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Tag: participatory design
Open Up: Creating Spacious Rooms From Small Spaces
Just finished up a client meeting about taking out a wall in his Chicago Bungalow that will allow for a more spacious entry way and resolve the issue of an awkward layout created by a previous owner’s remodel. Also on the wish list is additional closet space and a more functional living room area. Over the…
Here’s What a Perfect Workday for Your Brain Looks Like
Over a Domaine, writer Dana Covit tackles the topic of productivity and happiness in her blog post Here’s What a Perfect Workday for Your Brain Looks Like. It’s true that the they are not mutually exclusive ideas. When employees feel happy at work, they’re more likely to collaborate, be a part of common goals, and take part in innovative…
Dwell Magazine Celebrates Prefab With A Pop Up Party
When I was at the DausHaus at Daley Center here in Chicago a few weeks back I over heard a woman who said she loved the idea of saving money using passive design principles but stopped in pursuing it for her new home design because she wondered, “Why does it have to be so ugly?”…
Architecture On Demand?
Could 3D printer change the way we respond to architecture and the way architecture responds to us? DUS, the Dutch architecture firm, uses a 3D printer called the KamerMaker to create inhabitable structures. [embedplusvideo height=”365″ width=”450″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/q57CNzoOz6Q?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=q57CNzoOz6Q&width=450&height=365&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=0&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep4363″ /] The KamerMaker can create prefabricated housing designed and built on site making it super…