dis[PLACE]ment architecture

The Daily Lubricants House: A Home for the Hypertasker

70 percent of media users consume more than one medium at a time. Of those who listen to radio, 53.7 percent are also online, 46.9 percent are reading a newspaper and 17.7 percent are watching TV. Of those watching TV, 66.2 percent are online and 74.2 percent are reading a newspaper.Based on the readership of REAL SIMPLE magazine, there are at least 1.5 million American HYPERTASKERS who are interested in products that serve as DAILY LUBRICANTS. Their median age is 40, and their median household income is USD 90,000.

The logical step is to apply the trend of DAILY LUBRICANTS to architecture and market housing for these people. This trend is not to be confused with minimalism. These people want quality, reasonably-priced surroundings with the lowest possible maintenance, as they actually may not spent very much time at home. They need a contemporary home that will LUBRICATE their busy lives.

Therefore, the program for the DAILY LUBRICANTS HOUSE is as follows: This mass-customizable home will provide a total interior square footage of 1000 sq.ft. As the HYPERTASKER spends so little time at home, additional square footage is unnecessary. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms serve the HYPERTASKER and his or her immediate family or friends. These are the only enclosed rooms in the house. The remaining space remains as open as possible to allow the unimpeded flow of the HYPERTASKER from one task to another and into and out of the house. Extensive glazing provides a direct visual connection between the indoors and outdoors, and numerous portals will allow ingress and egress from every possible direction. Furnishings are minimal, but functional and of high quality. A number of well-thought-out “stations” within this open area will serve the occupant as he or she HYPERTASKS. Wall planes will flow into floor planes and ceiling planes as smoothly as possible to facilitate easy cleaning, and all materials will be as low-maintenance as possible. The HYPERTASKER has far too much going on to spend any time worrying about the house.

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