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About Me Hi, my name is Dina Kaganer. My passion is merging my artistic talents with my knowledge of math and science to create beautiful, innovative, and impactful environments and experiences. Studying Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University has given me the opportunity to go beyond interior design and learn how design thinking can be used as a problem solving tool to address everyday issues and create the potential for positive change. My process is combining research with conceptualization to enhance the human experience in the built environment and provide the potential for positive change within our society.
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TAPESTRY PARK THE FUTURE OF WORKPLACE In collaboration with architecture students from China, our team analyzed the mega-trends that influence the future work mode in Hangzhou, China and explored its physical manifestations. Our goal was to act as consultants to the architecture students; we researched the work trends in China, helped operationalize the concepts and strategies for the future workplace, began developing a program for the campus, and generated a business model to actualize the design intentions. In collaboration with Chloe Collins, Jacque Callan, ZJU Students Role: researched workplace trends, equally helped in concept & strategy development, created majority of the infographics for the presentation & booklet, and acted as lead communicator with ZJU
Workplace Trends in China The Rise of Millennials in the Workplace
Entrepreneurship in China
Flexible Hours & Increased Benefits
Increased Diversity in the Workplace
Rapid Reconfigurations in Organizations
In the future, we envision the hierarchy structure fading away and a workforce divided into small working units or teams that are task-driven around a product, service, or customers. These teams would rapidly reconfigure as individuals collaborate to work on new projects that fit their skill sets.
MILLENNIAL KEY TRENDS Source: A Shifting Landscape: Chinese Millennials in the Workplace. Haworth. 2015.
Concept: Tapestry Tapestry allows for the blending between companies and individuals. Their experiences and encounters come together to create a complex narrative. Each strand serves as an aspect of the work life, some more prominent than others. These strands, which are woven into our campus, stem from a human perspective and focus on the intricacies of human interaction with one another and with their environment.
Companies,users, & physical spaces will function on a spectrum of
PERMANENT
TEMPORARY
Direct Users • • • • • •
Opportunity to include family Ability to collaborate across businesses and sectors Access to mentors Incorporation of health and wellness Chance to learn from experts Use of innovative, tech heavy, creative spaces
Indirect Users • • • • •
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Ability to interact with professionals Access to events, exhibitions, art installations, markets Opportunity to attend lecture series Chance to use and learn about technology Access to retail
Temporary plays a significant role in the socio-cultural & economic context • •
Reflects the economic climate, sustainability, collaboration Catalyst for experimentation, potential to fuel change in the permanent (Lévesque, 2007)
Permanence is fundamental to architecture • • •
Within permanence is an understanding of time Dependent on & affected by culture & science Relative and about perception (Touw, 2006)
SITE
Hotel Living Workplace Advising Program
FIXED
Daycare
(Permanent)
Tech Rooms
Workplace
Programming & Adjacencies • • • •
Makerspace/Incubator
Gym
Hotel Living
Convention Center Gym
the programmatic design of the overall site would be on a gradient of permanent to temporary. Adjacent to the university would be the most permanent structures As the users transition south of the site the functions of the buildings would become more temporary. the more temporary the buildings become the smaller they should be
Green Space
Green Space
Food Pop-ups/Exhibition
Advising
Retail
Daycare
PRIVATE
PUBLIC Tech
Convention Center
Food
FIXED
User Journey Map
(Permanent)
Workplace
Green Space
Maker space
Green Space
Gym
Hotel Living
Green Space
Advising
Pop-ups/ Exhibition
Daycare
PRIVATE
PUBLIC Tech
Convention Center
Tech
Green Space
Maker space
Green Space
Retail
Food
FLUID
Pop-ups/ Exhibition
PopUps
(Temporary)
Retail
Tech
FLUID
SVILUPPO
PopUps
(Temporary)
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Nexus
A crossroads for the NEXT big thing
By linking the characteristics of three different entities: live, play, and work on a micro and macro level, the workplace of NEXT will become a new paradigm of a creative, collaborative, interconnected workplace. This work. play. live philosophy will work to not only facilitate the health and wellness of the employees by encompassing their physical, mental and cognitive needs, but it will also bring forward a change for disruptive innovation and communication, and foster an overall sense of community within the workplace.
