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NORD have a background in self generated work and deal with public consultation.  They came to our studio day for a workshop to assist the students in establishing the routine of various stereotype residents and as a result begin to define an architectural programme to fit those residents.

It was important to move away from an automatic response to what we think a house should be. We emphasised activities as infinitive verbs, situations as STEEP* conditions, and avoided the use of room categories. 

All this led to some interesting and amusing results! Many thanks to Alastair Forbes and Brian McGinley for their time and effort.

 

*(Social, Technological, Economics, Environmental, Political)

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