Bit by bit —
An information-based community
McGill University, Montreal, Winter 2020 This project sought to expand design beyond that of a fixed composition. Considering an architecture which has multiple possible states and which shifts constantly between them, we aimed to develop an sensemble structured around information, a non- static medium. The research methodology firstly included precedent studies, scoring exercises, programming a game-instrument in order to fabric an architectural organization designed and built around informationThe final outcome is a model living unit that presents speculations on a new way of living, afforded by a non-static domestic space, where human and non-human enact unpredictable choreographies. The guide presented below was created to reconcile all our processes and findings in a playful and instructive fashion, for all.![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bdb703089679a85c539631fcf23ca9401c41538267fa449cec0d2b413089a1a1/Manual-All-pages2.png)
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