Caracas: Growing House
Marjetica Potrč
Slovenian, born 1953
2003
A felt-tip pen on paper by Marjetica Potrč that sketches a proposal for a “growing house” — a stacked, modular dwelling with a water tank, corrugated roof, and removable brick and concrete blocks intended as a practical solution for incremental housing in Caracas.
The drawing reads like a lively field sketch: quick, diagrammatic lines and arrows with handwritten notes, a splash of blue for the water tank and red for the central block, giving an improvised, worksite‑plan feeling rather than a finished architectural rendering.
This work bridges art, architecture, and social practice by making visible low‑tech, adaptable strategies for informal urban housing and exemplifying Potrč’s participatory, context‑driven approach to design.
Medium
Felt-tip pen on paper
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm)
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Credit
The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Accession
2823.2005.3
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