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User Research We have entered the “Conceptual Age’ where creative thinking and collaboration become vital skills for success. Providing a range of spaces with various social levels will help ensure work productivity, motivation, and overall employee satisfaction; which will lead to greater retention rate and organization’s well being.
clara ramirez
the juggling mother Extrovert Thinking Private Autonomous
Introvert Feeling Public Group
mark belman the shy intern
To g e t h e r
Workcafe
Makerspace
Introvert Feeling Public Group
Reception
BIM Training Ideation zone
Large Conference
Small Conference
Private Office
Private
Extrovert Thinking Private Autonomous
tina lee
Open Office
the chatty designer Extrovert Thinking Private Autonomous
Design Library
Resource Center
Small Conference
Medium Conference Private Office
Public
remi kumar
Ideation zone
Phone Room
the workaholic project manager Extrovert Thinking Private Autonomous
Open Office
Mother’s Room
Introvert Feeling Public Group
Introvert Feeling Public Group
Alone
bill bader
the reserved studio director
Stimulation
Reflection
LIVE
Collaboration
WORK
Exploration
Extrovert Thinking Private Autonomous
P L AY
Introvert Feeling Public Group
SMALL MOTHER SMALL ROOM CONFERENCE CONFERENCE
MAKERSPACE
COFFEE STAND
BIM/TRAINING
TEAM ZONE 4
WORK CAFE
PRIVATE OFFICE
RECEPTION
TEAM ZONE 1 LARGE CONFERENCE
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MEDIUM CONFERENCE
DESIGN LIBRARY
PHONE
SALAD BAR
PRIVATE OFFICE
RESOURCE CENTER
PHONE
SMALL CONFERENCE
PRIVATE OFFICE
TEAM ZONE 2 TEAM ZONE 3
Open Office
Workcafe
OPEN OFFICE Work The overall workplace utilizes neighborhood design to facilitate employee control and comfort. The office focuses on group spaces that create planned and unplanned encounters between employees while still providing the possibility for individual spaces. Doing so helps facilitate a greater sense of trust and membership within the workplace and creates a shift from a “my space” to “our space”.
WORK CAFE LIVE Food is an important aspect of an organizational culture because it can actually reduce difficulty in concentration, decisions making, fatigue, sickness, low motivation, and engagement. Creating a food-centered social hub will allow workers to eat healthy within the office and spur impromptu conversations with workers who they usually do not see or sit next to.
Huddleboard Media: Scape Lounge
P L AY Bean Bag Chair
Media: Scape Lounge
Brody Node
Alight Ottomans
Verb Table
Enea Lottus Side Chair
Think Chair
Await Lounge System
PLAY In addition, incorporating play allows employees to experiment, take creative risks and empathize with one another which can lead to greater positive engagement in projects and workplace community; as well as make them overall better innovators.
Regard
WORK
LIVE
Bob Seating
Massaud Seating
Series 7
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Bivi
Cobi Chair
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Re-Envisioning the Cornell Abroad Office Our mission was to awaken the physical Cornell Abroad office, to energize the space for students, and to boost efficiency and functionality for staff. Through interviews, walkthroughs, observations, and case studies, we carefully crafted a design proposal that took each employee’s perspective into account, as well as focused on continuing unity throughout the office. In collaboration with Chloe Collins , Jacque Callan, Manisha Rayaprolu Role: Observing, Interviewing, Schematic design, Branding design, Revit Renderings, Infographics, Booklet Design
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Workplace Analysis
Proposed Blocking Diagrams Flexibility
Work Style
Kristin Program Coord. for Visiting International Students Alayne + Steven Abroad Advisor
Lex Coordinator of Travel Safety
WAITING
WAITING
Brandon Data Steward & Operations Specialist
Nora Market + Outreach Coord.
KATHY
Roaming
Tethered
Third Floor
ADVISORS, CARRIE & KRISTEN
CONFERENCE
272 & 282 WAITING
Kathy Financial Manager
AREA
Kristen Associate Director
Cheryl Administrative and Accounting Assistant
MARINA
LOUNGE
Marina Director
CHERYL
NORA
KRISTIN
KITCHENETTE
BRANDON
Fixed
LEX
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
Behavior
Student Journey Map
All questions are answered by advisor. Get excited about studying abroad Leaves with pamphlets.
Wait at the door
Sign in
Signage: Knock on the door. Unsure of whether to enter
Carrie sends over to desk to sign on computer.
