Kufu 142/Kurfürstenstraße 142 challenges the traditional boundaries of domestic life by proposing housing as a continuum rather than a set of isolated units. Six interconnected towers with overlapping apartments are woven together, reimagining privacy and connection through corners, levels, and views. Rejecting fixed hallways and strict divisions, the project offers community as a spatial possibility—neighbors can freely choose when to interact, remain alone, or redefine relationships. In this way, the project questions established models of living and comes up with new ways of imagining collective habitation.

This mobile installation examines how objects traditionally associated with individual consumption can be adapted as instruments of a larger collective. By generating temporary communities across a range of diverse environments, a car and a sunscreen product are recontextualized as a shared experience. Starting with the archetypal Sedan as both structural object and symbol of individualism, Chermayeff turns the vehicle into a mobile commons—offering coffee, music, and sun protection. The installation will travel from New York City to Aspen, San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, and Los Angeles, with additional stops along the route.

Hard Sun Interstate was hosted by the Graham Foundation during the Biennial’s opening weekend, September 18–20, 2025.