WINNER of the Australian IDEA Design Awards  2006
Category: Best concept design

NIMBY
Brief: Research project - A new environment for a frontyard
Location: Sydney
Competition organised by: IDEA Design Awards
Stage: Concept Design 
Date: 2006
Outline:The idea for the NIMBY project stemmed from the paradoxical use of the typical frontyard of terrace houses predominantly seen in Sydney. In contrast to the backyard which has become an important social space, the frontyard is either reserved as a token representation of the house or a disposal area, often displaying a diverse collection of old couches and chairs, garden tools, tired letterboxes and garbage bins. 

The NIMBY designs aim at expanding the traditional concept of the fence while creating a dynamic environment that addresses multiple objectives: 
- to reappropriate the neglected space of the frontyard whilst adding quality;
- to integrate into the global design, different possible functions of a frontyard:
- a place where one can sit or lie down, read, have a coffee, chat or just being part of the street life.
- invisible storage areas for garbage bins and integration of the habitual frontyard objects (i.e. letterbox, path lights)
- to develop an identity for the house;
- to conserve the role of the fence as a defined boundary;
- to create an exchange between the private house and the public space of the street.
 
For each house, the project is designed to meet the specifications of the house. Each solution (form, material and colour) is adapted to the space available, the needs of the owners and to a specified budget.

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