This project originated from the question of “whatis the intersection between architecture andmobility in the future urban landscape? ”Mobility and architecture are two seperate fieldscontinously evolving in parallel, yet they exist ina very symbiotic relationship with one another. Mobility influences urban planning and urbanplanning influences mobility. So to understand the future of mobility, it isessential that we try to understand the future ofthe context mobility will reside in. Globally our cities are growing, the density keepsincreasing and people’s living space is becomingsmaller. To sustain the ongoing growth citieswill have to expand by focusing on dynamicarchitecture, such as pre-fabricated homes thatare smaller and quicker to set up. The aim of this project is to rethink what mobilityand especially the car as we know today can provideto us besides transportation. In recent years newtechnologies and developments have proved thatfuture of the car will go beyond explusively beinga means of transport, but also a mobile space fornew experiences and use cases. The image of thecar as we know could be redrawn.This project takes its foundation in the futureurban landscape of Copenhagen. Although afictional setting, the context is build on researchand masterplans for Copenhagen and other citiescarried out by several architecture firms. Amongthem noticeably JAJA Architects’ masterplanwhich reimagines the old “five-finger-plan” forCopenhagen where a more democratic and slowertraffic structure is implemented. Copenhagen-based studio SPACE10’s “Spaces on Wheels”and Toyota and BIG’s “Woven City” also servedas a benchmark in regards to how vehicles willbecome moving spaces as an extentions of thecity architecture.The process for the development of the projectincluded research into emerging technologieswithin mobility, a look into the future urban setting,and the complexities of living there as a youngfamily. Site visits and talks with young parents gaveinsights into the home space and the experiencesthat goes on in there.The design exploration was carried out throughanalogue and digital sketching, technicalpackaging and feasibility studies as well asscenario-mapping and brainstorm sessions. The project was strongly inspired by NIO’sdesign language and principles of Pure, Human,Progressive and Sophisticated. Also Scandinaviandesign played an important role in the designfunctionality and aesthetic. The result is NIO Homi, a fully autonomous smallfootprint car that works as an extension to thehome by providing the family with a space forwork, play and relaxation as well as a means oftransportation.

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The number of older persons is increasing, both in actual number and as a percentage of the population. As an individual ages his or her body changes and the ability to deal with the demands of an environment usually decreases. A well designed, supportive environment may help older persons to utilize their homes more fully, more safely, and allow them to live independently in their homes longer. Use of kitchens and bathrooms may present the greatest challenge and the greatest safety hazard and in order to remain independent, an older person must be able to use these rooms fully and safely. The purpose of this study was to determine what supportive feature are being included in the kitchens and bathrooms of homes being built for persons living in age-restricted retirement communities. A list of research and design recommendations based on empirical research was compiled and ordered into categories of supportive features for general, kitchen, and bathroom design for seniors. Design recommendations were provided for most elements in kitchens and bathrooms designed for senior citizens and point values were assigned to individual supportive features on the basis of safety and ease of use. Based on this evidence, two data collection tools were created to assess kitchens and bathroom of homes designed for senior living. Hypotheses were developed relating characteristics of the locations of the retirement communities, characteristics of the retirement communities, and characteristics of the individual homes to the percentage of possible points earned in kitchens and bathrooms of homes studied. Age-restricted retirement communities were identified and contacted by telephone to determine if they met the criteria for inclusion in the study and permission to study the retirement communities was obtained from community representatives. Sixty homes in 23 communities from four states were surveyed using the data collection tools and photographed for this study. Data were entered into a statistical computer program and a scoring system for evaluating and comparing kitchens, bathrooms of different types, and total homes was developed. Kitchens in the retirement community homes studied had 46% - 76% of the possible number of recommended supportive kitchen features. Bathrooms had 48% - 57%, bathtubs had 58%, and separate showers had 48% - 52% of the possible number of recommended supportive bathroom features. Kitchens in larger, more expensive retirement homes had higher Kitchen Percentage Scores and bathrooms in communities that were developed by not-for-profit communities had higher Bathroom Percentage Scores. The kitchen and bathroom assessment tools created for this study are the result of compiling 40 years of research recommendations. These tools provide the means to compare kitchens and bathrooms of different homes, regardless of the configuration or combination of appliances and fixtures within the rooms. Scores of different rooms or houses can be compared using either the total score or the percentage score for number of supportive features. Comparisons can be made without consideration for the style, size, or degree of opulence in the homes. The assessment tools can be refined for use by members of different professions. / Ph. D.

This thesis investigates the role of return policies in fostering customer loyalty within the Scandinavian interior design e-commerce sector. An inductive approach, including focus group interviews and analysis of company return policies. The findings highlight the importance of transparent, accessible, and customer-friendly return policies in building trust and loyalty. Additionally, the study examines return policies' social, ethical, and sustainable implications, providing insights for retail managers on co-creating corporate social responsibility (CSR) and balancing with suppliers. The research concludes that profitability, transparency, inclusiveness, and sustainability are essential for long-term business success in e-commerce. The study also recommends future research directions, including incorporating expert interviews to explore these dynamics further.

