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Disguised as a rooftop HVAC unit, RT4U is a covert rest module for those who maintain the unoccupiable zones of the built environment. Rooftops filled with air handling units are officially off-limits to occupation — except by those performing maintenance. RT4U exploits this legal loophole, offering a warm, ergonomic hideout for rooftop workers, complete with a solar-powered kettle and soft modular seating that doubles as a meeting table for the code-compliant few.

By occupying the shell of a defunct RTU, RT4U leverages how maintenance spaces are the perfect place to take a break, as they are not often watched. If RT4U must be maintained in turn, then maybe it can create its own caretakers— those who are willing to maintain RT4U in turn gain access to the unoccupiable maintenance spaces, per International Mechanical Code's definition of "maintenance personnel."

RT4U comes with an additional solar thermos complementing its form. Often accessible only via ladder, these rooftops are particularly challenging locations to bring any hot beverages, which one needs especially in the colder months doing extensive maintenance work.
RT4U hiding with its counterparts. Rooftop Units (RTU) are often left on the rooftops after going defunct as removal requires additional labor. RT4U reuses the shell of an old RTU to blend in and not raise questions about its use. Back of House is the perfect place to avert surveillance.
RT4U also provides a gathering space for those willing to maintain the maintenance unit that maintaines the building maintenance personnel. By offering care to RT4U one gains access to the inaccessible rooftop.
The drawings depict RT4u in its use as a hidden space for unsurveilled rest. The cushioned interior and the solar powered fan provide for ample air circulation.
Comic strip depicting how RT4u is the shell of an defunct air maintenance unit as it provides 'maintenance' to the building maintainers. Close reading of internatioal codes reveal that the permissions to occupy the back of house are easy to interpret to expand access and question the boundaries of permission dividing the back from the front of house.
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