Design Leader: Michelle Kaufmann

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- Please lead me to Michelle Kaufmann's designs via website. AWESOME! Thank you, Dwell Magazine.
  
  Linda 04/13/2009
- I rell don't knw how to began. Simplly want to say that I love your design and i'm cragy about all of your ideas and thought of mordern living. I born in Bagladesh but Ihav being lving America last fiftee yars. Im plannng to build a huous country side in Banglades and i want you to make me a design for two family morden house.
  
  Zahidul 05/06/2009
- Here's her website. http://www.mkd-arc.com/
  
  Andy Black 05/06/2009
- Just read this the other day on SFGate.com: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ontheblock/detail?entry_id=40838 - challenging times are challenging even the most innovative thinkers. Sad to see Michelle Kaufman's shop shuttered.
  
  Kiren 06/03/2009
- I have been into her home at museum of science and industry in Chicago. Great job. ... Its a great effort. and this model and video is great... But I have the same reaction as I do to many Dwell articles. My Big Question. Why is noone talking price! I just rehabbed a home and working on a budget is very tuff. Let's start talking price per sf. Being up front that they kept construction under 110sf, or 70sf or less... the affordability is where everyone will get access to the ideas here. When will you start reporting on the life blood of what makes spreading this design possible--costs. When are we going to read Dwell, or see an interview like this and have the Price Mystery gone--this house was built for $520,000 and it is 2000sf. etc etc. or was it a "real" breakthrough achievement and it was built at 110 per sf!!! We need to have budget information to make real judgements about somene's success or failure. Design is linked to costs. please start attaching budget notes to all Dwell articles and elevate the conversation to reality and let us judge who is really designing well and frugally.
  
  Phillip 06/28/2009
- I am sick of seeing designs like this one. And the hype about being environmentally friendly is only greenwashing. Putting ANY house on the side of a hill, away from urban infrastructure is NOT green!What is green- density, smaller homes, building UP- not out, durable and proven materials and practices. Green roofs, esoteric building materials (COR 10), floor to ceiling windows are all cool and edgy but not smart building design.
  
  wayne 06/29/2009
- I agree with the above comments: the house looks great and Michelle sells it. But what I need to see is realistic prices based on what people really earn and that are not set around bubble, inflated prices. Also, need to see real designs that fit in with the urban and semi-urban environments most people live in. And what about security? It is going to get hairy out there for the next ten years with this crazy economy. Houses need to be tight, efficient, secure, low profile, low energy. and modern (because I love modern design). Dwell needs to rustle up some slick, budget-wise modern designers. Leave the ego dudes doing art galleries and the homes of hedge fund managers.
  
  Jim Whipsnade 07/07/2009
- I will start by agreeing with the negitive comments above. I am a design/tradesmen and I incounter the idea to cost factor for all projects regardless of the client. I believe the key to my long term success and that of DWELL is to incourage and inspire the modern world that under buget is a good thing. Great ideas come from unusual sources and can provide perfect canvases for the products that cost can not be compromised. Example hot water on damaned in theory is great, but if you have no control over your consumtion your use is infinite, how is this "green".
  
  Rick 07/14/2009
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