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Against All Odds Shelter Island Resort Can Expand

and filed under Design, Immerst, Marine Engineering

California dreamin’ is a way of life for millions of Americans who live at the junction of land and sea in Southern California. The dream becomes a little foggy if your dreamscape includes developing Southern California waterfront property. Developable land along this stretch of coastline is scarce at best. And going one step further, on Shelter Island in San Diego Bay, it’s non-existent.  Built upon an unimpressive mudbank formed by the San Diego River, Shelter Island emerged from the shallows as San Diego Bay was dredged for Naval purposes in World War II. Initial elevation? A whopping fourteen feet. In […]

Migration Generation – who’s leaving cities and why

and filed under Immerst, Important News, Sustainability, SWD News & Stories

A recent Harris Poll of 2,050 Americans found almost a third are reevaluating their lifestyles and considering a move to a less densely populated area as a consequence of the coronavirus outbreak.    More than two-thirds (39%) of urban residents have said that COVID-19 has prompted them to consider leaving for a less-crowded locale, with 18- to 34-year-old Americans the most likely to consider moving. With many expected to continue remote work schedule post-pandemic, suburban and rural areas with their lower cost of living and improved quality of life are considering ways to compete for these Gen Y and Zers and […]

Home | Work – Looking forward to the “new normal”

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The first anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown has passed and the percentage of US citizens getting vaccinated continues to rise exponentially each day. Yet, life is far from business as usual circa early 2020. In fact, many of us still find ourselves making the short commute from kitchen sink to kitchen table each work day. What we thought was temporary might just be permanent. Working from home, some or all of the time, continues to be the norm for the majority of Americans right now. (usnews.com)  Like Ford Motor Company’s recent announcement, many companies have announced keeping workers remote indefinitely […]

High Net Worth Impact on Travel

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Of the industries impacted by COVID-19, few have seen such a dramatic shift in consumer behavior as global tourism with jet-setting travelers cancelling holiday flights en masse.  And as the world continues to emerge from lockdown, hospitality and tourism players are holding out hope that high net worth individuals (HNWIs) will play a key role in reviving the sector. This month, we thought it’d be interesting to take a look at how travelers’ preferences have been impacted and consider how HNWIs will travel in the post-pandemic world. What will luxury travel experiences look like in the future? First, let’s begin […]

Thoughts On Post-Pandemic Living Spaces

and filed under Construction, Immerst

No matter where in the world you’re self-isolating right now, we’re sure your life, like ours, has been fraught with compromise. Moving forward, as we all must do, requires continuing to adjust our expectations and to adopt new behaviors. As designers, we thought it might be interesting to make some predictions about the impact these new requirements might have on our future homes and home-life.    Single Family Properties In Demand Once a respite from work routines and urban landscapes, home has become a place in which to retreat from human interactions. This change runs counter to the design of […]

Floating Home Communities Buoy Our Spirits

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Time at home these days seems expansive and unsettling all at once. For many of us monitoring the news is tempered by baking bread for the first time or rekindling a hobby that had no space in our pre-quarantine life. Restless and with no plans to go anywhere farther than the grocery store in the wait-and-see future, we thought a virtual vacation might help us get our collective equilibrium. Join us as we go in search of water (what else!) and tour 3 floating home communities across the globe.    Our first stop is in North America, in Canada’s largest […]

Going Above and Below

and filed under Immerst, Sustainability

When considering a design in the floating architecture space we have the enviable position of working from a place of possibility. Not limited by terra firma, structures can go up, down and then out in a way that is not possible in traditional construction. A design that illustrates this paradigm so well was unveiled recently at a symposium titled “Urban Tactics for Flooding: From Risks to Opportunities” presented by Griffiths University’s Cities Research Institute.   Sea Manta, described by the GriffithNews as a “proposed 60m long recreational and ecological structure” is an ingenious design.     An aquarium, swimming pool […]

Sustainability is a Rock Solid Idea

and filed under Construction, Immerst

Whether in Davos or Düsseldorf, the landscape of every industry is being transformed by a quest for sustainability. Recognizing the need to come to terms with climate change, Larry Fink, CEO of Black Rock, a global investment management corporation, took a definitive stance earlier this month in his annual letter to CEOs when he declared, “sustainable investing is the strongest foundation for client portfolios going forward.”   Fink’s announcement helped put the issue front and center at last week’s World Economic Forum with CNN Business reporting that, “sustainability was the topic of scores of panels, meetings and cocktail conversations in Davos.”  And while key speakers […]

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