Team Mini Proposal (8/9)

Journal Entry For
Project 3 - Mini Proposal

Share Your Team’s Mini-Proposal | Due TONIGHT at 11:59 PM

  • What is the problem you’ve defined?
    • Who, What, Why, Where, and When? — POV statement
      • who: young single lonely busy working professionals, city ppl
      • what: tall buildings
      • why: with urbanization ppl are busy and lonely, and they have less resource & space.
      • where: city such as Tokyo or Shanghai

PROBLEM: Single lonely busy working professionals living in big cities who need an energy-efficient living space that expedites their household tasks while fostering a community-based and shared environment.

  • What is the focus of your design thinking?

To help make personal living in a bustling city efficiently, saving them time by the automated housecare task and fostering socializing and sharing

  • Synthesize a SINGLE, UNIFIED vision
  • Share your initial vision through some preliminary sketches (annotated graphics)
    • Where will it be located? Big modern cities like Tokyo
    • What will the form be? Tall building / skyscraper
    • What are the key features you’ll be exploring?
    • Voice assistant/robot that helps execute all tasks in the house (cleaning, laundry, etc.)
    • Energy-efficient
    • smart system that detects leaks and other malfunctions in the house
    • convertible furnitures (table change)
    • self cleaning powered by AI for personalization.
    • solar panels on apartment building roof
    • Shared spaces to solve the loneliness problem: rooftop bar/gym/dining/entrataining enviroment to socialize and interact
  • Sustainable Elements
    • Solar Panel - Solar glass on apartments
      • Windows - using color changing system according to the time of the day from heat instead of blinds or curtains
    • Thermal Energy - interchange body temperature to heat
    • Water recycling for shower & kitchen
    • Thermos like building

      • Spaces in apartment:

      Personal:

    • Bedroom
    • Work/book room
    • Living room
    • Open Kitchen
    • Bathroom
    • Terrace/mini garden with chairs and tables

      • Vision:

    • Smart home
    • Effective use of electricity, optimize energy usage - heating only when you need it
      • Heating, EV charging
    • Connect to electronic systems from app to pre-heat/set up bath/turn on humidifier etc.

Transportation

double membrane similar to shanghai tower