It is all too easy, when looking at a finished project, product, or building, to forget that it took a massive effort to reach that point of refined completion.
The Challenge: How can the standard concrete masonry unit be re-examined, renewed, and ultimately improved?
Kennedy & Violich Architecture took a radical first step in designing the Soft House, replacing many of the hard wall surfaces of a standard prefabricated house with movable curtains that contain embedded nanotechnology and thin-film photovoltaics.
The concept of porosity has been a favorite point of exploration in the buildings of Steven Holl Architects, so applying that concept at the scale of furniture seems like a natural progression for the firm.
KieranTimberlake Associates has developed a strategy to achieve high performance in lightweight facade systems.
The Challenge: What kind of system would allow light into an atrium, without casting glare on adjacent work spaces, at the new EPA regional headquarters in Denver?
