Real estate is often ascribed value according to established measurement practices, such as when calculating GEA, GIA and NIA. Hikaru Nissanke of OMMX reflects on the legacy of standardisation in the production and trade of architecture, particularly the predominance of the metric unit and cartesian understanding of space. In their work OMMX have been looking for a less narrow and less abstract measure of a place, one which is tied more directly to the human experience.
Hikaru Nissanke is a founding director of OMMX, a practice that promotes alternative ways of building that aren’t just about how a neighbourhood looks and feels, but also who and what it stands for. Their approach is rooted in academia but is above all grounded by practice and dialogue with clients, consultants and communities.
The talk formed part of Economy Class, a symposium concerned with the various economies at play around and within architecture, curated by Richard Hall.
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