For its inaugural incubator project, the nonprofit Black Artist + Designers Guild is envisioning the future of Black family living.
In the midst of a global pandemic and a racial reckoning for the continued injustices against Black lives, home is, physically and emotionally, more important than ever.
At its core, the concept house considers the mental and physical well-being of Black families. “We’re not reinventing walls, floors and ceilings, but we are asking is, with so much of Black community in this country feeling displaced, how do we as people imagine our own spaces?” explains Brooklyn-based architect Lewis. This means, for example, that the home includes a space to braid hair, spaces for family members to gather and a multigenerational living option via a poolhouse across the yard.
The team has chosen a real, physical site in Oakland, California as the virtual host for their home design. As a historic hub for the progressive promotion of Black life, the origin of groups from the Black tech nexus to the Black Panthers, their civil right activism and the community programs they began to support their neighbors, the city seemed an appropriate choice for a vision of the future. Located in the hills above the city, the site is ample and encourages self-sufficiency.
The modern house is planned to be clad in wood and make use of metal. Its design aims to use local materials, balancing aesthetics with sustainability. Twenty-two BADG creators will virtually design spaces in the interiors drawing from their own expertise and data-driven research.
“This is a sort of utopian project, seeing ourselves in the future and in a positive future,” says New York-based architect Cooke John. In partnership with ELLE Decor, House Beautiful, Town & Country and VERANDA, the virtual concept house launches in January and will be viewable in 360 degrees. Says Lewis: “To me, the future is one where everyone is considered.”
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