‘Future Bathroom’, What to make? Or How to Make? Challenges in meeting sustainable needs.

摘要: This paper is a case study that describes design research programme, ‘the future bathroom’, undertaken by the authors which illuminates both challenges and solutions for inclusive sustainable design. A co-design methodology was adopted engaged older users community lay researchers to help overcome barriers of developing comprehensive understanding issues related highly personal, private intimate activities. We adopt term describe an approach encourages user involvement interdisciplinary Our challenge has been provide environment where exchange ideas between stakeholders could take place foster what Manzini (1) referred as ‘creative community’. From project emerged insight age disability bathroom use potential support these needs. Adopting we have developed flexible, durable meet diverse changing needs usage The discusses how sustainability in context might need consider more ‘what should make’ rather than ‘how make’.