ZERO TYPE
December 3rd, 2025
ZERO TYPE
Manual Against Typological Stereotypes
[by Morena Amendolagine & Michela Stamin, 2019–2020]
The thesis defines a “zero type”: a primary housing model capable of overcoming typological stereotypes by identifying the essential features that allow long-term spatial flexibility. The research compares nineteenth-century residential buildings with modern and contemporary cases to determine which architectural qualities enable spaces to adapt to changing needs without structural intervention. Four categories of flexibility are examined: constructive, technological, functional and typological. The work concludes with a set of guidelines tested on a Milan case study, showing how distributive neutrality, adaptable layouts and reduced over-dimensioning can generate resilient dwellings suitable for diverse and evolving ways of living.
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