Paris 1900 Los Angeles 2017 somewhere along the way we forgot who we are
along the way we forgot who we are
along the way we forgot who we are designing cities for are we designing
designing cities for are we designing
designing cities for are we designing cities for people or are we designing
cities for people or are we designing
cities for people or are we designing city for machines the world is
city for machines the world is
city for machines the world is organizing in an unprecedented way more
organizing in an unprecedented way more
organizing in an unprecedented way more and more people want to live in cities
and more people want to live in cities
and more people want to live in cities economic and cultural hubs where the
economic and cultural hubs where the
economic and cultural hubs where the action happens places like New York San
action happens places like New York San
action happens places like New York San Francisco London Paris Shanghai Hong
Francisco London Paris Shanghai Hong
Francisco London Paris Shanghai Hong Kong Singapore but there is a
Kong Singapore but there is a
Kong Singapore but there is a consequence to that as millions of
consequence to that as millions of
consequence to that as millions of people move to cities space is becoming
people move to cities space is becoming
people move to cities space is becoming scarce and of course expensive and how
scarce and of course expensive and how
scarce and of course expensive and how does that affect you how does that
does that affect you how does that
does that affect you how does that affect that many people the young
affect that many people the young
affect that many people the young entrepreneur
entrepreneur
entrepreneur the single mother the empty nester the
the single mother the empty nester the
the single mother the empty nester the working-class family how does that
working-class family how does that
working-class family how does that affect you you have to make a choice you
affect you you have to make a choice you
affect you you have to make a choice you either move as far as you need to from
either move as far as you need to from
either move as far as you need to from the city center in order to afford a
the city center in order to afford a
the city center in order to afford a place think about suburban sprawl or if
place think about suburban sprawl or if
place think about suburban sprawl or if you wanna stay in the city you need to
you wanna stay in the city you need to
you wanna stay in the city you need to downsize in a square footage as the
downsize in a square footage as the
downsize in a square footage as the price of a square foot in places like
price of a square foot in places like
price of a square foot in places like Boston San Francisco or New York it’s
Boston San Francisco or New York it’s
Boston San Francisco or New York it’s already well beyond a thousand dollars
already well beyond a thousand dollars
already well beyond a thousand dollars the problem with those two things those
the problem with those two things those
the problem with those two things those two options is that they both come with
two options is that they both come with
two options is that they both come with compromises compromises in your quality
compromises compromises in your quality
compromises compromises in your quality of life in the first one apart from the
of life in the first one apart from the
of life in the first one apart from the fact that it is not the most sustainable
fact that it is not the most sustainable
fact that it is not the most sustainable way of growing as a city or as a country
way of growing as a city or as a country
way of growing as a city or as a country you are giving up a Prius amount of time
you are giving up a Prius amount of time
you are giving up a Prius amount of time through commuting every day and on the
through commuting every day and on the
through commuting every day and on the second of course you are much more
second of course you are much more
second of course you are much more conscious about your footprint but you
conscious about your footprint but you
conscious about your footprint but you are giving up agree
are giving up agree
are giving up agree amount of functionality no one really
amount of functionality no one really
amount of functionality no one really wants to live in a tiny prison cell what
wants to live in a tiny prison cell what
wants to live in a tiny prison cell what if there was a different way what if I
if there was a different way what if I
if there was a different way what if I told you that our conception of a space
told you that our conception of a space
told you that our conception of a space is wrong it has actually been wrong for
is wrong it has actually been wrong for
is wrong it has actually been wrong for a long long time bigger larger space
a long long time bigger larger space
a long long time bigger larger space does not mean more functionality that is
does not mean more functionality that is
does not mean more functionality that is based in a very old paradigm where we
based in a very old paradigm where we
based in a very old paradigm where we linearly relate a square footage and
linearly relate a square footage and
linearly relate a square footage and functionality the square footage has
functionality the square footage has
functionality the square footage has become that magical number that people
become that magical number that people
become that magical number that people used to tell you how much functionality
used to tell you how much functionality
used to tell you how much functionality you have the more square footage the
you have the more square footage the
you have the more square footage the more functionality and that is so so
more functionality and that is so so
more functionality and that is so so wrong all a square feet is not born
wrong all a square feet is not born
wrong all a square feet is not born equal and I’m gonna prove that to you we
equal and I’m gonna prove that to you we
equal and I’m gonna prove that to you we are going to use an example we are going
are going to use an example we are going
are going to use an example we are going to use as an example a residential
to use as an example a residential
to use as an example a residential studio apartment we could have chosen
studio apartment we could have chosen
studio apartment we could have chosen another urban space because have chosen
another urban space because have chosen
another urban space because have chosen an office a hotel room a dorm but let’s
