(de)luxe Living: The Afterlife of Plumbed Space
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Source: Architectural Record
A speculative project investigating how plumbing infrastructure can be reimagined to develop collective living through intentional redundancy. It compares luxury housing in Manhattan with high-density communities like Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City, dividing a supertall tower into zones of varying water pressure and repurposing plumbing elements for multiple uses, including communal bathing areas
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Education, Residential, Government
- Location
- New York, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Architectural Record
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Original status | unbuilt (student project) |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A speculative project investigating how plumbing infrastructure can be reimagined to develop collective living through intentional redundancy. It compares luxury housing in Manhattan with high-density communities like Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City, dividing a supertall tower into zones of varying water pressure and repurposing plumbing elements for multiple uses, including communal bathing areas. |
Original sector | Architecture |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New York |
City | New York |
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Source | Architectural Record |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Education, Residential, Government |
Article published date | 2025-11-27 |
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