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Design Opportunities Next, we narrowed down our STEEP cards to three design opportunities and began to break them down. During this process, I thought about who our users could be and what their lives would be like, especially within the context of the bathroom.
This was a crucial part of the design process, as it determined the “problem” we would try to solve. Looking back, I’m grateful for the breadth and depth of research we did.
DESIGN OPPORTUNITY #1 A communal living complex in Greater Copenhagen, Denmark.
Privacy By 2050, it’s expected that 7 out of every 10 people will live in a city. This could result in increased crowdedness and mass communal living.* Community-based housing of hundreds of people is already popping up all over Europe. Because privacy is an important aspect of the bathroom, we began to consider how that experience will be shaped by shared living situations.
* Statistics and images via Imagine: Exploring the Brave New World of Shared Living by SPACE10