an office a hotel room a dorm but let’s
an office a hotel room a dorm but let’s use a residential history apartment now
use a residential history apartment now
use a residential history apartment now I’m not talking about the studio
I’m not talking about the studio
I’m not talking about the studio apartment from Sex and the City let me
apartment from Sex and the City let me
apartment from Sex and the City let me bring you back to reality the typical
bring you back to reality the typical
bring you back to reality the typical story apartment in New York right now
story apartment in New York right now
story apartment in New York right now looks more like that and if you are
looks more like that and if you are
looks more like that and if you are living in one of these apartments you
living in one of these apartments you
living in one of these apartments you are probably having one of these three
are probably having one of these three
are probably having one of these three problems or maybe all of them number one
problems or maybe all of them number one
problems or maybe all of them number one lack of the vision of the space that is
lack of the vision of the space that is
lack of the vision of the space that is the main reason why couples don’t want
the main reason why couples don’t want
the main reason why couples don’t want to move to strips because it’s very
to move to strips because it’s very
to move to strips because it’s very difficult to have two counteracting
difficult to have two counteracting
difficult to have two counteracting simultaneous activities like sleeping or
simultaneous activities like sleeping or
simultaneous activities like sleeping or watching TV we even found out throughout
watching TV we even found out throughout
watching TV we even found out throughout our research interesting things like
our research interesting things like
our research interesting things like what happens when the couple gets angry
what happens when the couple gets angry
what happens when the couple gets angry probably you guessed right one of them
probably you guessed right one of them
probably you guessed right one of them has no alternative but to go to the
has no alternative but to go to the
has no alternative but to go to the bathroom number two lack of a proper
bathroom number two lack of a proper
bathroom number two lack of a proper living area or dining area this is a
living area or dining area this is a
living area or dining area this is a typical situation in which your studio
typical situation in which your studio
typical situation in which your studio feels like a hotel room it feels like
feels like a hotel room it feels like
feels like a hotel room it feels like and if you’re gonna have you know a
and if you’re gonna have you know a
and if you’re gonna have you know a social gathering or a business meeting
social gathering or a business meeting
social gathering or a business meeting not only is dysfunctional but it becomes
not only is dysfunctional but it becomes
not only is dysfunctional but it becomes pretty pretty awkward a number three
pretty pretty awkward a number three
pretty pretty awkward a number three lack of storage believe it or not we
lack of storage believe it or not we
lack of storage believe it or not we still have a lot of physical things and
still have a lot of physical things and
still have a lot of physical things and one of the last studies about apartment
one of the last studies about apartment
one of the last studies about apartment rents told us that the second most
rents told us that the second most
rents told us that the second most wanted feature in apartments nowadays
wanted feature in apartments nowadays
wanted feature in apartments nowadays right after high-speed Internet is
right after high-speed Internet is
right after high-speed Internet is walking closets now good luck trying to
walking closets now good luck trying to
walking closets now good luck trying to fit are walking closer in a space like
fit are walking closer in a space like
fit are walking closer in a space like that one by the way these three problems
that one by the way these three problems
that one by the way these three problems are not fixed I just invented but
are not fixed I just invented but
are not fixed I just invented but actually the Urban Land Institute
actually the Urban Land Institute
actually the Urban Land Institute published a report that highlighted this
published a report that highlighted this
published a report that highlighted this very same three issues but some of you
very same three issues but some of you
very same three issues but some of you may be thinking I don’t go to plus
may be thinking I don’t go to plus
may be thinking I don’t go to plus engineers you know designers architects
engineers you know designers architects
engineers you know designers architects have been thinking about these problems
have been thinking about these problems
have been thinking about these problems for a long time I’m not trying to come
for a long time I’m not trying to come
for a long time I’m not trying to come up with solutions indeed the problem is
up with solutions indeed the problem is
up with solutions indeed the problem is that all these solutions come with
that all these solutions come with
that all these solutions come with compromises to the first problem of
compromises to the first problem of
compromises to the first problem of division of space enter the junior
division of space enter the junior
division of space enter the junior bedroom a partition wall on a studio it
bedroom a partition wall on a studio it
bedroom a partition wall on a studio it solves a problem by creating another
solves a problem by creating another
solves a problem by creating another problem because half of a time when you
problem because half of a time when you
problem because half of a time when you are not sleeping your living room just
are not sleeping your living room just
are not sleeping your living room just becomes half the size for number two
becomes half the size for number two
becomes half the size for number two lack of a proper living area welcome
lack of a proper living area welcome
lack of a proper living area welcome back Murphy beds from our grandpa’s home
back Murphy beds from our grandpa’s home
back Murphy beds from our grandpa’s home now this is a good example of something
now this is a good example of something
now this is a good example of something that is great for occasional use for
that is great for occasional use for
