Wooden floor is 8" (~40cms) above flat´s finished finished floor to create a platform used for clothes, luggage and roomba robots storage and queen size bed hidding.

Saludos!

Sorry...Wooden floor is 16" (~40cms) above flat´s finished finished floor...Drawings are wrong about the height of steps. I am working on it!!!

God!!!?? ...you can call me Yair....ha!!! (sorry for the bad pun)

Insulation...you are right!..that topic will be included in future updates (lounge and dinner for 12 configuration. with the ceiling design.

Gracias por tu comentario....todos los comentarios me ayudarán a concluir el diseño.

I found a better way to have the bicycle always visible....a street rack from Victor Stanley, Inc.

Chek it! I think it looks great!

:)

Y.

Hi Yair, very nice update ... your pictures looking very good! I like the way to minimize the long chair and hideable part in the kitchen ... Good solution to use this rack ... one little question: Maybe it's possible place the bicycle upright at the street rack? ... i thinkt about it because the bicycle is a bit near to the stairs ... good luck! :-)

Do you mean even closer to the wall (the wal that hosts the entrance door and the queen size Bed)?

Y.

Hello Henrique,

No, that love seat is one of the two Resource Furniture® Poppi Desks. As you can see the wooden walls around the queen size bed are actually collapsible. they turn into wooden floor above the bed. Tha t way there is plenty room for the Resource Furniture® goliath table to be deployed.

I am finishing the second set of sketch-renders where the lounge configuration and the dining configuration are visible.

Stay tuned!!

Gracias nsonne!!

ja!!!....it worked as I expected...well...there are new update I´d like you to check.

Saludos,

Y.

Gracias travelkat!!

Please come back next week to see this idea closer to its finished form.

Reply on the next comment (below this one)

Gracias compa!!

Que gusto ver a la banda mexicana por aca...oye tus Ideas que haz posteado están muy buenas. Felicidades ati también.

Saludos mi buen!

Hola Chicos!!! Nosotras también somos mexicanas, nuestro proyecto es "Cubo Blanco". Espero que les agrade, sus ideas son muy originales. Mucha surte Yair!!!..:D

hi Yair, you can only delete pictures within 24 hours. To add an "> image" is the best solution to separate your works ...

Very nice update!

upps, should mean: new-old-image (like you already did ; )

mmmm...well thanks iLines; I´ll keep using the "" separator.

By the way, Stay tunes to see all the changes. Í am trying to upload animates gifs, just like you did in your idea, to show haow all the furniture and amenities transform.

Danke Schön! ...stay tuned.

Hola Yair, he visto este comentario solo ahorita, sorry - si de veras quieres borrar algo, mándame un mensaje vale? De todas formas es mejor hacerlo como iLines te ha recomendado. Buena suerte, great work!

Muchas Gracias Nsonne. Muy buen español! ; )

Thanks man!! but it didn´t work.

I like your Teepee idea. I would like to see you around with some of your comments for my idea. Right now i am worried how this idea feels...does it feels like home? innovative? typical? boring?

Let me know.

Gracias y saludos.

Nathalie,

I´ve just inclded a lightshel in the windows. You can take alook at it in the dec 21st update.

:)

Y.

Also to youer question of how to save more energy water...there are two devices that let you keep in contact with the water you are consuming AND how your energy consumption is going. Take a look at them in the new renders!

And tell me waht do you think about them.

I think the problem with our resources consumption is that we are not in ouch with them...by putting the water tank inside the aprtment AND make it very visible i am tryin to put the occupant of the aprtment in touch with what he/she consumes...

Same with the energy...using a visible google powermeter compatible display you how much energy you are consuming and compare it to your previous months and with neighbours or the community average.

Also...I am propposing not to connect the gadget (laptop, kindl, 31" display, etc) to grid...instead they are connected to a rechargeable powersource (xantrex 1800) that is recharged by solar panels on the roof...OR... a pedal-a-watt generator...just mount your bicyccle on it and ...work out to recarge the batteries. also a display of the batteries remaining energy is propoused.

