Sounds silly, doesn't it, to link being fat with buildings? Well, this is exactly the name of a conference from the Association for the Study of Obesity, an organisation that has been a'round' for a surprisingly long time - since 1967 in fact. Now that 25% of our population resembles Mr Blobby, they must be very busy indeed.
One thing they have come up with is that, in a nutshell, buildings can make you fat. It is nothing whatsoever down to eating too much and not taking enough exercise, it is the fault of the designer of the building you live in. So, before I get sued by a 35 stone eating machine, I must look to my designs, and make sure I am tough on fat and tough on the causes of fat. I thought I would do a little brainstorming for a new office design, and here are some of the results...
1. Very, very, very, very long corridors - more walking, less fat.
2 Loos in an outbuilding on the other side of the carpark. Caught short? Try a 500 yard dash first!
3. No heating, so they can shiver it off in winter.
4. No ventilation or opening windows, so they can sweat it off in the summer.
5. No lift and a very steep staircase.
6. Treadmills in front of every workstation linked to the computer's electricity supply.
If you, dear readers, can think of any more suggestions for a home or workplace, I would be glad to hear them!
27 April 2008
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6 comments:
Alice, I have tagged you!
I think there's a lot to be said for having staircases more accessable than lifts, rather than being tucked away as "fire-escape only" structures, but I expect it fails when the impact on square-footage is noticed by the client.
What about one of those big rocks like in Temple of doom... oh and some poisonous darts, and a staff full of henchmen!
How do you get a job as a henchman? do you think there is an interview?
my husband is a cardiologist and firmly believes that we should install treadmills in the doorways of all the local chip shops, as that seems to be the staple foodstuff of most of his repeat customers
Ban en suites and stick the bedrooms in the basement and the bathrooms in the attic. Or just get everyone to work off their weight by building their own sustainable home in, erm, six days, like Mr McWhatsit.
Loos in an outbuilding? He'd love it there....
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