that is great for occasional use for guests but it’s pretty horrible for
guests but it’s pretty horrible for
guests but it’s pretty horrible for daily use because it forces you to go
daily use because it forces you to go
daily use because it forces you to go through a ritual through the cognitive
through a ritual through the cognitive
through a ritual through the cognitive load or threat of transformation adding
load or threat of transformation adding
load or threat of transformation adding the steps to your daily life and as yet
the steps to your daily life and as yet
the steps to your daily life and as yet Bezos from Amazon said what people have
Bezos from Amazon said what people have
Bezos from Amazon said what people have found over and over again is that when
found over and over again is that when
found over and over again is that when you remove the tiniest friction from
you remove the tiniest friction from
you remove the tiniest friction from daily activities to make people’s lives
daily activities to make people’s lives
daily activities to make people’s lives a number three to the lack of a storage
a number three to the lack of a storage
a number three to the lack of a storage either you build a walk-in closet we
either you build a walk-in closet we
either you build a walk-in closet we talked about which takes half of your
talked about which takes half of your
talked about which takes half of your space for only 20 minutes of use or what
space for only 20 minutes of use or what
space for only 20 minutes of use or what developers are building our storage
developers are building our storage
developers are building our storage rooms like this one where you can pay 50
rooms like this one where you can pay 50
rooms like this one where you can pay 50 a hundred a hundred fifty dollars a
a hundred a hundred fifty dollars a
a hundred a hundred fifty dollars a month for a smallish storage box like
month for a smallish storage box like
month for a smallish storage box like this so the point here is that all
this so the point here is that all
this so the point here is that all solutions
solutions
solutions techniques don’t really solve new
techniques don’t really solve new
techniques don’t really solve new problems but what if we could think
problems but what if we could think
problems but what if we could think about a world where spaces furniture
about a world where spaces furniture
about a world where spaces furniture walls had superpowers we could go back
walls had superpowers we could go back
walls had superpowers we could go back to the same challenges and think about
to the same challenges and think about
to the same challenges and think about what could happen or what if your
what could happen or what if your
what could happen or what if your bedroom or your living room could shrink
bedroom or your living room could shrink
bedroom or your living room could shrink or expand depending on activities what
or expand depending on activities what
or expand depending on activities what if you could summon your bedroom or your
if you could summon your bedroom or your
if you could summon your bedroom or your office or your walking closet what if
office or your walking closet what if
office or your walking closet what if all of this could happen with just a
all of this could happen with just a
all of this could happen with just a finger touch or a gesture or boys mobile
finger touch or a gesture or boys mobile
finger touch or a gesture or boys mobile phone control what if all of this could
phone control what if all of this could
phone control what if all of this could have been even autonomously when a space
have been even autonomously when a space
have been even autonomously when a space understands the activities that are
understands the activities that are
understands the activities that are happening what if there could be apps
happening what if there could be apps
happening what if there could be apps that make your space your furniture your
that make your space your furniture your
that make your space your furniture your walls talk to other smart devices like
walls talk to other smart devices like
walls talk to other smart devices like lights or thermostats think about a new
lights or thermostats think about a new
lights or thermostats think about a new space paradigm where spaces adapt to us
space paradigm where spaces adapt to us
space paradigm where spaces adapt to us and our activities in the most
and our activities in the most
and our activities in the most effortless and magical way instead of us
effortless and magical way instead of us
effortless and magical way instead of us adapting to a spaces for those is
adapting to a spaces for those is
adapting to a spaces for those is skeptical other let me tell you that we
skeptical other let me tell you that we
skeptical other let me tell you that we are designing these systems like
are designing these systems like
are designing these systems like household products reliable design to
household products reliable design to
household products reliable design to endure thousands of cycles even designed
endure thousands of cycles even designed
endure thousands of cycles even designed to go into manual mode if the power goes
to go into manual mode if the power goes
to go into manual mode if the power goes down State Engineer to a stop in any
down State Engineer to a stop in any
down State Engineer to a stop in any dangerous or hazardous situation and of
dangerous or hazardous situation and of
dangerous or hazardous situation and of course cost-effective decoupling the
course cost-effective decoupling the
course cost-effective decoupling the robotics from the furniture so we can
robotics from the furniture so we can
robotics from the furniture so we can cost optimize the robotics and allow all
cost optimize the robotics and allow all
cost optimize the robotics and allow all kinds of furniture solutions on top from
kinds of furniture solutions on top from
kinds of furniture solutions on top from the very cheap to the very expensive but
the very cheap to the very expensive but
the very cheap to the very expensive but what is even better is the fact that
what is even better is the fact that
what is even better is the fact that this is not a dream this is not a
this is not a dream this is not a
this is not a dream this is not a prototype this is actually a product
prototype this is actually a product
prototype this is actually a product that a company called Ori that my team
that a company called Ori that my team
