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This Year’s Showhouse at Dwell on Design!
Alissa Walker of dwell magazine recently interviewed ecofabulous founder Zem Joaquin and pieceHomes architect Jonathan Davis about what they have in store with this year’s MODERN LIVING Showhouse.
Each year, Dwell on Design partners with Ecofabulous to design and decorate a fully-appointed residence that epitomizes aspirational sustainable living. The resulting showhouse lives on the Dwell on Design floor where attendees can make themselves at home while they indulge in their deepest green living fantasies. We went behind the scenes to see what Ecofabulous and their partners pieceHomes and OneBuild have planned for this year’s home of the future.
Anyone who saw last year’s Modern Living home is in for a brand-new experience in 2011, says Zem Joaquin, Ecofabulous founder and editor-in-chief, who is serving as lead designer for the house. “This year is a completely different opportunity to show that any style can be approached with consciousness.” While last year focused on reuse—with everything from walls salvaged from a Texas livery to vintage furnishings snapped up on eBay—this year is all about innovation. “I really loved the last two houses, and I’m really proud of what we were able to do with them,” says Joaquin. “This year, because we have this very modern palette, we can really celebrate new materials.”
Those cutting-edge materials and emerging technologies are the theme for the 550-square-foot home, which is currently being assembled by prefab builder OneBuild. By working closely with pieceHomes architect Jonathan Davis, the team was able to create a functional floorplan using varying ceiling heights and lots of natural light, which helps it feel much bigger than its footprint. “The use of the space is very efficient,” says Davis. “This is a comfortable home for one to two people that feels very open and far more spacious.” One space-saving centerpiece is a console that helps partition off the living space from the sleeping quarters. “It’s a freestanding cabinet piece that has a wealth of storage in it as well as becoming a partial divider unit,” says Davis. The sculptural element is wrapped in “plyboo,” a plywood made from super-renewable bamboo.
Check out the full article HERE. For more info on the project and the companies involved visit ecofabulous.com/modernliving.
