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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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