portable housing space, 2009

as part of the program of the public design festival milano,
you can find winfried baumann's installations in piazza XXIV maggio
and on the fairgrounds in rho.
organized by esterni group
in collaboration with the goethe-institut in milan 18.04. - 27. 04. 09



portable housing space, 2009



instant shelter (emergency aid)

winfried baumann (born 1956) created since 2001 'building life systems' for homeless people
and other urban nomads. under the brand urban nomads all the projects of winfried baumann
are combined and they are all concerned with mobility, housing, provisions and locomotion.










the most comprehensive group of works is instant housing. instant housing are small
mobile homes, which are designed for the special living circumstances of their users
and which are manageable by one person.












instant housing for bikes, 2007





relax foot bath happening, installed among the pavilions at the fairgrounds in rho

on april 21-26 piazza XXIV maggio will go back to being a plaza.
it will be open and accessible night and day, and people will experience it not only
as a square to cross, but as a place where to meet enjoying services by its citizens.



at the local market hall units will be installed for cooking and offering of high-quality street food.