Spacecraft per il benessere. Heritage, design, fonti rinnovabili per nuovi stili di vita. Spacecraft to feel good. Heritage, design, renewable sources for new lifestyles. (classe A)

The essay describes the design method developed by the multidisciplinary Research Group: Heritage design, Ecodesign, Domotics and Renewable Sources, which can be declined in specific cases. The process qualifies for attention to aspects related to health and well-being; the thesis argued is that in order to change contemporary habits it is possible to introduce spatial devices capable of distracting attention from the ways of continuous connection with the digital world. “Spacecraft,” small, demountable structures featuring home automation systems, renewable energy and sustainable materials, can constitute a ‘joyful spatial system’ for manual making, listening to stories between different generations, cultivating cultures, and reading books. They are grafted alongside buildings with specific functions, such as hospitals, social centers, old people's homes.