Carrie might not be there or on the phone
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Looks at posters that are small yet pretty
Waits at long table
No proper waiting area
Awkward table of encounters
Moves over to sit near advisor
Leaves after advising
Design Proposal Spatial
Creating a space where students can indulge their curiosity for adventure. Using the space to aid the staff in communication, collaboration, and performance.
Third Floor
MARINA
KATHY
Enabling all visitors to feel welcomed and the space to be accessible
STUDENT
Brand
KRISTIN WAITING AREA
Reflecting the staff’s passion for travel, adventure, and culture through the space. Reinforcing the unity of Cornell Abroad through both floors.
CHERYL NORA KITCHENETTE
Provide flexibility and space to account for growth of Cornell Abroad team.
BRANDON & LEX
Further integrate innovative techniques and technologies into the Abroad process.
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
Growth
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Current Space
Conference Room
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NEVIN WELCOME CENTER POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION Our goal was to conduct a post occupancy evaluation for the Nevin Welcome Center at the Cornell Botanic Gardens in order to better understand how the space fits the needs and wants of its users. By gathering qualitative and quantitative data, we identified what works well in the space as well as issues that should be addressed. We concluded with recommendations that are intended to enhance the experience of the building for all stakeholders. In collaboration with Sonia Jaidka, Jeanette Petti, and Mariah Neknez Role: Observed, interviewed, surveyed, and developed booklet layout and majority of the infographics.
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Introduction
Staff Experience vs. Visitor Experience After speaking with users, it became apparent that staff and visitors have very different experiences in the Nevin Welcome Center based on the transient or more long-term nature of their interaction with the space. Initially, the space is experienced as beautiful, pleasant, and calming as users notice the modern design, nature-based materials, and natural lighting. However, upon spending more time in the space, users become cognizant of inconsistencies in thermal comfort and begin to notice a lack of control over certain aspects of indoor environmental quality. This disconnect is explored in more detail throughout this post occupancy evaluation.
“It’s supposed to be a smart building, but it can be stupid.”
After speaking with users, it became apparent that staff and visitors have very different experiences based on the transient or more long-term nature of their interaction with the space. Initially, the space is experienced as beautiful, pleasant, and calming as users notice the modern design, nature-based materials, and natural lighting. However, upon spending more time in the space, users become cognizant of inconsistencies in thermal comfort and begin to notice a lack of control over certain aspects of indoor environmental quality.
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Introduction
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“I would love to live in the space.”
Limited signage that does not highlight Welcome Center.
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Since most people walk or drive here, the bike rack is not typically used
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outside.” According The ● AC system The AC in system the balcony in theisbalcony also fairly is also loudfairly and can loudannoy and can staffannoy staffto the staff survey, glare issues are not bad enoug shading control. members. members. Water and Energy Operations Recommendations ● The ● main The material mainon material the second on the floor second is wood, floorwhich is wood, onlythe which has only hasand “I like no curtains “The lighting that you are more mediocre acoustical acoustical qualities. qualities. IEQ Operations Water andmediocre Energy Operations Recommendations Recommendations ●
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Both visitors and staff enjoy the natural lighting of the space. According to the staff survey, glare issues are not bad enough to warrant additional shading control.
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When the When Welcome the Center Welcome is not Center busy, is not noise busy, levels noise arelevels acceptable. are acceptable. However, However, when the when lobby the or event lobbyroom or event is busy, roomnoise is busy, levels noise become levelsuncomfortably become uncomfortably loud. loud. • Direct path from parking lot to building • Poor acoustics Poor acoustics in the inOne-way the room event make room it difficult make difficult hear thetopresenter hear the presenter from the back fromofthetheback room. of the room. • event traffic circleittofor drop-offs The hand The dryers hand in• the dryers restroom in the are restroom too loud. are too loud. Dedicated welcome sign
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Carpenter Hall Makerspace Program Document This project aims to provide the client, the Cornell Library system, with an architectural programming document to inform the design of a makerspace located in the Blue Lab within Carpenter Hall. Our goal is to accommodate anyone affiliated with Cornell University who may wish to use the future makerspace, as well as to encourage and inspire these people to see themselves as “makers.� In collaboration with Charlotte Hersh, Amira Samiy, JJ Erpaiboon, Jonathan Pao Role: Observing, Interviewing, Analysis Write-up, Layout Design, Concept Diagrams
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Mission Statement The mission of this project is to provide a program for the design of a makerspace that is engaging, educational, safe, accessible, and meets the various technological and creative needs of students, faculty, and staff at Cornell; and is integrated into the existing environment of Carpenter Hall and the College of Engineering.
