Design research on temporary homes : hospitable places for homeless immigrants and refugees Temporary Homes focuses on questions of home identity and modes of inhabitation in relationship to asylum seekers and political refugees in Milan Italy. The design research takes into account people’s complex and diverse cultural backgrounds and individual needs and aims to connect so called “reception centres“ in Italy to the wider urban and social context. Projects address issues of temporary residence multi cultural co habitation the need for privacy and interpersonal relationships in order to develop more hospitable and welcoming design proposals.