Performative Architectures for Off-grid Communities

Climate change and rising energy poverty reclaim the urgency for a new connection between design and energy. As a matter of fact, energy justice for vulnerable communities highlights the structural inequalities in the capitalist energy provision worldwide, also considering that 9.3% of EU citizens were not able to heat their homes properly in the last two years. Beyond the political debate on energy price cap and provision, a new approach is needed to generate new performative building typologies towards off-grid communities. Therefore, the article will focus on an interdisciplinary design methodology to shape a new architectural approach based on selfsufficiency criteria. The paper shows the design methodology applied in research, teaching and practice over the years in different contexts.