Kavya Ramesh

Wadi Fukin, among other Palestinian towns, is at risk of being encroached upon by the surrounding Israeli settlements through land usurpation and resource blockades. The Reuse Hub looks inwards to preserve years of history and cultural practice. The building operates to preserve 3 systems- design, land, and food preservation. These permanent structures of preservation are organized linearly, with voids that interrupt the enclosed spaces. The voids act as storage for marketplace units when the market is not in session and become pathways when the units are removed, supporting shifts in program in response to community initiatives and the needs of both farmers and non-farmers.