that a company called Ori that my team and I founded from MIT is launching in
and I founded from MIT is launching in
and I founded from MIT is launching in the coming months
the coming months
the coming months and as the origin of its name origami we
and as the origin of its name origami we
and as the origin of its name origami we are talking about approachable design
are talking about approachable design
are talking about approachable design that takes different forms and different
that takes different forms and different
that takes different forms and different functionalities with elegance and beauty
functionalities with elegance and beauty
functionalities with elegance and beauty but what is even better than that
but what is even better than that
but what is even better than that is that I just show you one example I
is that I just show you one example I
is that I just show you one example I will show you one product and one
will show you one product and one
will show you one product and one product is not going to solve all the
product is not going to solve all the
product is not going to solve all the problems of all the spaces and all
problems of all the spaces and all
problems of all the spaces and all people we need to go a level deeper we
people we need to go a level deeper we
people we need to go a level deeper we need to think about tools we need to
need to think about tools we need to
need to think about tools we need to think about a kit of parts of robotics
think about a kit of parts of robotics
think about a kit of parts of robotics mechanics electronics software that
mechanics electronics software that
mechanics electronics software that allows to create many more solutions
allows to create many more solutions
allows to create many more solutions hundreds thousands of solutions for
hundreds thousands of solutions for
hundreds thousands of solutions for different space problems my team and I
different space problems my team and I
different space problems my team and I got very inspired by what MIT and Lego
got very inspired by what MIT and Lego
got very inspired by what MIT and Lego created a few decades ago they created a
created a few decades ago they created a
created a few decades ago they created a toolkit brains muscles skeletons that
toolkit brains muscles skeletons that
toolkit brains muscles skeletons that were modular and that could allow kids
were modular and that could allow kids
were modular and that could allow kids to create amazing engineering marvels so
to create amazing engineering marvels so
to create amazing engineering marvels so many different possibilities with the
many different possibilities with the
many different possibilities with the same backbone technologies now think
same backbone technologies now think
same backbone technologies now think about Legos for grown-ups
about Legos for grown-ups
about Legos for grown-ups think about you the designer the
think about you the designer the
think about you the designer the architect the furniture maker having
architect the furniture maker having
architect the furniture maker having access to tools robotic tools that allow
access to tools robotic tools that allow
access to tools robotic tools that allow you to create all kinds of solutions
you to create all kinds of solutions
you to create all kinds of solutions bets that slide the drop from the
bets that slide the drop from the
bets that slide the drop from the ceiling tables the move around even
ceiling tables the move around even
ceiling tables the move around even couches that is like magic carpets
couches that is like magic carpets
couches that is like magic carpets solutions that even my team and I
solutions that even my team and I
solutions that even my team and I haven’t even thought of
think about modular standardized
think about modular standardized components thousands of product
components thousands of product
components thousands of product possibilities and with those tools in
possibilities and with those tools in
possibilities and with those tools in your hands now you can go back to
your hands now you can go back to
your hands now you can go back to problems to urban problems it’s not only
problems to urban problems it’s not only
problems to urban problems it’s not only the studio apartment in New York City it
the studio apartment in New York City it
the studio apartment in New York City it can be the family of four people trying
can be the family of four people trying
can be the family of four people trying to make four hundred square feet work in
to make four hundred square feet work in
to make four hundred square feet work in Hong Kong or it could be the startup
Hong Kong or it could be the startup
Hong Kong or it could be the startup company in New York City
company in New York City
company in New York City that kind of really figured out how to
that kind of really figured out how to
that kind of really figured out how to fit them into the space of type or the
fit them into the space of type or the
fit them into the space of type or the business traveler that goes around the
business traveler that goes around the
business traveler that goes around the world
world
world I’m good love to have that room double
I’m good love to have that room double
I’m good love to have that room double as an office space throughout the day a
as an office space throughout the day a
as an office space throughout the day a new generation of his faces powered by
new generation of his faces powered by
new generation of his faces powered by origin so in a nutshell think about
origin so in a nutshell think about
origin so in a nutshell think about urban space being too valuable and
urban space being too valuable and
urban space being too valuable and unresponsive think about all the
unresponsive think about all the
unresponsive think about all the solutions not really solving new
solutions not really solving new
solutions not really solving new problems think about what could happen
problems think about what could happen
problems think about what could happen if furniture walls spaces had
if furniture walls spaces had
if furniture walls spaces had superpowers think about modular
superpowers think about modular
superpowers think about modular architectural robotics or maybe
architectural robotics or maybe
architectural robotics or maybe something I’ve been non-friendly think
something I’ve been non-friendly think
something I’ve been non-friendly think Ori
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