Downtown Duplex

The duplex loft starts from the concept of a loft as a microcosmic urban space, an oversized setting for activities and events. By creating loosely connected zones with varied environments, the home becomes a dynamic setting for exploration and concentration. Small LCD screens throughout the space, embedded in walls, furniture, and cabinetry, provide access to the Home Operating System, a web-based home control and communication system. This system is not only internal – it connects the micro-urban space of the loft out to the electronic urban space of the Web. This exterior-viewless home becomes at once an inward-focused sanctuary and an active site for mediated connection to the outside world.