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Open-concept living was supposed to fix our homes. Mostly it just made them louder 🙈
After years of staring at floor plans I've started seeing the same handful of layout mistakes everywhere, in tiny flats and in houses people paid a fortune for! Let's talk about them and what we could be doing instead.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 intro
0:32 not designing for human bodies
2:15 lack of soft edges
3:53 all prospect, no refuge
5:10 floating furniture
5:31 storage and organisation
6:37 can’t hide
7:00 save time and effort with layouts
8:47 sharing sonic spaces
9:24 smell travels everywhere
10:16 losing the intimacy gradient
10:52 energy efficiency
11:13 what to do instead
13:09 & how to do it
BOOK MENTIONED
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ABOUT ME
Hey! :) I'm BaiXu, a Cambridge University graduate and architect based in Munich. I make videos, design spaces and share them online.
On this channel, I share information about architecture, design, home renovation and vlogs about my creator life in Germany.
SAY HI!
📸 Instagram | instagram.com/baixuuu
🐦 Twitter | twitter.com/Baixuuu
📹 YouTube | youtube.com/c/BaiXu
DISCLAIMER
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Rayon is the all-in-one, effortless CAD tool for going from concept to completion. Try it (for free) here: http://rayon.design/r/post_0526_baixu
Open-concept living was supposed to fix our homes. Mostly it just made them louder 🙈
After years of staring at floor plans I've started seeing the same handful of layout mistakes everywhere, in tiny flats and in houses people paid a fortune for! Let's talk about them and what we could be doing instead.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 intro
0:32 not designing for human bodies
2:15 lack of soft edges
3:53 all prospect, no refuge
5:10 floating furniture
5:31 storage and organisation
6:37 can’t hide
7:00 save time and effort with layouts
8:47 sharing sonic spaces
9:24 smell travels everywhere
10:16 losing the intimacy gradient
10:52 energy efficiency
11:13 what to do instead
13:09 & how to do it
BOOK MENTIONED
(GERMANY) A Pattern Language, Towns, Buildings, Construction: amzn.to/3Oc6af8
(UNITED STATES) A Pattern Language, Towns, Buildings, Construction: amzn.to/3ALVaSp
(UNITED KINGDOM) A Pattern Language, Towns, Buildings, Construction: amzn.to/3UWX0GX
-
(UNITED STATES) Life Between Buildings by Jan Gehl: amzn.to/49o4pGF
(GERMANY) Life Between Buildings by Jan Gehl: amzn.to/4fMGyEi
(UNITED KINGDOM) Life Between Buildings by Jan Gehl: amzn.to/4tRQ78n
-
(UNITED STATES) Cities for People by Jan Gehl: amzn.to/4v7AMSj
(GERMANY) Cities for People by Jan Gehl:amzn.to/4wMJeYG
(UNITED KINGDOM) Cities for People by Jan Gehl: amzn.to/49kmIMO
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UC3c_mdHnDKOAkddUyjdvIxg/join
#interiordesign #interiordesigner #architecture #floorplan #architecturedrawings
ABOUT ME
Hey! :) I'm BaiXu, a Cambridge University graduate and architect based in Munich. I make videos, design spaces and share them online.
On this channel, I share information about architecture, design, home renovation and vlogs about my creator life in Germany.
SAY HI!
📸 Instagram | instagram.com/baixuuu
🐦 Twitter | twitter.com/Baixuuu
📹 YouTube | youtube.com/c/BaiXu
DISCLAIMER
Some of the links in this article may be affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission, at no additional cost to you, if you decide to make a purchase through one of the links above.
