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Embargoed until 5:30 p.m. EST Savannah College of Art and Design Unveils the Future of Urban Living SCADpad micro.housing experiment transforms Atlanta parking structure into a sustainable community for artful living ATLANTA – April 9, 2014 – Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) today unveiled SCADpad, a unique microFhousing and adaptive reuse experiment that transformed the parking structure of its midtown Atlanta location into a sustainable community that proposes an answer to the world’s growing urban housing challenges. • Over the next two decades, the global urban population is expected to rise to approximately 5 billion. (Source: UN Report, “World Population to 2300”) • EightyFone percent of the U.S. population resides in urban areas – a 6 percent increase over the last 25 years. (Source U.S. Census 2012; U.S. Census 1990) “SCAD is a global university, so we see firsthand the urban density issues that the world’s most populous cities face,” said Paula Wallace, president and coFfounder of SCAD. “In celebrating our 35th year, SCAD creates SCADpad, an entirely new vision of urban community that focuses the ideas of our students and the expertise of our faculty and alumni in disciplines ranging from urban design, adaptive reuse, and architecture to interior design, service design, interaction design, design for sustainability and fine art. The result is a now solution – a sustainable urban microFhousing community that projects relevance far beyond form and function to the Vitruvian principles of utility, strength, and delight. SCADpad creates an environment for inventive and artful living.” The SCADpad community’s initial residents – 12 SCAD students from the Atlanta and Savannah locations – will move in on April 15. SCADpad was designed and developed by an interdisciplinary SCAD team of 75 current students, 37 alumni and 12 SCAD professors from 12 academic degree programs. The experimental community also features: • A work station built by SCAD furniture design students, featuring a handsFfree intuitive 3D printer interface, which allows any SCADpad resident to issue a print command to create wall attachments without pressing a single button. • A community garden watered with filtered greywater from one of the SCADpad units and fed by a fiber optic sun harvesting system and highFefficiency composting systems. • A waste management center for recycling, composting and trash disposal dubbed NuBox. The NuBox is constructed of reclaimed wood and teaches residents to view traditional waste management as nutrient management. FmoreF
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Savannah*College*of*Art*and*Design*Unveils*the*Future*of*Urban*Living*
SCADpad(micro.housing(experiment(transforms(Atlanta(parking(structure(into(a(sustainable(community(for(artful(living(
ATLANTA!–!April!9,!2014!–!Savannah!College!of!Art!and!Design!(SCAD)!today!unveiled!SCADpad,!a!unique!microFhousing!and!adaptive!reuse!experiment!that!transformed!the!parking!structure!of! its!midtown!Atlanta! location! into! a! sustainable! community! that! proposes! an! answer! to! the!world’s!growing!urban!housing!challenges.!!!
• Over! the! next! two! decades,! the! global! urban! population! is! expected! to! rise! to!approximately!5!billion.!!(Source:!UN!Report,!“World!Population!to!2300”)!!!
• EightyFone!percent!of!the!U.S.!population!resides!in!urban!areas!–!a!6!percent! increase!over!the!last!25!years.!(Source!U.S.!Census!2012;!U.S.!Census!1990)!!
“SCAD!is!a!global!university,!so!we!see!firsthand!the!urban!density!issues!that!the!world’s!most!populous!cities!face,”!said!Paula!Wallace,!president!and!coFfounder!of!SCAD.!“In!celebrating!our!35th!year,!SCAD!creates!SCADpad,!an!entirely!new!vision!of!urban!community!that!focuses!the!ideas! of! our! students! and! the! expertise! of! our! faculty! and! alumni! in! disciplines! ranging! from!urban! design,! adaptive! reuse,! and! architecture! to! interior! design,! service! design,! interaction!design,!design!for!sustainability!and!fine!art.!The!result!is!a!now!solution!–!a!sustainable!urban!microFhousing!community!that!projects!relevance!far!beyond!form!and!function!to!the!Vitruvian!principles! of! utility,! strength,! and!delight.! SCADpad! creates! an! environment! for! inventive! and!artful!living.”!
The!SCADpad!community’s!initial!residents!–!12!SCAD!students!from!the!Atlanta!and!Savannah!locations!–!will!move!in!on!April!15.!
SCADpad!was!designed!and!developed!by!an!interdisciplinary!SCAD!team!of!75!current!students,!37! alumni! and! 12! SCAD! professors! from! 12! academic! degree! programs.! The! experimental!community!also!features:!
• A!work!station!built!by!SCAD!furniture!design!students,! featuring!a!handsFfree!intuitive!3D!printer! interface,!which! allows! any! SCADpad! resident! to! issue! a! print! command! to!create!wall!attachments!without!pressing!a!single!button.!!
• A!community!garden!watered!with!filtered!greywater!from!one!of!the!SCADpad!units!and!fed!by!a!fiber!optic!sun!harvesting!system!and!highFefficiency!composting!systems.!!
