Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Week 02 : Future Visions and Scenarios

Design Charette Exercise:

For the design charrette exercise we explored different what if scenarios for each theme group direction. Listed below are the more detailed and highly explored ideas discussed in the tutorial.

URBAN What if Scenario: Car-Free Environment

Picture an URBAN area that has no cars, limited street edges, and no subtropical layering. People live in self-sustainable (single) apartment pods with 3D printing, a reality that lends itself to the 'matrix movie' and no attachment to the outside world. The city context is a large mass of man-made pods, stacked and packed like a game of tetris.

SUBURBAN What if Scenario:  Sustainable Retail Experiences

Picture an SUBURBAN area that takes eBay and shopping online to the next level. Everything about you, and your sizes, likes and dislikes, past purchases are data based. Shops are unattended 24 hours a day, without being confined to doors, walls and glass. Shopping items are displayed on large screens using bar-codes to process your choices. The shopping experiance is enjoyed through a digital projection of yourself wearing your desired purchase. Upon purchase, items are sent to your door.

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