This degree work is situated in the field of textile design and positions itself specifically in tactility and jacquard weaving. The motive of this work is to connect textile design with the user in a site-specific context for an including designprocess. The aim of this study is to investigate tactility in a site-specific context with playful weaves inspired by nature. The design process had its starting point in tactile and visual patterns in nature and involved hand-drawn sketches translated into woven patterns to spark curiosity and invite to touch. Along the process the produced woven sketches were tested on an audience to understand touch in relation to user but also put into a site-specific context to understand what could be developed in the space. The result of the study is four different weaves with variety in colour and tactility positioned in different parts of the chosen context - a children’s library corner. The collection consists of one floor piece, one wall piece and two interactive, movable pieces. Designing four textiles for different touch in relation to user and a site-specific context contributes to the textile field by containing a longlasting, including designprocess.

Submitted by Ana Carolina de Lima Sarmento (carol_sarmento@hotmail.com) on 2018-06-26T16:48:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 VERSÃO FINAL DISSERTAÇÃO ANA SARMENTO.pdf: 4193853 bytes, checksum: 411f0e8e77081749a480a2df69ae5228 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Lêda Costa (lmrcosta@ufba.br) on 2018-06-26T17:51:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 VERSÃO FINAL DISSERTAÇÃO ANA SARMENTO.pdf: 4193853 bytes, checksum: 411f0e8e77081749a480a2df69ae5228 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-26T17:51:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 VERSÃO FINAL DISSERTAÇÃO ANA SARMENTO.pdf: 4193853 bytes, checksum: 411f0e8e77081749a480a2df69ae5228 (MD5) / FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO A PESQUISA DO ESTADO DA BAHIA - FAPESB / Os interiores revelam não só um espaço físico, mas também um ambiente psicológico de valores, gestos e significados. Partindo da problemática “Como diminuir os impactos ambientais em projetos de interiores?”, no presente trabalho, apresenta-se como objetivo geral proporcionar aos designers de interiores uma metodologia de projeto que permita uma antecipação dos impactos ambientais, partindo-se da análise do modelo IDSRS (Indicadores de Design, Sustentabilidade e Responsabilidade Social), desenvolvido por Souza (2007) no contexto do design de produto, que foi adaptado para uso no design de interiores. Com isso, viabiliza a associação desse percurso projetivo e avaliativo dos impactos, pelos atores envolvidos a uma experiência multissensorial voltada ao sentir, perceber, notar e compreender, que se constituem em elementos-chave para a construção de uma percepção ambiental formativa para o processo de tomada de decisões e para a educação ambiental. Esta pesquisa configura-se de natureza exploratória e qualitativa, pois busca familiarizar-se com o tema, reunindo informações sobre as relações existentes entre sustentabilidade e design de interiores. Integram os procedimentos metodológicos da pesquisa: coleta e análise sistemática de dados, levantamento bibliográfico, visitas em loco, estudo de caso descritivo e consolidação do modelo adaptado por meio da teoria fundamentada em dados. O estudo de caso tomou como base a construção de uma residência localizada em Itacimirim – BA, onde foram acompanhadas todas as etapas da construção, desde a concepção do projeto até a sua implementação/execução. O estudo tem como principal contribuição refletir sobre todas as etapas que envolvem o projeto de interiores, adequando esses ambientes aos parâmetros da sustentabilidade. Pretende-se, a partir da utilização do modelo IDSRS adaptado, contribuir com a antecipação dos impactos ambientais e com um ambiente técnico mais definido, estabelecendo claramente o papel de todos os agentes envolvidos. / The interiors reveal not only a physical space, but also a psychological environment of values, gestures and meanings. Starting from the problematic: How to reduce the environmental impacts in interior projects? The objective of this work is to provide interior designers with a design methodology that allows an anticipation of environmental impacts through a model of sustainability indicators. The IDSRS model (Indicators of Design, Sustainability and Social Responsibility), developed by Souza (2007) in the context of product design, was adapted for use in interior design. As specific objectives, we identified the bibliography referring to the practice of sustainability with a cut-out for interior design, described the IDSRS model, adapted to interior design and demonstrated its use in a case study. With this, it makes possible the association of this projective and evaluative course of the impacts, by the involved actors to a multisensorial experience focused on the perception, perceiving, noting and understanding, that are constituted in key elements for the construction of a formative environmental perception for the process of decision-making and environmental education. This research is of an exploratory and qualitative nature, as it seeks to familiarize itself with the theme, gathering information on the relationship between sustainability and interior design. They integrate the methodological procedures of the research: analysis and systematic analysis of data, bibliographic survey, site visits, descriptive case study and a consolidation of the model adapted through the theory based on data. The case study was based on the construction of a residence located in Itacimirim - BA where we follow all stages of construction, from project design to implementation / execution. The main contribution of the study is to reflect on all the steps involved in interior design, adapting these environments to the parameters of sustainability. It intends from its use to contribute with the anticipation of the environmental impacts and with a more defined technical environment, clearly establishing the role of all the agents involved.

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