Exploring the ideas of interaction and perspective, Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has created an interactive installation at the Salone del Mobile for Swedish clothing brand COS that utilizes only mirrors, cones of light, and a specially composed soundtrack.
Can its physical environment be tweaked to improve our sleep? And how can its overall layout and design be rethought as to empower us when our most basic human functions have been transformed into exhausting ordeals?
When it comes to the windows of historic buildings, both the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation agree: it’s better to repair original casements than replace them with updated copies.