The specific space that has been proposed for the makerspace is the Blue Lab, which is currently used as a general computer lab for library goers and occasionally reserved for computer science classes and events.
Programming Approach
Adjacency Diagram
Two programming approaches were applied throughout the course of this project, namely the user profile approach and organizational change approach.
Organizational Change Approach •
Encourage and inspire all potential users see themselves as “makers”
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Make it easy for everyone, regardless of expertise or field, to work on Brian Thompson
projects of their own who design The engineer needs a meeting space for his project team
Extrovert Group Sitting Low Tech
Introvert Alone Standing High Tech
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Create a space that is approachable and welcoming to all
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Brian is ato junior the civil engineering department,virtual, and is also and captainhuman) of a project team focused Facilitate access thein resources (physical, on seismic design. His goal is to go into construction infrastructure, making the project team the
Background
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fit for him. Brian usually gets assigned individual work, but prefers to work with others Bring peopleperfect of various backgrounds, interests, and skill levels together because it helps him learn the material and test his knowledge. Since he is a civil engineer, Brian
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Encourage users be because comfortable and personalto project every time hewith comesexperimentation up with one, he can’t find the time,failures space, or tools
Year: Junior Major: Civil Engineer Hobbies: Tennis and hiking
always has the impulse to build things, but has never made his mind up of actually doing a to do it.
Currently Brian’s project team uses Hollister 266 which, according to him, is unorganized, cramped, and old. He has expressed great interest in having a makerspace on campus for his project team, Primary Adjacency Secondary Adjacency
Helen Lu
The engineer who wants to make something for herself but doesn’t have the tools.
Extrovert Group Sitting Low Tech
Introvert Alone Standing High Tech
Background Year: Senior Major: Civil Engineer Hobbies: Drawing, painting, hiking, running, crafting
Helen is a senior in the civil engineering department who loves to draw and paint during her free time. However, her major is very time consuming and she finds it difficult to find the time because of all the problem sets and group projects that get assigned. She prefers to work alone with blasting music or white noise but occasionally enjoys collaborating with fellow students. One of Helen’s hobbies is crafting so once in a while she has the desire to build decorative things but rarely has the equipment to do so at school. Her goal is to build a charcoal drawing for her room and to 3D print a nightstand. In addition, she hopes that the carpenter makerspace will have tools and saws for basic carpentry projects.
Sharon Wilck
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The intimidated but curious hotelie who has an eye for design
Extrovert Group Sitting
Introvert Alone Standing
User Profile Approach Identifying user types, constructing user profiles, and deriving requirements for each user provided a better understanding of who will be attracted to the space and how appropriate the program can facilitate design solutions.
Physical Trace Observations Taking note of physical traces and space usage allowed us to begin inferring how the current space has transformed since it was first built, the decisions that designers and architects made about the space, how people currently use it, and how it meets their needs.
Positive
Images
Description
Issues
Acoustics Sound is well insulated: Lab noise levels in the Blue its and conference room to in the rear are barely audible surrounding library spaces.
Acoustics
Natural Daylighting Negative Safety Hazard
Natural daylight illumination in the space contributes to creating a welcoming environment.
Images
Accessibility
Limit disruption of adjacent spaces.
Description There is a lack of safe and adequate means of egress from the workstations to the exit, as the aisles are ridden with wires, cables, and chairs. These obstructed means of egress are potentially hazardous, as chairs can roll over them and perhaps erode the wires.
Ventilation
High Ceiling There are relatively high ceilings in the space, which is known to promote more abstract and creative thinking (Meyers-Levy & Zhu, 2007).
Ventilation
FF&E
Ventilation
Indoor air quality and is ventilation in this room in better than in most rooms it could the building; however, still be improved. The system from generates white noise to machinery, which is known productivity. assist
Signs indicating the room number are not in Braille. tables are not adequately Also, for wheelchair access, high nor is there room for a wheelchair’s turning radius
Suitable for the needs and comfort levels of users
The HVAC vents show signs of the physical trace of leftovers: residue, dust, and mold, and also do not seem to be uniformly distributed throughout nor located in efficient places (on the ceiling).
