TASK 1
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What are some of the problems that housing faces in the future?
Answer in a brainstorm in your maths book
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What are some important things to think about for a future house?
Answer in your maths book
How can we design a house that meets people’s needs in 2075?
The Scenario and Challenge
The challenge in this project is for you and your group to examine four trends—population
growth, urbanization, energy efficiency, and changing tastes in design—that
will affect the kind of houses that people live in by 2075. You will create a floor plan and
basic model of a house of the future that reflects these four shifts, and then deliver your
design and give evidence of your thinking in the form of a 10 minute presentation about
why your house will be necessary and useful in the future. The format for the talk can vary,
but it is suggested that the presentation follow the guidelines for a TED-like talk in which
you give short presentations that focus on the future and innovation.
Your model house must accommodate a family of four. It can be a stand-alone dwelling, be part of a cluster, and use any shapes. Room for a vehicle or outdoor space is optional. The project is designed
to encouraged creativity and imagination.
You will create a floor plan, a basic model sketch, and a 10-minute presentation as your
final products. The floor plan and model should convey key geometric concepts and show
how geometry was used to construct the floor plan and model.
You will work in teams of three to four to create presentations that should include three
elements:
1. The model
2. An explanation and defence of design choices
3. An overview of why the design would help solve housing problems in the future.
Ideally, the presentation will be digital, in the form of a Prezi, PowerPoint, Google
Presentation or something more inventive. The plans that accompany the model must
include key geometric information showing that you understand formal constructions.
You must show that they can answer the Driving Question by demonstrating that your
‘house of the future’ accounts for population growth, urbanization, energy efficiency, and
future design trends.
