creativity intuition
responsiveness indoor air quality
privacy
home comfort togetherness
support sense of belonging
cognitive development
aspirations
balance connection play and to learn nature QUALITY
acoustics
flexibility stimulation/ exploration
focus
improve learning
control communal spaces
wellbeing, health sense of place
OF LIFE
priorities
territoriality
effort
1
color
materiality
incentives light
kinship
BEDROOM
KITCHEN BEDROOM
LIVING ROOM
proposed model
lack of focus
opportunity for focus
small spaces
serenity I stimulation
chaotic conditions acoustical issues no stimulation
privacy I togetherness open/enclosed space
no responsiveness
flexibility of use
BEDROOM
identity expression
COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES
FOCUS
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first floor
second floor
3 bedroom unit
L
from public to private
engage communicate 3
focus I reflect I entertain
HUD’s initial cost of implementing this model is covered by only one child out of every household going to college
PLAY
3 bedroom unit
community identity
privacy stimulation
1
entertain relax
bed nooks
concept statement
visual play I sleep
physical play I sleep
design factors affordability
low maintenance durability
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semi public I rest
semi private I store
private I sleep rubber band for durability, safety and color accent
5 6
rubber band for durability, safety and color accent
edge band
maple plywood
SLEEP
RELAX
play 4
first floor
reflect
relax I play
4 bedroom unit
absorb focus
A nurturing home provides for balance between togetherness and privacy, tranquility and stimulation, play and focus. Within limited space, the home transforms according to these opposing qualities to support a balance between mind, body, and soul as a precondition for quality of life and ultimately a healthy child development. The combination of micro conditions within a given macro environment offers opportunities that allow children to define, claim, and interpret space according to their needs. The resulting plasticity of use offers choices and incentives that encourage the natural curiosity that leads to exploration, learning, creating.
in collaboration with
L 5
2
focus I entertain
sofa modules
communicate
communicate I reflect
entertain I reflect
communicate I reflect
3
first floor
2 bedroom unit
4
second floor
2 bedroom unit
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BEDROOM
L
focus I reflect
REFLECT
existing public housing model
3
perserverence
with insert relax
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multiuse
physical activity
senses
units stacked order
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defining space
curiosity
language
desk surface focus
comfort foam insert acoustics
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awareness
base shelf unit
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2
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ACADEMIC SUCCESS
comfort desk drawer store
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process
cubbie units
6
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(Cunningham & MacDonald, 2012)
foam as ‘trim’
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current conditions of public housing impair the cognitive development and academic performance of children in public housing
quality of life into public housing
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earn eap
ive
a model that introduces
natural material, improved indoor air quality, light relfection
linoleum
durable, low maintenance, comfort
carpet tiles
felt easy application, natural material, acoustical qualities, inexpensive
comfort, durable, low maintenance, acousticall qualities,
felt
cork
easy application, inexpensive, low maintenance
acoustical qualities, accent color, low maintenance, adaptable
black board
foam