The current furniture is and fabrics are degrading.old, The colors of the furniture specified are dull and grey. Lighting fixtures are few and difficult to operate as they are on a track. Some are no longer functioning. Equipment, specifically vast amount of cables, the are disorganized and scattered; they often times get in the way of other furniture and can be hazardous.
Safety
Carpenter Makerspace
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Carpenter Makerspace
DEA 3590, Fall 2016
DEA 3590, Fall 2016
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Provide a secure environment and reduce the harm towards users
Acce ssibility
Crowding Circulation space around the desks does not comply with the minimum 36 inches wide required. In addition, the space lacks the minimum 30x48 inches of clear floor space. (ADA, 1990)
Accommodating people with various mobility, visual, and hearing abilities
Storage Accommodate projects and extra materials.
Lighting Support all types of work
Acoustics Sound is well insulated: noise levels in the Blue Lab and conference room to its rear are barely audible in the surrounding library spaces.
Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment Align with intended activities Facilitate interaction between users
Goals, Performance Requirement Statements and Concept Diagrams FF&E Goal: Furniture will align with the intended activities to be performed within the space. PR: Workstations and seating should be able to be either mobile or stationary. PR: There should be a flexible circulation path. PR: Work surfaces should be durable and resistant to abrasion. PR: Chairs should be ergonomic. PR: Electrical outlets should be accessible and adjacent to all workstations. PR: Fixtures and equipment should be easily cleanable).
Either the workstation or seating having wheels
Flexible circulation path
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seats that create a sense of enclosure activities in a public space motivate, or soundproof materials to maximize acoustic privacy. verhang enhances the visibility of the caffeinate, the users to focus themselves High-backs should be above people’s seating height is preferred BEHAVIORS for collaboration. ing landscape while protecting the users and round shapeTYPICAL D+EA Learning Spaces D+EA Learning Spaces Socialize, collaborate, gather, grab coffee and PAVILION FOCUS PAVILION or snow. The pavilion suits mobile users snacks, alternate attentions, study, work, crank-out ld like to pop in and enjoy the natural PAVILION aQUIET, desired duration. PLEASE FOCUS WINDOW BAR es
acoustic and visual privacy.
TYPICAL BEHAVIORS Study, work, read, nap, converse, collaborate, discuss, present, socialize, snack, gather
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NOTES: Caffeinate is reminiscent of a bustling cafe scene where different groups of people engage in different activities. There is a synergic effect as the users work together to create a focus atmosphere.
Seeing other people focusing on their
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FOCUS WINDOW BAR
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direct access to nature. The open structure with
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TYPICAL BEHAVIORS
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The step seats with wide treads have playful and interactive quality that engage users D+EA Learning Spaces
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NOTES: Window Bar usually goes well with high table-tops and stools that suit the solo work. Shading should be used to allow people to contr the daylight coming in and minimize glare.
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LAY-IT-OUT
LAY-IT-OUT Lay-It-Out provides a large surface for the users FOCUS PICK + CHOOSE to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. A pin-up wall or large desk let the users to lay PICK + CHOOSE out the parts and see them in a large context. Pick + Choose refers to a larger space with a Individuals use Lay-It-Out to refocus their variety of furniture systems where people can and small groups improvise tothoughts make the space work for their use it to interact and collaborate. There aretheample activities. Users can navigate around space opportunities for and choose the seating option that works best personalization as people canforleave their personal their activities. Theyon canpublic move from one This seatingcould serve as an traces spaces. to another as they please and at any time. exhibition space that promotes the university brand and informs the visitors. TYPICAL BEHAVIORS
FOCUS LAY-IT-OUT
LAY-IT-OUT
FOCUS SPACES @ CORNELL
Lay-It-Out provides a large surface for the users to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. A pin-up wall or large desk let the users to lay out the parts and see them in a large context. Individuals use Lay-It-Out to refocus their thoughts and small groups use it to interact and are ample understand opportunities for how design enhances As wecollaborate. seek There to better personalization as people can leave their personal the larger exploring various spaces traces on university’s public spaces. Thismission could serveby as an space that team promoteslooked the university on exhibition campus, our into “focus” space types. brand and informs the visitors.