• A!waste!management!center!for!recycling,!composting!and!trash!disposal!dubbed!NuBox.!The!NuBox! is! constructed!of! reclaimed!wood!and! teaches!residents! to!view! traditional!waste!management!as!nutrient!management.!!
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• A!park!featuring!custom2designed!furniture!from!SCAD!students!that!helps!to!transform!the!uninhabitable!parking!deck!into!a!livable!space!inspired!by!nature.!!
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Parking(structures:(An(untapped(adaptive(reuse(opportunity(
“Parking!structures!are!a!unique!and!very!recent!building! type,”!said!Christian!Sottile,!Dean!of!the!School!of!Building!Arts,!SCAD.!“It’s!not!a!structure!that!cities,!architects!and!designers!have!examined!as!opportunities!for!urban!living.”!!
• There!are!105!million!parking!spaces!in!the!U.S.!–!or!five!spaces!for!every!car.!(Source:!U.S.!Census!2012)!
• The! approximately! 40,000! parking! structures! in! the! U.S.! operate! at! half! capacity.!(Source:!Urban!Land!Institute)!
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“Parking! structures!are!cold,!uninhabitable! spaces!built! for!cars,!not!humans,”! said!Sottile.! “At!SCAD,! we! see! many! of! these! 20th! century! structures! as! a! huge! adaptive! reuse! and! historic!preservation! opportunity! to! bring! art! and!design! together! to! delight! the! user! and! sustainably!evolve!these!buildings!already!in!place.”!
About(the(SCADpad(units:(Inspired(by(three(continents(of(art(and(design(
Each!of!the!three!fully!functional!and!fully!furnished!1352square2foot!SCADpad!units!fit!within!a!standard!parking!space.!The!SCADpads!showcase!custom!art!installations!from!SCAD!alumni!on!the! interior! and! exterior! of! the!micro2homes! to! create! three! design! themes! inspired! by! SCAD!locations!around!the!world:!Asia,!Europe!and!North!America.!!!
• SCADpad( Asia:( Intended! to! reflect! the! culture! and! aesthetic! of! SCAD’s! Hong! Kong!location,!SCADpad!Asia! features!a! striking!physical!exterior!designed!by!SCAD!painting!alumnus! Will! Penny! (B.F.A.! and! M.F.A.).! Inside! the! unit,! the! walls! are! lined! with!geometric!wallpaper!overlaying!a!soundboard,!also!called!human!conductive!wallpaper.!When!you!touch!the!wallpaper,!randomized!musical!sounds!fill!the!space.!(
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• SCADpad(Europe:(SCADpad!Europe!was!inspired!by!the!medieval!landscape!and!history!of!SCAD!Lacoste.!Designed!by!SCAD!fibers!alumna!Trish!Andersen!(B.F.A.),!the!exterior!of!the!SCADpad!features!tonal!blue!lacquered!wood!panels!resembling!travertine!tiles,!and!scalloped! copper! tiles! that! border! the! roof.! The! inside! of! SCADpad!Europe! is! adorned!with! interactive! fiber!walls!woven! from! 40,000! pieces! of! fabric.! Maximizing! the! small!space,! this! SCADpad! includes! a! fold2up! hammock! bed,! which! accommodates! a! desk!underneath.!!
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• SCADpad( North( America:( Reflecting! the! American! spirit! of! self3determination,!SCADpad!North!America!has!a!minimalist!paint!treatment!on! the!exterior.!The! interior!
includes!two!felted!gray!walls!made!by!SCAD!students!and!other!surfaces!featuring!tiny!
leather!strips!affixed!in!a!Navajo!pattern!and!rendered!in!a!classic,!American!palette.!This!
installation!was!created!by!Marcus!Kenney,!a!SCAD!photography!alumnus!(M.F.A).!!
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“The!development!of!SCADpad!was!more!than!a!classroom!learning!experience!for!our!
students,”!said!Wallace.!“After!decades!of!success!as!a!relevant!university!preparing!students!for!
creative!careers,!we’ve!learned!to!build!bridges!from!collegiate!inquiry!to!real3life!solutions.!
These!75!SCAD!students!and!37!alumni!joined!together!to!make!SCADpad!a!reality.!SCADpad!is!a!
testament!to!the!power!of!innovation,!intellectual!prowess,!research!and!collaboration.”!((SCAD:(The(University(for(Creative(Careers!
The!Savannah!College!of!Art!and!Design!is!a!private,!nonprofit,!accredited!institution!conferring!
bachelor's!and!master's!degrees!at!distinctive!locations!and!online!to!prepare!talented!students!
for!professional!careers.!SCAD!offers!degrees! in!more!than!40!majors.!Visit!our! official!blog!or!
SCAD.edu.!For!more!information!on!SCADpad!visit!SCADpad.com.!
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