Design Collaborative’s three architectural interns, Andrew Jackson, Jackson Haynes, and Grace Lehmann (4th year architecture students at Ball State University) collaborated over a five month period on a design competition called Urban Den-cities. The focus of their competition was to develop a zero commute, mixed use residential neighborhood massing concept that is resilient to pandemic impacts and built for a population that lives, works and plays in the same place. The interns were presented with 3 site options located in New York City, New York,  Cairo, Egypt, and Shenzhen, China; they ultimately selected New York City. Deliverables for their project included virtual massing models, site plans, site sections, and renderings.

Design Collaborative renovated office and lab space for BAE Systems, and the transformation is unbelievable. 

Biophilia simply put is “the humankind’s innate biological connection with nature”. There is a wide pool of evidence proving positive outcomes stemming from biophilic design. Studies that show those who experience these spaces may feel the benefit of lower blood pressure, a lower heart rate, expedited healing, and improved cognitive performance (Terrapin Bright Green, 2012)

An HVAC system can play a critical role in providing a healthy building for everyone that occupies the space, ultimately creating a safer environment to work in.