In their 1980s manifesto, Coop Himmelb(l)au call for architecture that bleeds and breaks, that is dry and heart-stopping.
Coop Himmelb(l)au's manifesto aims to inspire radical and unexpected design, though I suspect these elements lurk in even the most common houses.
All houses bleed and break when they are abandoned.
For example, my heart stopped when I first glanced at this house, standing there under the dry Australian sun. Clearly, its roof was bleeding.
I thought: To be radical, architecture needs to anticipate abandonment.
We need architecture that regenerates housekeepers, the same way a lizard regrows its severed tail. If we can’t have that, we need architecture that moves with its wandering owners.
In other words, we need to reside in our house keys.
