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In the World
Exploring new ways of living through design,
installations, and experiences.
... at Detroit Month
of Design
P.A.D. made its public debut at Eastern Market After Dark during Detroit Month of Design, inviting visitors to experience a different way of thinking about space, ownership, and the future of housing.
Two
Crises. One
Opportunity.
Commercial real estate is collapsing.
Housing supply is broken. P.A.D. sits in the gap.
Commercial Real
Estate Collapse:
18–20%
National office vacancy — 30-year high
$250B
Commercial property value destroyed
300+
Malls projected to close by 2028
P.A.D. Partikles
Architecture Built
From the Atom Up.
P.A.D. deconstructs the home into discrete, manufacturable components called Partikles™. Every component walls, kitchens, bathrooms, openings is a Partikle.
Each is engineered using automotive manufacturing processes, materials science, and logistics — then merged with traditional construction finishes. The assembly line delivers precision and speed.
The living experience delivers warmth — wood, stone, ceramic, paintable surfaces, etc. — the finishes that make a space feel like home. And unlike traditional construction, every finish is demountable.
When your life changes, your Partikles move with you to another P.A.D. community — or reconfigure in place.
WALL Partikles ™
Panels finished in wood, stone, ceramic, paintable surfaces, etc. Fully demountable.
Wall
Living
Kitchen
Bath
Five-Radius
Living Model
The Process
Design to
Move-In
Weeks, not years. As repeatable as
the manufacturing that powers it.
Design
Configure your unit Partikle by Partikle in immersive 1:1 scale.
Manufacture Locally
Partikles produced near your community using automotive processes and logistics then finished with the materials you'd expect in any home.
Assemble
On-Site
Your configured P[A]D Unit is delivered and assembled by trained crews inside your community.
Live
& Adapt
Move in. Add rooms, resize, relocate. Your Partikles go with you.
First Community
Built in Detroit
For a Reason.
P.A.D. was born from a conversation about what Detroit's automotive infrastructure could build beyond cars. The same production methods and workforce that powered American industry can now power American housing. Detroit has the manufacturing expertise, the commercial vacancy, and the housing need. It's the natural launchpad.
Origin Story
In 2003, Design Think Tank developed the STALA — a custom street lighting fixture for North Corktown using automotive materials. The industrial designer who produced it at QMC was Matthew Perkins.
Their conversations about automotive manufacturing for community benefit planted the seed that became P.A.D. After 20+ years, those 53 STALA fixtures still light porches in North Corktown. P[A]D is the next chapter.
