Canühome: a home for the 21st century that educates consumers about what they can do to achieve a balance between sustainability and lifestyle, quality and affordability, social responsibility and innovation.
About IwB - Institute without Boundaries
| Project | Canuhome |
| Design | IwB |
| Area | 850 sq ft |
| Year | 2008 |
The prefab home prototype is a 50 by 20 ft. prefab home, including a living room, dining and kitchen room, bedroom and bathroom. The features include reduced ecological footprint through resource and water efficiency; improved indoor environment and air quality; adaptable, accessible and universal design to meet changing needs; inherent affordability – eligible for green financing, less costly to operate, lasts longer.
Description by IwB
Overview:
The Canühome was conceived by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and the Institute without Boundaries to raise the profile of sustainable and intelligent residential design. Building on the research conducted in the World House Project, a team of IwB faculty, students and experts set out to create an exemplary home environment that re-imagines how we may live in the near future. The 850 square foot residence was exhibited 12 times and viewed by over 500,000 people, in numerous cities in Canada and Europe.
Goal:
The Canühome is a model home exhibit that aims to educate consumers about what they can do to achieve a balance between sustainability and lifestyle, quality and affordability, social responsibility and innovation.
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About IwB - Institute without Boundaries
Vision:
Collaborative design practice for a better world.
Mission:
Fostering collaboration between disciplines to create innovative local solutions to 21st century global challenges.
The Institute without Boundaries (IwB) was founded in 2003 by the School of Design at George Brown College, in consultation with Bruce Mau. The IwB is a Toronto-based academic program and studio that offers unique educational experience and professional services. The Institute focuses on collaborative design practice with the objectives of social, ecological and economic innovation through design research and strategy.
Central to the work of the IwB are real projects of public and global significance that are executed by students, faculty and industry experts either as part of the academic curriculum, research initiatives and/ or creative projects. The Institute has three divisions: an academic postgraduate certificate program called Interdisciplinary Design Strategy; a research division that supports special projects that further the IwB’s objectives, and a professional projects division that offers consulting services.
As a top design training and research centre, the IwB is committed to collaborative and interdisciplinary design practice. At the Institute, we see the designer as a problem solver with the ability to affect positive change for humanity. We are a place where students, teachers, industry and community experts come together not only as creators and designers, but also as ambassadors of hope. We imagine how to live, learn, work, and play together as a global community and seek alternative development patterns and viable paths to a bright future.
| Address | 3 Lower Jarvis Street, Toronto, ON M5E 3Y5, Canada |
| Mailing Address | Institute without Boundaries, School of Design, George Brown College, 3 Lower Jarvis Street, Room 260, Toronto, ON M5E 3Y5, Canada |
| Phone | +1 416 415 5000 x 2029 |
20 x 50 ft Prefab Home Prototype - Canuhome