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Inspiration for non place – Train tracks, green hills next to trains, construction sites, corridors, parking lots, park bench (south yarra hill), abandoned house, freeway overpass, train tunnel, scaffolding, church, caravan, trailer, garbage tip, airport, train station, tram stop, doctors office, train wheels (filmed from under the platform), stairwell, fire escape, elevator, NIKA, round about, footy oval (lit up at night), reservoir, wasteland, shipping containers, telephone tower, waiting in cues, the sky, prison, community garden, warehouse, hole in the wall coffee shops, match box houses, wooden building block houses, artist run initiatives.

Sou Fujimoto describes the contrast between what he calls the “nest” and “cave” type architectures. The nest is a type of structure created specifically with the people in mind. It is customised in order to achieve comfort and a sense of homeliness and practicality. The cave is often more of a landscape type product.This is an artistic and creative pursuit that allows people to unleash their curiosity and enginuity to adapt and transform the space into something that can be utilised or inhabited.

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