PARTICIPATION ARCHITECTURE for EVENTS, HOSPITALITY, WORKPLACE AND HOME

Participate in the living world

(without leaving comfort behind)

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The Problem:

Buildings may be safe, cool, cozy or productive~

but they also block us from participating with the living world.

They sterilize senses optimized for thriving outdoors

They over-isloate us and diminish our real social connectivity.

Buildings create a world that says: “You can’t have it all”.

Now you can

Fossil fuel use for AC and heat exhausts our wallets. It incentivizes keeping us & our buildings all sealed up.

Arcitecture for better participation

  • Optimized for the full sensory experiene of nature while still protected.

  • Platforms our social intelligence, helps reconnect us across tribes.

  • Solar Flex: Blast AC with windows open & even charge your car ~ Grid Free.

From your protected nest, you can be as open or as closed as you want. Immersed in the living world or sealed away from it. The choice is always yours, by degree, in either direction.

Connected to

people

Face-to-face, eye to eye alignment

Perfectly supports one conversation for up to 8 without a post in the way

Dignified approach

The inner table and outer bar create one continuous surface where occupant and approacher meet as equals — face to face at the same height.

Solar powered comfort

Open across more conditions

Full nature contact

The living world stays fully present. At 15 to 30x the solar watts per square foot of typical solar buildings, the Aperture runs mechanical heating and cooling even with the corner wide open.

Inspired by the inherent ability of our bodies to effortlessly flex between focus, connection, celebration, refuge or weather changes.

“I loved it so much during the week, I grabbed a colleague and spent a Saturday afternoon there—playing violin while looking out over the bay.”

— Genentech Employee

Connected to

place

Built for:

Events

We believe the ultimate “activation” is meaningful human connection.

Hospitality

Previously inaccessible beauty of place, now effortlessly revealed and accessible.

Workplace

It’s a top-talent magnet. Some use it on the weekend just for fun.

Homes

A cozy sanctuary for the fullest immersion in your garden or music.

Testamonials

FAQ’s

  • Orders are built in our factory and take 6 months to deliver. For event or short term rentals, they can be operable an hour after getting dropped off by a pickup truck. If it’s an officially permitted temporary install, assume a day or two for temporary foundations and tie-downs. Basic Solar package of 6 panels can be preinstalled, larger 12 panel systems take half a day to set up onsite.

  • Doubling up our permanent ones is baked into it’s design DNA. Take two 10×16’s and get a 20×16 space for larger group meetings, yoga or activity rooms.

  • Our trailer version is about 8 ½ feet wide by 14 ½ feet long. The fixed versions are a bit bigger, 10 feet wide by 16 feet long.

  • The base model seats 4 inside and 4 outside at the bar.  It comes with a solar powered heated and air conditioned space with a fresh air monitoring system. The base  package includes 6 solar panels, a battery large enough to run the heating and cooling for a full day without sun, minifridge, dim-to-warm lighting, electrical outlets, a TV monitor that rises from the table for video conferencing, and a great sound system. Door comes with digital smart lock with keypad.You supply the WIFI and extenders if needed. Exterior access such as stairs or ramps are not automatically included. 

    Upgrade options include a larger 12 panel solar system, exterior steps and ramp options, and optional table configurations.

  • We are building the towable version for pilot programs, events and installs where relocation is needed. A pick up truck tows it to you, and it stays on its own wheels. Jacks and pads are then installed to level and support it and in most cases it can be used the same day.

    The Permanent model has no wheels and is delivered on a flatbed truck and uses equipment to maneuver it into its permanent position, typically over some type of prepared foundation like a concrete slab or pier and pad.


  • Yes, our units are fully accessible inside. Additionally, all permitted commercial installs require an accessible path from the parking space to the front door, typically including a ramp. Each site is unique and will require “Path of Travel” documentation. Single family residential installs don’t mandate accessibility. When required, owners can supply their own or we can provide custom ramps fit to match the aesthetics of the Keep that can fit your specific site conditions.


  • Only on permanent commercial installs. Metal pier over concrete pad with anchorage strapping works for temporary commercial installs and qualifies as a “permanent install” for residential.


  • Absolutely.

  • Whether for commercial use or home-office, one can depreciate 100% of the purchase cost in the first year if you order the towable version because it can be considered business equipment. After the first year, put the Keep on a permanent foundation and the majority of the unit’s purchase price can be added to your home’s appraised value and actually appreciate over time along with your home.


  • Yes, We’ll have it engineered for it.

  • No. In most cases, code requirements make commercial roof-top installs infeasible. Check with your architect.


  • There were many, but the largest federal level incentives have been recently eliminated. Check with your local utility & state

  • There are a lot of variables that affect the price; such as amount of solar and battery desired, or site conditions that affect install or ramp requirements. Please email or call to discuss.

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A halo is made to enhance what nature intended you to be.

Daniel Krivens, Founder

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