What is "Home" - Sahra Samnani

At London's 2014 Design Festival creative minds came together with Airbnb to contemplate the meaning of "home". What is it that helps us define what home is? What are the characteristics of a home? and how does one create a space that feels like home?

Designed with several concepts in mind, four British designers came together to create pavilions that explored the idea of home.

Home is explored in many ways during this exhibit. Standing brightly among the neutral tones in Trafalgar square, the bright turquoise pavilion demonstrates and interesting twist on the conventional house plan.

We often dress our spaces to suit our interests and needs. Designed for a Pidgin keeper, the black pavilion  shows how home is a modification we have done to a space to make it more suitable for our desired functions.

Finally the wildest and most bold pavilion boasts a bold kaleidoscope window, placing a dynamic spin on the classic form. It represents the wide jumble of functions, characteristics and forms that come together to create a “home”.    

“One could have a really large bedroom, shower or kitchen”.  The interior of this pavilion is modular. The concept stems from the idea that – when in our homes we are not able to experience multiple spaces at once, we can only experience the room we are currently occupying.  The turquoise house has modular walls and millwork that allows each room to transform into another space. The user can modify the room to suit their desired function. Placing an unconventional spin on the idea of the Home.

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/09/18/airbnb-home-trafalgar-square-installation-jasper-morrison-ilse-crawford-london-design-festival-2014/