2G2/3G5 - ARCH 562 - WINTER 2025
STUDENTS
Guanjingchan Xu, Zihang Wang, Shuyang Zhang
PROFESSORS
Christina Hansen + Lars Gräbner
Refill is a housing strategy that constructs only 50% of each dwelling, leaving the remaining 50% as an adaptable framework to be completed by residents over time. This approach empowers inhabitants to shape their environments according to evolving needs, identities, and economic capacities. Rather than prescribing fixed programs, the system supports diverse uses—from studios and workspaces to nurseries and gardens—through incremental occupation. A modular structural framework balances flexibility with construction efficiency and cost control. By combining collective infrastructure with individual agency, Refill enables domestic life to expand, transform, and mature alongside its community.