Study, work,TYPICAL converse, discuss, BEHAVIORS socialize, gather, Present, doodle, magnify, refocus, exhibit, pin-up, engage, watch TV, lounge, nap, snack
showcase, collaborate, visualize, personalize
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We conducted primary and secondary research as a TYPICAL BEHAVIORS benchmark explore the focus space typology at large. Present, doodle, to magnify, refocus, exhibit, pin-up, showcase, collaborate, visualize, personalize
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Large surfaces on the wall or table NOTES: An ideal Lay-It-Out space provides encourage and thefurniture necessary features, pinboard, seating options are located the in users to share ideas Large surfaces on the wall or table NOTES: Certain typetools or softand edges can be i.e. Different NOTES: An ideal Lay-It-Out space In provides collaboration with Sarah Lee & Kelly Guo closeusers proximity other, providing encourage the users to share ideas and deskUsers space, to to each collaborate used to invitewhiteboard, the people to or uselarge the space. in for the the necessary tools and features, i.e. pinboard, a variety of options for users to choose collaborate Role: Observing, Interviewing, Layout design, Infographics, this space enjoy being around otherdetails people in and whiteboard, or large desk space, for the users to visualize the small a do bigger picture. not require complete silence.
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Framework for Focus
Ability to alternate between actions that require different thinking processes
Focus spaces enable people to manage the physical, social, and mental stimuli so they can concentrate on their current activities, whether they are relaxation, socialization, or work related. There are four zones—sustained, alternating, divided, and selective—that explain people’s focus behaviors when they engage in the activities of their choosing.
Alternating
Selective
Divided
Focus
Ability to pay attention to two processes at once (multi-tasking)
Ability to focus on one stimuli or factor while filtering out other
Sustained
Primary Research
Concentration on a task or feature of our environment for a continuous amount of time.
We analyzed potential stakeholders and focus spaces at Cornell as a benchmark to explore the focus space typology at large.
Source: The Peak Performance Center
Focus Spaces @ Cornell Observed Academic Building
Residential
Cafe
Library
MVR Commons Klarmann Hall Duffield Physical Sciences Building Mallot Olin Hall Warren Hall Carpenter Sage Hall Statler Lounge Uris Hall
North Campus West Campus Program Houses Co-op Houses
Libe Cafe Mac’s Manndibles Green Dragon Cafe Jennie Martha’s Goldies
Olin Uris Statler Library Law Library ILR Fine Arts
Outdoor Spaces
Stakeholders @ Cornell
Arts Quad Agriculture Quad Libe Slope Terrace of Olin
Cornell University & Building Management Foster Culture
Advertise Community Engagement
Short Term Users
Provide and maintain focus spaces
Prospective Students Alumni Visitors
Staff Support and Communicate
Support
Comfy is the Best
Groups in the Box
Social Butterflies
“I like working outdoors in principle, but I need my staff around me that’s my constraint. I like hearing nature around me.” - Faculty
“Being able to control level of stimulation around me, social, auditory or visual.” - Student
Engage & Assist
Students
Faculty
Educate and Advise
Survey Analysis Student Favorite Focus Space Types Private
Public
Individual Work
Other 5%
Individual
Quiet
28
Group
Loud
6%
No Noise
4%
Daylight Enclosed Space
14%
39% 43%
Student Focus Needs
Student Favorite Group Focus Space Types
25%
Open Space
55%
Background Noise Task Light
10%
Group Work
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Journey Map
Student Interviews
Randomly selected groups of students in different class years and majors were interviewed using a semi-structured method. The questions were centered around preferred environments and features for different focus on the from the interviews, Randomly selected groupsactivities. of students inBased different class years findings and majors were interviewed using a FOCUS asemi-structured student experience mapquestions was developed and analyzed tofor understand method. We asked on preferred environments and features different focus activities, such needs as studying, working, socializing, and relaxing. the findings from the different focus throughout a typical dayBased of aonstudent. interviews, a student experience map is analyzed to understand different focus needs throughout
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a typical day of a student.
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Being in my room means I can wear sweatpants and not worry
I love being in the MVR Commons because there’s so much cool furniture, but it’s really hard to find a seat during lunch. Hunger strikes!
about what
others think.
focus on lunch & friends
high
Saved by the bell
focus on going home & relaxing
Landsteps
Pavilion
CAFFEINATE
FOCUS
Hideaway refers to features that offer a sense of enclosure within an otherwise open environment. High-back seats and soft partitions let users to visually hide away from other people in a public space. Nook spaces and pod-style seatings, often detached from the crowded public space, allow small groups and individuals to have the needed acoustic and visual privacy.
