Shelter 2.0
Architecture for the most vulnerable



Shelter 2.0 explores how architecture can offer both a social and physical framework for care and empowerment—specifically for some of society’s most vulnerable citizens: people experiencing homelessness and drug users.

The project took root on a vacant lot in the Calton neighborhood of Glasgow, Scotland—an area marked by poverty, a high crime rate, widespread substance use, and one of the lowest life expectancies in Europe, particularly among men. The result was a new kind of building initiative in which future residents participated in the construction of their own homes. Through this process, they not only shaped their living environments but also gained practical skills they could later use to secure income and stability.


Originally, Shelter was a two-week study of a listed building in Calton, Glasgow, that developed into a rogue shelter-project exploring the abhorrent situation of Glasgow’s homeless population. Two years later, during the lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic, the project was revisited, leading to Shelter 2.0.



Pages taken from Bachelor’s Portfolio
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Type of project:
Emergency architecture, vulnerable populations, drug abuse, rough sleepers, empowerment, bachelor project

Year completed: 2020

Location:
75 Tobago Street, Glasgow, Scotland