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treading lightly on the landscape, the building cantilevers out 27 meters to a point 18 meters above the terrain below.
franck bohbot traveled to richard neutra's VDL research house II and documented it, capturing two generations of architectural experimentation.
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the micro-hotel room is enclosed by a tiny topography of stepping terraces.
the architects say that the building, and the activity that takes place within it, is meant to transform the way in which buildings are designed, engineered, and built.
Very Subtle.
I honestly think that this is where design is going. The use of interviews, research, and case studies towards the creation of specialized design solutions. You see it in the work of many science and technological companies and now you are seeing it more and more in architecture and even art and industrial design. Smart on the part of IDEO and Michael Graves to address a field wherein in particular I imagine there is surely an ethical need as well as a market.
A big part of Architecture is to provide better spaces for the people that use them, this home clearly places building users first, providing amenities to people who served our country and deserve our attention. Michael Graves understands which features will benefit our veterans and IDEO always delivers designs which improve objects in our daily lives. Homes are one of the most important places where people spend a lot of time.
Thank you IDEO and MG for thinking about the people who served our country and deserve better
@The Wounded: The floor graphics, like the wall signage, are only there to explain the accessible features to people touring the prototypes. They’re not intended to be permanent.
Why do they have to be reminded of their “handicapped-ness” by graphics on the floor??? Isn’t the past torture enough that we are here to create a separate home for them and show them time and again that they do not belong to our society and need another house away from their families??