The parasite

 

Parasites by nature are inherently selfish since they do not return its host's favor; it is parasitic for its own well being and gives its species an advantage in the long run. The analogy between biological and architectural parasites is limited; Architecture is creative, it will always produce something and can therefore not just merely be at the expense of the host.

Architectures intentions are sympathetically for its users. This  led to another form of parasite know as Symbiosis.
Symbiosis means that two organisms live closely together. Parasitism is a version of symbiosis. "two organisms which are phylogenetically unrelated co-exist over a prolonged period of time, usually the lifetime of one of the individuals. The host and the parasite live together, but only the parasite benefits while the host is harmed. The parasite uses its host to comply with its needs of survival and reproduction. But it also understands it host; it knows how to use it to its full potential without killing it. This concept is much better fitting for architectural applictaion.


Another limitation on the design of my buildingn is the community. When the parasite is embedded the immune system of the city comes into action, because the parasite always is a provocation against what already exists. Just like architecture, which is passive and needs people to represent it, the city also needs people to defend it. The parasite activates the battle between the people who support the transformation (thus the parasite) and the people who want to maintain the city as it is. They are the ones who are provoke by the parasite. This means the parasitic building must be well like amongst the community, or it will ultimately fail.





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