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`of both lightness arid mass," Forsythe.
`boundaries that give the perception
`ephemeral and temporal space with
`a block of Ice or snow. 'The effect Is
`give off a luninous shimmer Similar to
`contain light within their layers, they
`thick honeycomb walls absorb and
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`in the hands of a child.'
`become a world of pure imagination
`envirorrnent Into a place of work, or
`system, which can transform a home
`abstract sculptural quality to the soft
`Forsythe says. "There's also an
`common space of the family"
`for sleep, study, and play and the
`relationship between private rooms
`idea Is to provide a flexible
`ossible using softwalls. 'The main
`different space configurations
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`structure that makes the most of the
`wall shows the flexible honeycomb
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`usingthe Soft House concept next year.
`hope to complete a single room occupancy prototype for Common Ground
`organization seeking innovative solutions to homelessness. The designers
`competition, sponsored by Common Ground, a New York City
`Next Generation prize and one of five winners of the 2003 First Step
`Soft house was a semifinalist in Metropolis magazine's •
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`wecould actually engineer our material from the fiber on up."
`textile maker. "After working with them," Forsythe says, "we realized that
`assistance from Solutia a fibre manufacturer, and Freudenberg, a German
`more durable than paper, Forsythe -I- MacAllen are receiving research
`temporary wall. In developing the structures and looking for materials
`multitude of functions, including emergency shelter, room divider, and
`House, an accordion-like structure the designers believe possesses a
`Thus their free-forte material experimentation led to Soft
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`looking at different shapes and things it could make."
`with it," Forsythe says, "we were playing around with it as a material-
`space-making concept. "Even before we knew for sure what we were doing
`creating stereo speakers - the architect-designers stumbled onto a great
`altogether. While experimenting with crenellated paper - with the idea of
`Soft House began with one intention and arrived at another place
`Like many innovative ideas, Stephanie forsythe and Todd MacAllen's
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`articularly in how bedrooms could be closed tip and literally put away
`were exploring ways to make living space flexible," Forsythe says,
`in Vancouver was developing a 200-unit housing scheme in Japan. "We
`At the same time their firm - Forsythe + MacAllen Design,
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`• walls. A one inch tick blanket can
`• are shown, being opened up Into soft
`Blankets of honeycomb tissue paper
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`non woven fabric version as well as
`being developed as a product In a
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