From Belongings to Belonging

The housing crisis demands the construction of 22 billion square meters, and fast. But if known building materials were used to do this, their carbon footprint would destroy the planet. “Narcos” are outsmarting this Catch-22, but they are replacing the rule of law with the law of the jungle. What else can be done?
From Belongings to Belonging features prefabricated typologies tested in the reconstruction of Viña del Mar, Chile, the use of Net-Zero concrete for the very first time, and the construction of a vertical square in Renca, Chile, that offers youth an alternative in narco-controlled neighbourhoods.