• Metro Seattle, WA
• BEAT
• 2020
• Link

• Building
• Research
• Product

Graceful degradation is a key design concept in both website design and in sustainability. A building may last for many decades, but the specific needs of the building will change much more frequently than this. This leads to buildings that can become obsolete before they are ready to be replaced, with great expense given to updating them.

By breaking a house down into a modular series of systems that are designed to be changed and updated at different rates, the house can more easily adapt and evolve with the changing needs of its inhabitants. This approach is not common in residential construction; however, it is widely used in commercial and office construction and provides many advantages.

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