Christina Achee interior design
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Heifer International Portable Healthcare Waiting Environments
Slow Foods
Community Center
Nicola’s Home
graphic & CAD designer
Heifer International is an organization that gives the opportunity to donate animals and resources to countries in need. Their mission of “Passing on the Gift� provides resources and education to help communities can remain true and kind to the earth’s resources and act as a role model in the community.
Heifer International
location
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inspiration
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program large conference
general manager storage
atrium
coffee/
investor/ donor relations
mail room
coffee area
general manager
reception
monumental stairs
First Floor public semi-private private
Heifer International support
education conference support
atrium
monumental stairs
fund raising
international development conference
support
conference
local develop.
conference coffee/
support
Second Floor public semi-private private
Exit Stairs Large Conference
Lady’s
Kitchen/Storage
Atrium Monumental Stairs
Men’s
Elevator
Mail Room
Area
General Manager Investor/Donor Relations General Manager Finance Coffee Area
Reception
Furniture Plan
Heifer International Exit Stairs Large Conference
Lady’s
Kitchen/Storage
Atrium
Monumental Stairs
Men’s
General Manager
Investor/Donor Relations
Elevator
Finance
General Manager
Mail Room
Area
Reception Coffee Area
Reflected Ceiling Plan
Heifer International
linear cove lighting offset to ceiling slope
gypsum
overhead rolling door
Large Conference: East
ceiling slope (see RCP)
paint
Large Conference: South
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Large Conference: North
counter
Large Conference: West
large conference material details
Heifer International
Exit Stair
Education
Support Lady’s
Conference
Fund-raising Atrium Men’s Coffee/
Monumental Stairs
Elevator Conference Conference
Support
Confer. Local Development
International Development
Furniture Plan
Heifer International Exit Stair
Education
Support
Lady’s
Conference
Fund-raising
Atrium Men’s Coffee/
Monumental Stairs
Conference Elevator
Conference Support
Local Development
Confer.
International Development
Reflected Ceiling Plan
inspiration taken from aerial shots of the earth. Like a community all the activity is centered around one at home in the space.
Heifer International
sprinkler
lighting
Local Development: East sprinkler
dropped ceiling linear cove lighting
gypsum
Local Development: South
Heifer International dropped ceiling
ceiling light
linear cove lighting
gypsum
gypsum
Local Development: North sprinkler
sliding glass door
Local Development: West
mail room
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intimate space.
Heifer International
Portable Healthcare "Universally Designed Portable Waiting Environments " to Serve Temporary Medical Facilities.
proposal
Design a universally portable Waiting Environment that provides space for all patients in temporary medical facilities
Portable Healthcare pre-care
care
Existing care
care
care
care
Proposed
{ Issues + Solutions } create zones for different processes for receiving
some events are indoors at large civic use of in-house kitchen to provide meals centers treatment areas are not private provide partitions to ease patients
opens special needs
Portable Healthcare
{ Issue }
No
}
Personalization {disassociation}
}
No True Waiting Room Long Waits {hostility and restlessness}
No Privacy {lack of
{ Implications } Disorganization {impaired physical areas}
{no sense of order}
Exposure {exposure to nature}
Portable Healthcare Evidence-Based Design + Family and Community Areas elements
Observations + Flat-Pack + User-Friendly + Simple + Accommodating + Multi-Purpose + Easily Cleaned
+ Diverse Secure
+ Transformation
{ Design Solutions }
Portable Healthcare
hypothesis
If a portable, community-based
Waiting Environment is created, then patients will be more satisfied with their medical care, alleviating stresses found within the design of the pop up health centers, creating a better experience for all.
Portable Healthcare
+ community
+
+
+ health
Portable Healthcare
Test Fit into an Average Size Arena
Partitions
Portable Healthcare chair
Extended Chair
Tall Circular
Short Circular
Coffee
Lounge
grid plan
Portable Healthcare Positive Distractions*
staggered plan
Portable Healthcare Personalization of Space*
Portable Healthcare Access to Natural Lighting*
Access to Fresh Air*
open plan
Portable Healthcare Access to Natural Lighting*
Family and Community Space*
Slow Foods community center
location
Slow Foods community center
14th S
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13th
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inspiration
Slow Foods community center
program
First Floor
storage
public
entrance
semi-private
egress
private storage restroom restroom egress
restaurant
retail
Slow Foods community center
Third Floor
lecture studio
public
storage
semi-private
egress restroom
private
patio
Fouth Floor egress storage
restroom
conference room
children’s area
stacks
reception
egress
Slow Foods community center
entrance
egress
storage
retail
storage rest room
restaurant
rest room
and to the left of the main entrance. The design utilizes
Slow Foods community center
The
Slow Foods community center
lecture
studio
egress
storage
patio
egress
The
Slow Foods community center
The
uses the knife as inspiration. The stacks are cut up into categories to distinguish
Slow Foods community center
reception storage
stacks egress
children’s area
conference rooms
egress
is a perfect home for cultivating and sharing information. The rendered
private meeting spaces.
Slow Foods community center