Tag: material reduction
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Intertwining Waterfall
Implying environmental sustainability was the ultimate goal for this project. Targeting zero emissions in line with the New York City Mobilization Act, the design would decrease the temperature by at least 5 degrees and dampen noise reflection within the International Living Future Institute Office. Exploring the solution by using the selection of yarn, canvas, and…
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New York Botanic Garden Oasis
NYBG Oasis offers urban dwellers an eco-friendly gardening experience, fostering green spaces in the concrete environment of New York. The kit, crafted from recycled materials, includes biodegradable seed cards and compacted soil promoting plant growth and biodiversity. The wooden box, sourced from sustainable forests, doubles as a reusable planter, contributing to waste reduction and recycling,…
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Designing for Twilight Years: Sustainable Senior Living
My design proposal seeks to create harmonious, integrated spaces for elderly communities that promote intergenerational interaction through elements of social sustainability and material sustainability. School of Architecture | Sustainable Environmental Systems, SES Student: Nia Starr Faculty: Tetsu Ohara This image features a design proposal for senior living with a public campus, renewable energy resources, and…
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TuneIn:52/17
To promote sustainability, it’s crucial to remember that there are no fully sustainable materials. As such, we should focus on developing solutions that align with users’ needs and values. This approach was exemplified in this project that replaced a physical object with a simple Spotify playlist, which encouraged healthy behaviors such as reducing eye strain.…
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Intertwining Waterfall
Implying environmental sustainability was the ultimate goal for this project. Targeting zero emissions in line with the New York City Mobilization Act, the design would decrease the temperature by at least 5 degrees and dampen noise reflection within the International Living Future Institute office. Exploring the solution by using the selection of yarn, canvas, and…
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Illuminated Shadow
For a showroom of layering structures, the amount of layering materials and the sustainability of material itself would be the first consideration. Also, lighting effect and transparency would be the key success to interior environments. In this project, theater scrim has been applied, achieving maximum of space effects with minimum material and econoomical expanse. The…
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Circularity: Fostering Opportunities Through a Circular Economy in a Live-Work Space
School of Design | Graduate Interior DesignStudent: Pravallika Thirumalasetty Collage of the proposed site with the water and water systems depicted to show the circular nature and distribution of systems vertically through the building. Using watercolor paint, the subtlety of the flow of water waste is depicted through the floors which people populate the building…
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POPO
School of Design | Graduate Interior DesignStudents: Ruiting HuFaculty: Deborah Schneiderman Use the least building consumables to achieve the most purpose. Combine with different time-use demands to maximize the use of site resources. Starbucks is starting to use straw straws. This leads to the obvious question: “Why shouldn’t interior and architectural designers start to use…
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In Between the Mist
School of Design | Graduate Interior DesignStudents: Chan ChenFaculty: Brita Everett The design allows for more diverse use of space at different times of the day. Balancing the functions of retail/storage/exhibition at different time periods and rethinking the responsibility and cohesiveness of the community. The project aims to explore the possible future of retail space…
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Biobrain, a Sustainable Board Game
School of Design | Graduate Communications/Package DesignStudents: Yongjia Wu, Kang-Jhih LiuFaculty: David Burke The board game Biobrain combines strategy and habitats to challenge and inspire innovation and problem-solving. Players can enjoy the game while taking a deeper dive into biomimicry. The target audience is 12+. The board game Biobrain combines strategy and habitats to challenge…