AZ Wagon Station Rekit Project

“ReKit”, Jonas Hauptman’s reinterpretation and modification of one of Andrea Zittel’s A-Z Wagon Station (WS) will debut this month at HDTS. Elaborating on the original, reKit is expressed as a transportable, post-apocalyptic dwelling inspired by Mad Max, Thoreau’s Walden, and a fascination with compactable carnival ride construction. Honoring Zittel’s initial intentions each of the original components performs the same function in the new design, though its location in space has been pushed outward. The new design expresses itself diagrammatically as an exploded axonometric of the original, with new fabrications linking the original set of parts. Ultimately the reKit collaboration yields a “super sizing” of the original WS that offers the opportunity for more complex functionality and a lot more living space.