Hope to see you around here soon!

Happy holidays Nathalie,

Yair.

Hey yair, sorry for answering late, but here I am :) I had a look at your energy saving suggestions and yes, it depends on the person who lives in the appartment, but it's a great way to "educate" its user how to save energy - so that's a great approach IMO! And yes, I was going to mention that but Graham already said it himself - it looks like it could be much cleaner, without the patterns maybe even without the colored stones/tiles in the kitchen - just doesn't seem in line with his taste. Apart from that - great update and belated Happy Holidays for you too!

Good luck for the final spurt Yair!!

Thanks Nathalie.

About the water saving device. I am just trying to help users to be familiar with how much water is used. Same with energy. Once you are familiar you start saving.

Thanks for you feedback....I don´t think I can make another update...I am kind of busy at work. But I really loved to partipate in this kind of contest...Hope there will be more in the future.

Y.

Hello lucrazia,

Yes, I´ve beenthinking about to eliminate s1 or two texture from the project "pallette"; i am focused right now in other topics like water usage and energy management.

Still I appreciatte you are sharing your insights.

Which texture (s) do you think should be eliminated or replaced?

Y.

Thanksvery much Stay tuned more surprises coming next week!!

iLines,

If there was just one person that i could ask for opinion about textures...that could be you. So first, "Danke Schön" so much.

Ok, that is a good suggestion maybe two tones of wood (dark birch and cedar) for the floor are too much. I´ll work on that.

Thanks about your comment about the sink. Right now I am working in some feedback from Graham to make it even more useful. And a cool design surprise about water saving.

Also, the chairs are 2 Resource Furniture® Ciak chairs, that i forgot to show on the "livin layout" but they are flatpack foldable. There is also 1 Herman Miller® Caper chair for working. BUT the seating for the reamaining 10 guests are already shown, not easy to see but trust it is there. Please, Check back on monday 13th for an update and i´ll show how they work.

I am glad to receive these comments. I am enjoying this contest!!! (and my boss is hating me for that, haha!!!)

Y.

Hello vanjolina,

I don´t fully understand your point. Please could you explain it a little further.

I already catch that having a chair with casters (wheels) could be a big danger; you could fall by the 2 steps. That is why i eliminated that chair from the design.

But I don´t think it is dangerous to use the 2 steps you use everyday to go to the bathroom. But maybe I am wrong. Please share some more. Thanks.

Thanks!! you are welcome!!

Stay tuned for tonights update....there is a xmas surprise!

Y.

Ok! :-)

Don´t worry....take your time.

Gracias!

Y.

Kerstin,

Thanks for your feedback and wishes. Yes, I know the German Smokers :)

Textures. yes...i know...i´ll be working on that as I prepare the final update. :)

I´m glad you liked the benches/partitions...they are inspired in the designs and ideas of one of my favourite industrial designers, Emiliano Godoy (check his work at www.pirwi.com). They are lightweight, practical and space saving.

Stay tuned for the lounge layout....due to new years eve!!

Thank you!!

Feliz Navidad!

Y.

Thank you Silvia for comments!

Best wishes, Y.

Thanks bonibom!

Your submitted ideas are so good also (and you plenty of them :) )

Saludos,

Yair.

Buena pregunta mi hermano!!!

Of course...cost was not a mandatory guideline in the contest but I couldn´t help to avoid thinking about it.

My gross asumption so far is that all the woodwork in the floor, insulation, furniture and special appliances will be around 80k usd.

I´ll try to make a further resarch about the building co$t.

Good One!!!

Yair.

Hi Baseline,

Thanks for your time and comments :)

1. I am waiting for the opinion of Graham about hiding the kitchen. Depending on that I could eliminate the wall or not. Its a good suggestion though.

2. I think the sink is positioned very close to where is needed: a)close to the bathroom for vanity and healthcare, b) close to the kitchen for water drinking and cooking, c) close to the washing and recycling area so you can rinse the cans and bottles before recycling. and d) Visible from the living and resting area so you can see hoew many water is left in the 30l tank deposit above the faucet.

