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Arup collaborated with the Liverpool city council and design-led greening consultancy Meristem Design to develop 'Liverpool Without Walls' scheme. The modular elements slot together to create outdoor seating areas made from hardwood, screened from each other with plants and perspex glass.
Read MoreCalled “The In Car Care Unit”, the drive-through clinic is conceived to be a midway point between tele-health, where doctors might miss critical symptoms, and physical clinic visits. It is designed to be easily deployed in hospital parking garages and would take up 60 feet of space (the amount of space between two columns in a hospital parking lot). The components of the unit could be prefabricated elsewhere and installed quickly on site.
Read MoreClikclax is a modular solution to help maintain social distancing rules at work while being cost-effective. It comes as a fully customizable social distancing kit that can easily be installed on desks, countertops, and workspaces of different sizes. It has been made light enough to be transportable and each kit consists of a series of 10 interlocking Perspex sheets in bright colors, plus six bases that can all be combined.
Read MoreBike2Box launched a modular bicycle parking box, which allows to transform a car parking slot into a locker accommodating 12 bicycles. It is designed to meet a growing demand in parking bicycles in post lockdown era, when people return to offices and seek for safe ways to commute. It’s quick, safe, uses existing spaces, does not require any mounting and can be rented for as long as needed.
Read MoreThe senior living community, scheduled to open this fall at Oconomowoc, will have a very safe hospital-grade air purification system that is used by UW Hospital Madison and Mayo Clinic. The senior living community will also feature keyless locks, a video capable entrance system for visitors so residents can see who is visiting them, commercial laundry machines for a higher level of sanitation and a state-of-the-art whirlpool spa tub with FDA-recognized UV water purification system.
Read MoreThe website, EverydayExperiments.com, showcases a series of digital experiments that explore new ways of how we interact with the spaces we live in. It demonstrates how our homes can be experienced in extraordinary ways through the means of technology, focusing on AI, Machine Learning, Augmented Reality and cutting-edge Spatial Intelligence.
Read MoreMexico-based Esrawe studio + cadena created this playground design back in 2014, but the ‘mi casa, your casa’ installation takes on new meaning in 2020. The series of red frames offer a perfect solution to reignite communities and bring people safely back to public spaces and respect social distancing rules.
Read MoreSam Baron created the series of interventions to allow visitors to the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT) in Lisbon to navigate around the building while respecting social distancing guidelines.
Read MoreThis architecturally-minded home office cabin enables people to enjoy secluded, private workspace without the need for a home expansion. The space is designed for work and meetings, but has flexible program functions as a guest room or children’s playroom.
The capsule collection was first designed by Kateryna Sokolova for furniture company Casala one year ago but is now gaining relevance in a post COVID work environment. The cocoon-like shape of the capsule armchair offers a comfortable place where people can switch off from the outside world and be protected from distractions, ensuring social distancing.
Read MoreHappening has created modular partitions helping open-plan offices, restaurants, bars and terraces, hotels or any public areas to adapt to the 'new normal' in an aesthetic and safe way. The modular partitions offer a secure environment adapted to the needs built in an eco-responsible way (local materials, recycled and/or recyclable), perfect for both indoor or outdoor use.
Read MoreThe Helios_DIY & Helios_Pro products are high-tech multipurpose devices to help hospital staff and patients during an emergency with recovery. They include daylight-therapy, video call devices, a live cam to monitor patient parameters, and enable a moment of privacy to break isolation and reconnect with the external world.
Read MoreMartin Binder and Claudio Rimmele came up with the Rimbin concept, a space that provides children with individual platforms, allowing them to see, communicate and play games with each other safely. Parents, meanwhile, are able to keep an eye out from a distance.The platforms, inspired by giant water lilies, are modular, meaning that the layout can be configured depending on expected traffic.
Read MoreBefore the show, Sleep & Eat Virtual will allow all registered attendees (architects, designers, developers, brand owners and investors) to introduce themselves via a dedicated online platform and to pre-arrange meetings at the event. The portal will re-open afterwards, enabling attendees and non-attendees to organise virtual matchmaking.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 Design Directory, made possible thanks to a grant from the Kelson Foundation, gathers all new design initiatives born during COVID in 3 areas: Personal Protective Equipment, Safety Guidelines & Campaigns and Physical & Social Distancing.
Read MoreIn Domino Park in Brooklyn, people sit in circles designed to encourage social distancing as they relax. Another creative example are the plastic barriers ensuring social distancing between diners at Penguin Eat Shabu restaurant in Bangkok, or the directions drawn on the ground to enter the buildings while maintaining social distancing in an Albanese secondary school.
Read MoreBusinesses in Dallas, Texas, could immediately increase their capacity even during social restrictions through a concept called 'parklets' which would allow seating where a parking space would normally be.
Read MoreThe StoDistante installation, which uses white squares painted in a grid-like format on the square ground, has been implemented in Piazza Giotto, located in the town of Vicchio near Florence, Italy. The square markers act as visual representations of the distance people should keep from each other during COVID.
Read MoreThe main objective of this company is to minimize environmental impact and maximize social impact by taking on vernacular construction techniques and enhancing them with innovative technologies. Their newest project is bio clinics dedicated for COVID patient treatment.
Read MoreThe benches integrate plexiglass separators to keep people at a safe distance and limit the possibility of contagion and spread of the virus.
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