Skip to content

Addressable Space

Paper Chenoe Hart
researcher academic
Download →

Hart examines how buildings are constructed through both physical materials and informational systems, analyzing how addressable space—the conceptual organization of physical environments—shapes infrastructure and accessibility. Using One Burrard Place as a case study, the paper explores how hidden floors and zoning regulations demonstrate that buildings are fundamentally protocols for organizing and controlling access to space.

Related resources

Paper

Addressable Space: Appendices 3–4

This appendix examines how address systems can obscure or clarify physical space, using One Riverside Park's dual-entrance configuration as a case study where a single building facade contains multiple addresses serving different housing types. Hart argues that improved address representation standards and online mapping conventions could better inform the public about increasingly complex building configurations.

culture infrastructure protocol-watching

Chenoe Hart

Paper

Addressable Space: Appendices 5–6

Hart proposes an addressability-based framework for housing that distinguishes between static addresses (stable, memorable identifiers) and dynamic addresses (reflecting actual spatial boundaries and resident locations). The framework enables flexible living arrangements by reconceptualizing how physical and digital infrastructure can accommodate shifting household compositions and residential boundaries through adaptive protocols like flexible doorways.

culture governance infrastructure

Chenoe Hart

Paper

Addressable Space: Appendices 7–8

This paper examines how ubiquitous chain businesses like Starbucks create 'addressable space' by clustering multiple locations in proximity, enabling topological folding where different physical addresses become functionally equivalent for consumers. Hart argues that navigation systems are increasingly organized around brand names rather than street addresses, fundamentally reshaping how we conceptualize and move through urban space.

culture infrastructure protocol-watching

Chenoe Hart

Topics

culture infrastructure protocols