Architecture encouraging participation.
MINI LIVING – BUILT BY ALL extends the underlying themes of MINI
LIVING (e.g. making creative use of a small living area) to include
the principle of participation. I.e. people, their individual needs
and ideas now play a more centre role. “Today’s standardised housing
market is limited in its ability to meet the requirements of the
individual,” says Oke Hauser, Creative Lead MINI LIVING, explaining
the approach behind the installation. “So our MINI LIVING – BUILT BY
ALL installation turns people into active creators and puts them back
at the heart of the design process. We believe the quality of a living
space is determined by how well the residents identify with their home.”
From concept to implementation.
Besides the installation, MINI is once again setting up an experience
area. The MINI LIVING FACTORY OF IDEAS gives visitors the opportunity
to create their own visions for the living spaces of the future in the
form of models. The MINI LIVING installation itself is housed in an
adjacent room and showcases four example living space concepts along
with a public area, such as a communal kitchen or outdoor gym. It all
adds up to produce a self-contained micro-neighbourhood, while at the
same time demonstrating that even the interior of an empty building
can be put to good use for the future of urban architecture.
About MINI LIVING.
MINI LIVING is an initiative first launched by MINI in 2016 with the
aim of devising creative architectural solutions for the urban
lifestyles of the future. MINI LIVING has already exhibited visionary
concepts for shared and collaborative living/working in our cities
over recent years in Milan with its MINI LIVING – BREATHE and MINI
LIVING – Do Disturb installations.
The new installation will be on show at the Salone del Mobile on Via
Tortona in Milan, Italy from 17 – 22 April 2018.