The unique set of tools that Living Designs Group can use to help make Living Systems technologies accessible to clients and the general public are featured in an article by Ethan Timm in the November 30, 2005 edition of ArchitectureWeek:

Potentially, photorealistic architectural presentations may confuse an audience more than clarify. By implicitly claiming to look "real", they could actually hinder some creative conversation between architect, client, and the general public. Without claiming to be real, at least in the visual sense, digital presentations that emphasize explanatory diagrams can successfully demystify a project's complex infrastructure. At Living Designs Group, LLC (LDG) we have found that digital modeling and production tools help explain to clients and users the complex sustainable systems underlying our 3D site and building models...

Using this combination of digital tools, we can go beyond traditional architectural representations and show how a building functions and how it interacts with its site and environment. The integration of sustainable systems within buildings and across entire sites is key to the architectural practice at LDG. Our presentations help make complex systems more accessible to clients and building users.

Read the entire article at ArchitectureWeek.

  Combining state-of-the art sustainable technologies with regional architectural forms, Living Systems®, Inc. has greated a prototype for a SuperGreen Living Home.


This residential home, under construction in Taos, NM, combines solar electricity, solar hot-water, rainwater collection, and integrated wastewater treatment into a home that is designed to reflect the regional historical and vernacular architecture.