A refuge, a universal place that implies distance, escape from a danger, a situation, a conflict, a climate. It's a place that allows you to escape to a whole within a finite, defined space. To migrate is to accept, or at least to be forced to accept, to abandon all that is known in order to find something better. This betterment begins with the integration of a place of welcome, a place where whatever the reason for migration, origin, sex, age, language or education, everyone is received with the same unequivocal status as a migrant. The refuge is the starting point for a new life.
The project develops three types of accommodation, each with a different degree of privacy. The first, the most basic, is the shelter, which absorbs the influx of people, offering a minimum space that is all one's own: the capsule. The second, the foster home, is a space-saver where everyone has their own room, but remains under the care of the refuge staff. These two types of building occupy the existing bar. The third, the accommodation, forms the entirety of the extension, the hinge element integrating a kitchen offering the highest degree of autonomy in the system. This typological triptych revolves around a large courtyard induced by the shape, creating an additional free outdoor room for activities and spaces of appropriation. Although the degree of privacy differs, all three have a visual link to the landscape, making the arched shape the most appropriate. The multicultural, ethnic and temporary nature of the refuge means that it has to be as flexible as possible, which is the case with the layout of the foster home and the accommodation, which can be networked to suit the vast majority of relational configurations.