TYPICAL BEHAVIORS
TYPICAL BEHAVIORS
Socialize, collaborate, gather, grab coffee and snacks, alternate attentions, study, work, crank-out
Study, work, read, nap, converse, collaborate, discuss, present, socialize, snack, gather
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photo image credit: the Kelly photo Guo credit goes here
NOTES: Caffeinate is reminiscent of a bustling cafe scene where different groups of people engage in different activities. There is a synergic effect as the users work together to create a focus atmosphere.
Seeing other people focusing on their activities in a public space motivate, or caffeinate, the users to focus themselves
FOCUS
QUIET, PLEASE
NOTES: Furniture systems in Hideaway should use soundproof materials to maximize acoustic privacy. High-backs should be above people’s seating height and round shape is preferred for collaboration.
People enjoy the privacy in the high-back seats that create a sense of enclosure
FOCUS
WINDOW BAR
Incubator
Sunroom
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QUIET, PLEASE
WINDOW BAR
Quiet, Please is where potential distractions are completely eliminated so that users are able to fully concentrate on their activities. Providing an individual seating area with minimal visual distractions in their front and peripheral vision, allows the user to minimize background noise and other extra stimuli. Quiet, Please allows students, faculty, and staff to partake in selective focus for a sustained period of time.
Window Bar is a window-facing seating style where the users have a nice view and connection to the outdoors. They can engage in their activities while enjoying the visual relief with a view of the nature. All users can use the space for alternating focus where they interchange between two activities.
NOTES: Quiet, Please is located around elements that help reduce distractions, i.e. stacks. Usually surrounded by a three-walled nook space, the user feels semi-enclosed and isolated.
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Study, people watch, nature-gaze, read, listen to music, eat photo image credit: the Kelly photo Guo credit goes here
focus on dinner & socializing
Lay-It-Out
TYPICAL BEHAVIORS
TYPICAL BEHAVIORS
Microwave meal
Hideaway
HIDEAWAY
HIDEAWAY
Users would go to Caffeinate spaces when they are looking for an energy-shot of motivation. In these spaces, they see other people focusing on their activities, which motivate the users to focus themselves. Usually placed in an open environment with little privacy, people in Caffeinate spaces do not mind background noise.
Study, work, read, crank-out, nap, text
Typical Energy Level
Window Bar
Caffeinate
Removing any potential distractions in this quiet space help the user fully dedicate their attention to their activity
NOTES: Window Bar usually goes well with high table-tops and stools that suit the solo work. Shading should be used to allow people to control the daylight coming in and minimize glare.
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Wake up call
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Quiet, Please
High table-top seating with a window right in front provides a connection to the outdoors for alternating focus users D+EA Learning Spaces
focus on walking & class
low
Food Coma...
focus on lectures & not sleeping
That’s a wrap
focus on studying & sleeping
CAFFEINATE 8AM
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9AM
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2PM FOCUS
12PM
4PM
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12AM HIDEAWAY
9PM
Experience Map: Daily Life of a Student HIDEAWAY I need coffee. Or just
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help wake me up.
Focus Spaces @ Cornell
Typology Cards
Seeing other people focusing on their activities in a public space motivate, or caffeinate, the users to focus themselves
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PAVILION QUIET, PLEASE
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CAFFEINATE
Study, work, read, nap, converse, collaborate, CAFFEINATE discuss, present,Users socialize, gather would gosnack, to Caffeinate spaces when they
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FOCUS
NOTES: Caffeinate is reminiscent of a bustling cafe scene where different groups of people engage in different activities. There is a synergic effect as the users work together to create a focus atmosphere.
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WINDOW BAR Seeing other people focusing on their activities in a public space motivate, or caffeinate, the users to focus themselves
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QUIET, PLEASE
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PICK + CHOOSE
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PICK + CHOOSE
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Pick + Choose refers to a larger space with a variety of furniture systems where people can improvise to make the space work for their FOCUS WINDOW activities. Users can navigate around the space and choose the seating option that works best for WINDOW BAR their activities. They can move from one seating Window Bar is a window-facing seating style to another they please andconnection at any time. where the users as have a nice view and
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(TYPOLOGY NAME)
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Study, people watch, nature-gaze, read, listen to music, eat
Lay-It-Out provides a large surface for the users FOCUS PICK + CHOO to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. A pin-up wall or large desk let the users to lay PICK + CHOOSE out the parts and see them in a large context.
