ANALYSIS
“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any!” -Almahatma Gandhi
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Technical Drawing - Top View
House of Cultures - Real Life Size Model
The house is divided into 4 intities; the entrance/the living room, the kitchen, the dressing room, and the garage/ the storage room. For each room, there is a function or a hidden metaphor to be discovered by the user when he interacts with the house. The technology implemented in the house is to install interactive screens that pop out of the windows when the user knocks on the wall. They are to give the user basic info. about the culture in form of text, pictures, or videos.
Entrance | The user is greeted with the installed culture traditional greetings "السلام عليكم" "Aloha" "Salut"
Living Room | The user learns the installed culture's customs, traditions and habits
Kitchen | The user discovers the installed culture's cuisine and famous dishes
Dressing Room | The user goes through the wardrobe and costumes of the installed culture
Garage/Storage Room | The user gets to share something of his own culture