3. The benches...ok....I will post an image tonight to show they work! Stay tuned.

Whet do you think about the energy and water saving strategies?

Thanks for stoping by.

Y.

Hello Baseline,

I just posted an animated gif of how the bench works...as you can see its own shape sets the height of the bench it transforms into.

What is your opinion?

Y.

Hi Prodeo,

Thanks for your support.

The benches...wel...in addition to the animated gif that shows how they fold i just uploaded a minutes ago a sideview that shows how the very shape of the quilted wooden objects in the partition "biombo" are the ones that bear all the load.

This biombos cannot be folded more than 0.45m; so they make a perfect bench in horizontal position.

No special mechanism other than tipical hinges. The shape makes all the trick. Quick Simple Inexpensive and Possible (QISP) :)

Hope now is clearer.

:-)

Y.

Now.. let me ask you:

What do you think about the water saving device showed in the wash and vanity area. Do you think it can help to dramtically reduce water consumption?

Same question for the energfy management dispays...what do you think?

Iwould to receive feedback about that stuff.

Cheers,

Y.

Hey Yair. Now I get it. At the first pic, the bench would have collapsed.

On your question. I will have a look tonight.

Thanks man!!

You are right it depends of the user. My devices try help them challenge themselves to consume less and better.

thanks man....I also followed your ideas un the unicef contest...good ones!

Y.

Thank you very much Graham,

This kind of feedback is what I needed to procede...I am on it!!!

ABOUT the Pangoli Biombo/benches....I am glad people like my design...they are not commercially available...but that is something than I am putting in my "to do list"...maybe resourceFurniture would be interested in helping with that.

I´ll upload the last update early in January.

Thank you for your time....and also to everyone who has posted a message!

Y.

Sorry Graham...I won´t be able to make those changes. I really want to but I have no time right now.

Loved this contest...I hope to see more like this.

Yair.

Thanks skab81,

I guess it is becoming very popular that seating system. I thought it wasn´t that good....but I think that the Crowd sees more than the individual just can´t.

Saldos :)

Y.

Thanks osh1.

Gracias tio. If you have any comment o the design...please sare!!

Saludos compadre.

Y.

Gracias liebkind1,

I am glad you liked it!!

Y.

Thanks Finn,

I think that a single sink is a better idea; I[ve been trhugh this over and over again: to have the sink inside the bathroom is a way to increase the bathroom size by even 33%...why do we need so much bathroom? I also think that the sink/toilet combo is good but I wanted to propuose a very drastic change....a sink for vanity/dish rinse/recyclables rinse.

Thanks for your comments.

Saludos amigo!!

Y.

Thanks for the comments zoranjor...yeah! i know...I am not really into white and light colors. They make nervous.

Thank you!

Y.

Gracias Elsa!!!

Ahi vamos. L'astima que no pude completar mi idea pero en verdad disfrut'e mucho participar.

By the way.....your idea rocks!!!!! of course you noticed tht because of my rating :)

Good luck!!!

I know thanks a lot! comoo te falto mucho? a mi tambien me falto mucho de lo que tenia planeado, pero ibas muy bien, fue por que te mudaste? que mal! ojala organicen otro pronto, estuvo muy padre este concurso que bueno que lo disfrutaste la verdad si estuvo bastante divertido.

Good luck to you too!

Exacto...fue por la mudanza en parte.

Si organizan otro concurso de arquitectura ahi estar'e. Y de seguro te ver'e ahi de nuevo.

Suerte!!!

Rroxi,

Actually that mechanism is also an idea at this moment....i got no details but since the "cinema layout" didn't succed as i expected i decided not to focus on it.

Thanks for you feedback. I really appreciate it!!

Y.

Gracias DeeDoo,

I appreciate your comments on the kitchen. "Natural and warm" FINNALLY somebody got the idea of my finnishes and textures :)

Y.