Abstract
This study illustrates the team’s design submittal to the 2019 Sydney Alternative Housing Ideas Challenge and the process utilized to develop the scheme through workshops. Named one of seven finalists, “Smart Home Sydney” introduces affordable and sustainable housing and neighborhood models. The design proposes an investment corridor through Sydney’s downtown that utilizes data collection systems to deploy population health initiatives. Housing unit designs that incorporate smart home technology as well as proposals for financing and policy to deploy such technology are also discussed. Buildings embedded with sensors and synchronized technologies are made feasible and scalable through advanced manufacturing techniques and prefabrication.These environments are able to collect human vital signs, physical activity, environmental conditions, and pharmaceutical regiments. This data can be collected and analyzed to deploy Population Health strategies to deliver health care more affordably, effectively, and sometimes before we know we need it. Device connectivity afforded by high-speed internet is critical to the proposal, however, the scheme’s goal of fostering social connectivity and supporting intergenerational living. The proposal includes a mobile apps that connect residents in much that same way that social media can, however, bluetooth beacons incentivize sustainable behavior while facilitating face-to-face interaction. The paper not only describes the housing prototype, but also outlines the innovative competition process. Unlike many solution-based housing competitions, the seven finalist teams were invited to participate in a series of workshops to engage with one another, the Sydney government, and the community in order to develop their ideas into implementable solutions.
Presenters
Nilou VakilAssistant Professor, Architecture, University of Kansas, United States Joe Colistra
Gregory Crichlow
Assistant Professor, Architecture and Design, University of Kansas, Kansas, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Housing, Smart Cities
