What makes us human after
all? MODU’s design process is grounded in three core values: indoor urbanism, second nature, and public floor.
Indoor Urbanism
Indoor urbanism envisions buildings with fewer boundaries, with architecture at the intersection of two contrasting scales—the urban and the interior. Increasingly, activities traditionally associated with indoor spaces are taking place in outdoor urban environments. Simultaneously, interiors reflect the open-ended nature of cities. Together, these shifts encourage a reimagining of the environmental thresholds that connect architecture, cities, and interiors.
Second Nature
Second Nature reconsiders the built and natural environments as
extensions of each other, imagining them as interconnected, hybrid realms. It
also encourages unlearning long-held spatial habits to adopt new ways of living
with the environment—both of which are a form of second nature. These new
habits are not based on separation but rather on making less distinction
between constructed spaces and natural ecosystems.
Public Floor
The public floor is active, ephemeral, and
dynamic. Experiences on this ‘floor’ are constantly changing—whether on a
city’s sidewalks, in its lobbies, streets, shops, or parks. Daily social
interactions unfold between members of the public. The interior realm is
reconsidered as an integral part of the city, shaped by the activities that move
through it, making it inherently more inclusive.