comment

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Kunsthalle Zürich by Gigon/Guyer Architects and Atelier WW A white concrete extension flows over the top of a former brewery in Zurich to give Swiss arts organisation the Kunsthalle Zürich its first permanent home. More › Amy Frearson | 11 June 2012 | 1 comment

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Designed in Hackney: Shoreditch Roomsby Archer Architects Designed in Hackney: today's featured designers in our London borough of Hackney showcase are Archer Architects, who inserted a Corten steel-clad hotel behind the facade of a derelict pub in Shoreditch. More › Amy Frearson | 22 March 2012 | 2 comments

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