In World 223, the United Nations issued a statement prohibiting the industrial production of construction materials. Due to the lack of new resources, a recursive and ingenious ecosystem emerges in which garments, the most common waste in landfills, transition from being solely a direct shelter for the body to having new functions as raw materials for housing. Building their own homes becomes an act of creativity and autonomy, which makes these new spaces much more valuable due to the newfound sense of ownership.
En el Mundo 223, las naciones unidas emiten un comunicado que prohíbe la producción industrial de materiales de construcción. A falta de recursos nuevos surge un ecosistema recursivo e ingenioso en el que las prendas, el desecho más común de los rellenos sanitarios, pasan de ser solo el refugio directo del cuerpo a tener nuevas funciones como la materia prima para las viviendas. Construir sus propias viviendas es un acto de creatividad y de autonomía que vuelve estos nuevos espacios mucho más valiosos por el nuevo sentido de pertenencia.
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