Dreams Happen, hosted by Stanford Shopping Center, pairs architects near and far with builders to create unique, elaborately designed, life-sized children’s playhouses. Starting April 22nd 2017, all playhouses were showcased at Stanford Shopping Center, and were auctioned off at the Dreams Happen Gala on June 3rd. All proceeds benefit Rebuilding Together Peninsula to improve the homes and lives of low-income neighbors in need by creating safe and healthy living environments.
The BONE Structure construction system assembles together like a Meccano Erector set, allowing designers and architects full creative expression when designing a home.
Mies van der Rohe defended that architecture has more impact when removed of unnecessary ornamentation. Elegance does not derive from abundance but from purpose: “Less is more”.
Charles and Ray Eames believed that we should take our hobbies seriously, to the point of making them our lives’ purpose. They encouraged play and experimentation: “Take your pleasure seriously.”
“Play is more” is a place where architecture and design are experimented playfully by children and their parents. Function is achieved by simple colorful geometries, and diverse spaces result from the articulation of its volumes and the true expression of its structure. It is an invitation to serious, simple fun.
Designed by Nomos Red, the “Play is more” playhouse is built using the BONE Structure steel construction system, a technology that is defining the next generation of custom high-performance homes. Designed and built using an industrialized process inspired by the aerospace and automotive industries, BONE Structure homes offer unprecedented precision, architectural freedom and energy efficiency.
Combining the advantages of a post-and-beam structure with an integrated energy efficient solution for the thermal envelope, BONE Structure steel components are manufactured locally by one of our North American automotive industry suppliers, and can be assembled by local labor.
From playhouse to custom dream home, the BONE Structure construction system adapts with ease to architectural styles, various terrains and difficult to reach sites. An ideal integrator of green technologies, the BONE Structure thermal envelope enables you to build sustainably and efficiently, with future generations close to heart.
