“A+I stands for Architecture Plus Information,” explains Brad Zizmor, Co-founder and Principal of the New York-based firm currently redefining the conventions of workplace design in the city. A+I’s data-driven approach to design requires that the team use powerful technology that can handle the daily rigors of building information modeling (BIM) — which makes it the perfect practice to put Microsoft’s Surface Book to the test. “We are, as architects, focused not just on software, but also on hardware, and the ergonomics and industrial design — how you use it in space — is very important to us,” says the architect. A+I’s design team has been using the laptop to develop projects from concept through to completion across New York City, focusing on a typology it has become renowned for — contemporary workspace design. “Workspace is no longer just about the office; it also extends into the city,” says Associate Principal Sommer Schauer. This belief is being translated directly into A+I’s latest project, a huge new communal workspace in Bushwick, Brooklyn that unites a series of nine buildings with a high level of accessibility. The Surface Book has proven to be a huge ... , Paul Keskeys, read more Architizer http://ift.tt/2dnhaX7
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