Post-disaster reconstruction is often framed as a linear transition from destruction to planned rebuilding. However, between these two phases lies a “gray zone”: a temporal and spatial condition marked by makeshift solutions, partial reconstruction, and forms of everyday permanence that are overlooked by official plans. This condition of “permanent temporariness” can persist for years, shaping space, relations, and life under prolonged uncertainty. The thesis revolves around two questions: How to inhabit rubble? And, What can architecture learn from these improvised ways of inhabiting? The research focuses on Gaza, where destruction is not the consequence of a single catastrophic event, but of continuous cycles of bombing, displacement, and re-habitation.