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DESIGN FUTURING Clinton Baird
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With respect to the present and a mindfulness of the future, humans have a great duty of care to give in the means in which we move ourselves sustainably towards the future. This means a challenge to designers and design thinkers about how we move forward. As Tony Fry phrases “the state of the world and the state of design need to be brought together� (Fry, T. 2008). Fry proposes that change has to be by design rather than chance and that design is the forefront of transformative action. If we ruly recognise and accept the scope of climate change and climate needs then we can re-align our values for action to take place. The following two precedents are examples of design intelligence which is defined by Fry as a mode of thinking in which solutions for the future and envisioned by means of design. They are precedents that contribute to the field of ideas, technical workflows, patterns of living and ways of thinking.
House R128 by German architect and structural engineer Werner Sobec, is the first building in which diametrical views and outlooks through the building are possible across four storeys and whose Lightweight structure minimises the use of materials to create fully recyclable building palate. Werner Sobek is internationally renowned for his expertise in lightweight structures. Sobek explains how his practice has extended a highly specialised focus on ultra-lightweight facades to that of building structures, facade planning, and sustainable and low-energy solu-
tions, interweaving research and innovation with design and consultancy work (Sobek, Werner. 2010). The house is described as a development of its architectural concepts and underpins these with engineering advances. Beyond precedents of Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, It is the first building in which interpenetrating sight lines are possible across four storeys, achieved possible by its lightweight structure which minimizes of material use and wastage and is fully recyclable.
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