RAINscape

Project Description
RAINscape aims to empower the community of Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl with water and waste management solutions paired with social housing. This project transforms infrastructure from large-scale public entity into that of smaller, more localized community-based systems through collective intervention. Residents are provided with pre-fabricated components made from recycled plastic, allowing them to easily self-assemble and create their own social housing community along the existing roofscape. Shared housing is mixed with a network of celebratory objects designed to collect, filter, store, and supply rainwater to the new and existing community. Infrastructure components serve programmable purpose, signifying the status of rainwater resources while also encouraging behavioral awareness. Through collective benefit and ownership, this project explores practical forms of collaboration that can result in social change.