news

1. b.Digi Night @ Point b

   Wednesday August 08, 2008
   posted 07/28/08

   Wednesday, August 6th at 7:00 p.m., Point b Design will be hosting the first in a series of happy hours at our office. This is an opportunity to come out and visit our studio, meet our people and engage in stimulating conversation. View the invitation here

2. New Website!

   posted 07/03/08

   Our new website is now up and running, as is our new blog!!! Enter the flash site to view our projects and check our our blog to see what we're working on right now.

3. Point b Lectures on the 'BIM &
   Beyond' Stage at the BE Conference

   Baltimore MD, USA
   posted 05/30/08

   Point b's John Shields gave a lecture at the BE Conference's 'BIM & Beyond' stage. His lecture was titled "BIM...The Front End: The Integration of Generative Components within an Architectural Practice" where he focused on the importance of a parametric logic within our design process.

4. Point b's d.Gallery
   named a BE Award Finalist

   posted May '08

   Point b's d.Gallery was nominated by Bentley Systems as a BE Award Finalist in two categories: "Innovation in Commercial or Residential Building" and "Attaining Return on Innovention," for its innovative use of Generative Components throughout the design and construction process.

 Point B Design

Point B is a multi-discipline design studio. Our expertise is in designing and making objects, spaces, and buildings that possess the beauty of narrative conviction and the health of positive design. With precision and finesse, we integrate three critical elements into our working methodology in order to study and evolve all projects in full 4-dimensional space: digital technology, architectural design, and advanced material fabrication. With our understanding and passion for the materiality of design, these faculties are exercised to realize the vision within each project. Check out the b.Diagram for a sense of how our studio integrates our design process.

 b.Design

b.Design is an intense group of individuals that see the world differently - through the lens of phenomenology. Our design philosophy postulates that the material composition and construction of the built environment impacts one's emotional and psychological well-being. The simple outgrowth of this philosophy: we make meaningful projects for people that care. To this end, we have developed a design process incorporating a special set of tools to explore, communicate, and bring-to-life projects that change the way one perceives the built environment and the world.

 b.Digi

The digital side of our studio, b.Digi, acts as a mediator between the virtual space of computing and the real constraints of the built world, employing some of the most advanced representation, analysis, and parametric modeling tools available. Beyond simple usage, b.Digi is distinguished by its depth of understanding and knowledge of application for new digital tools. These strengths allow us to access and exploit the novel potentials of emerging digital technologies - employing intelligent performance modeling, efficient information management, and the constant improvement of project design and delivery to every project.

 b.Fab

b.Fab is the materials research and construction execution branch of Point B. b.Fab focuses on integrating new technical building processes with traditional construction logics at all points along the project delivery lifecycle, expediting the delivery process while improving the end product. b.Fab is located in the same physical facility as b.Design and b.Digi in order to offer the benefits of full collaborative integration on all projects at all scales - from furniture to architecture.