ABSTRACT
A (re)fit for (re)purpose approach will transform redundant or obsolete objects, elements, spaces and buildings, as well as in-use matter, by adapting them in such a way that they become refitted and thus rehabilitated. This approach negates the usual dependence on an architectured environment, the space in which an interior is often housed. A ready-made approach to constructing interior space erases the traditional distinction between the architectured environment and the interior: it foregrounds the selection of material that is no longer primary. When the interior is sited within a post-architectured environment, and it is created within another vessel or envelope, the acts of selection, choice and the subsequent editing of these conditions become critical. In the post-architectured environments have adopted the shipping or cargo container as the primary ready-made object chosen to house new interior space. The utilization of the shipping containers for a quick and off-the-peg solution to a disaster negated any requirements for a slower architectured solution.
