JNK: HUFFT TOUR
ARCH 600: DIGIFAB
It is obvious that Hufft makes an attempt to appeal to their
employees and future potential employees.
Many items during the tour contributed to the employee-centric
environment: music system rigged up throughout entire building, very nicely
designed work stations, special tasks to introduce employees to the space (I.E.
fabricators first task to build their own shop desk).
The separation between designer and fabricator was made apparent
throughout the tour, as each position at Hufft has its own specialty without
overlap- this is something that could be called into question in the age of
integrated systems.
The 3D printer room stood out to me as it was a separate entity
from the fabrication room, showing that 3d printing has become more of a
prototyping middleman at Hufft.
Hufft’s plans for their building was interesting as they
have way more space than they know what to do with, so they have decided to
build a gym facility and apartment units in the remaining space.
The pool and landscaping firm I work for is currently
contracted out to build the pool on Hufft’s Artery Project.
The Artery project is an immense residential design in
Kansas City.
http://hufft.com/residential/artery-residence/
Although not responsible for any design work, it has been
immensely interesting to follow the project since the conceptual stages with my
company.
My first impression of Hufft was this walk through video, showing
an emphasis on design and creativity.
Artery Residence from Hufft Projects on Vimeo.
Throughout the tour we saw numerous items that Hufft had
fabricated in-house for the Artery project: including cabinets and hardware.
On the floor plan of the building-- each room was named as it corresponded to the old corresponded to the preexisting floor plan of the market. If you want to workout in the future workout room, feel free to head to the sausage kitchen.
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