Self-initiated project

SERVICE DESIGN
SYSTEMS THINKING
DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION

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THE BRIEF

A response to housing accessibility and sustainability: a service and product design concept aimed at making shared households an easier and more effective housing option.

THE PROCESS

Through research and consultation with our target users, the following objectives were established, and solutions to each were designed:

User objective 1: 
Find compatible housemates

Services / products:
• Website with house search functionality
• Monthly market

User objective 2:
Manage shared households effectively

Services / products:
• Online household management tools
• Household diary
• Housemate notes

User objective 3:
Live in an environmentally and socially sustainable way

Services / products:
Throughout the system, information and solutions consider environmental and social impact.

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2010
Student project
Swinburne University, Sustainable Design
Project partner: Liisa Vurma