Tuesday Club Lecture: DWELLE

For this months Tuesday club we received a talk from the founder of architectural design company Dwelle, Ric Frankland. The design team created a concept called "sheds for living" which developed into "dwelle", designed and manufactured in Manchester.

"It was paramount that the design incorporated all the same criteria that had emerged out of our previous eco-projects. The key difference between the one-off bespoke projects and the 'dwelle.ings' is the continual development and improvements made to the design. It's a building that can be produced on a large scale and will be continually refined. Similar to car and product design."

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Ric spoke of working in a large architectural firm on a number of projects, which he didn't enjoy and was not what he wanted to do. After creating his own company he worked to develop these environmentally sustainable 'dwelle.ings'. As he didn't have a specific client to work with he felt that it was important to listen to what the public wanted. He did this by visiting trade and design shows around the country; gaining feedback from visitors and exhibitors which he used to change and improve on the dwelle.ing's design.

He stated that planning was a important part of his work, as well as getting involved in what he was designing. Explaining with a quote from Chinese philosopher, Confucius - "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."