Dublin, Ireland
Damien Murtagh and his team at Arckit have developed the Arckit GO Eco Model House Kit for children who love to create an environmentally friendly home while they develop their skills by learning the importance of reusable materials.
Arckit GO Eco’s design has been awarded a 2020 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
Today, architecture is becoming more and more recognized within education and in our homes as an incredibly powerful medium for teaching and learning fundamental STEAM, practical and social skills while learning all about architectural design, the environment and sustainability.
ARCKIT is a freeform architectural modelling system that allows one to physically explore designs and bring ideas to life with speed and precision.
Based on modern building techniques and a 1.2m/4ft grid to scale, the ‘click and connect’ modular components make it possible to create a vast range of structures that can be quickly assembled, endlessly modified and finished to perfection.
As an architect, the founder of Arckit, Damien Murtagh understood the value of a physical model to explore ideas and present designs to clients.
However, traditional “cut and glue” models were time consuming, impractical, and expensive.
The moment of insight came while Murtagh was developing a real modular building concept. He needed a modern system that was fast, reusable and cost-effective.
To his amazement, nothing like this existed—so he decided to invent one from scratch.
The idea is to open up the world of architecture to everyone: to help develop fundamental design skills and experience the feeling of spontaneous creativity through hands-on model building and to continually inspire and educate the next generation of creators and makers.
The kit includes a STEAM educational pack that introduces tweens and teens to building in a sustainable and efficient way while learning all about architectural design.
The set also includes electrostatic textural façade stickers to add finishing touches as well as fun cut-outs enabling users to imagine and bring their super energy efficient designs to life.
Arckit GO Eco is perfect for STEAM learning, architects, hobbyists, students, and children
Project: Arckit GO Eco Model House Kit
Designers: Damien Murtagh, Arckit
Manufacturer: Arckit