BAR
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gather,
Study, work,TYPICAL converse, discuss, BEHAVIORS socialize, gather, Present, doodle, magnify, refocus, exhibit, pin-up, engage, watch TV, lounge, nap, snack
image credit: Dina Kaganer
image credit: Dina Kaganer Different seating options are located in NOTES: Certain furniture type or soft edges can be close proximity to each other, providing used to invite the people to use the space. Users in High table-top seating with a window right in NOTES: Window Bar usually goes well with high a variety of options for users to choose this space enjoy being around other people and do a connection front provides to the outdoors table-tops and stools that suit the solo work. from for alternating focus users not require complete silence. Shading should be used to allow people to control
the daylight coming in and minimize glare.
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People enjoy the privacy in the high-back seats that create a sense of enclosure
engage, watch TV, lounge, nap, snack
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TYPICAL BEHAVIORS
TYPICAL BEHAVIORS
High table-top seating with a window right in image credit: Dina Kaganer NOTES: Window Bar usually goes well with high front provides a connection to the outdoors table-tops and stools the solo work. NOTES:that Quiet,suit Please is located around elements Removing any potential distractions in this Semi-open canopy makes an NOTES: Pavilion would ideally ato recharge foradequate alternating Shading should beprovide used allow people control that help reduce distractions, i.e.to stacks. Usually quiet space helpfocus the userusers fully dedicate their shelter structure with open access to station equipped with outlets so that laptop users surrounded by minimize a three-walled nook space, the user attention to their activity the daylight coming in and glare. nature can do work without technical limitations while feels semi-enclosed and isolated. feeling like they are isolated in nature.
HIDEAWAY
Hideaway refers to features that offer a sense of enclosure within an otherwise open environment. High-back seats and soft partitions let users to visually hide away from other people in a public space. Nook spaces and pod-style seatings, often detached from the crowded public space, allow small groups and individuals to have the needed acoustic and visual privacy.
to the outdoors. They can engage in their activities while enjoying the visual relief with a view of the nature. All users can use the space for alternating focus where they interchange between two activities. Study, work, converse, discuss, socialize,
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bathe, meditate, refresh, restore,
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Window Bar is a window-facing seating style where the users have a nice view and connection to the outdoors.FOCUS They can engage in their FOCUS PAVILION activities while enjoying the visual relief with a view of the nature. All users can use the space for QUIET, PLEASE PAVILION Quiet, Pleasethey is where potential distractions alternating focus where interchange betweenare Pavilion is an semi-enclosed shelter that provides so that users are able to completely eliminated directtwo accessactivities. to nature. Thefully open structure with concentrate on their activities. Providing
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Based on the primary and secondary research we developed eleven typologies that encompass the concept of focus across campus spaces.
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showcase, collaborate, visualize, personalize
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PAC PYROTECT ABuilt personal alert of Mind. for Peace for your community
As the fire season grows longer and longer and people continue to build around natural landscapes it is imperative for them to be fully cognizant of their surroundings, especially in areas susceptible to wildfires. Pyrotect is a beacon that delivers real-time information on wildfire development to local communities so they can be better prepared and more alert. When a wildfire breaks out the emergency operation center transmits a signal via sensor nodes to the pyrotect keychains letting community members know about the fire. practical for any age
A system you can trust
intertwined with existing lifestyle
Key Chain Attachment
Signal for Help Activate ‘Check-In’ Status Restorative Tactile Stimulation Auditory Notifications LED Visual Alert Vibration
Bluetooth and GPS Connectivity
Cornell University Big Idea Competition Semifinalist In collaboration with Bailey Herbstreit Role: User Research, Concept Development, Branding, Graphics, Scenario Creations 30
Current Wildfire Communication
First Responders
Fire Chief
Firemen’s sole purpose is to exstinguish the fire. People are secondary.
Local fire chief informs Emergency Operation Center of fire’s behavior
“I never received a warning that a raging inferno was heading toward my house.”
Emergency Operation Center The Center releases a National Weather Service warning; recommending residents refer to local media
“I turned on the news...but they were only talking about another large fire.”
Residents People are either unaware of the wildfire or don’t know where to get location specific information
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The Garden
Summer Intern Project Groundswell, a local NYC non-profit, was planning to complete their 500th mural during the summer of 2017. Gensler’s plan was to recognize this monumental achievement through a comprehensive campaign that would showcase the theme of the Groundswellled mural and the unique role the local community has played in developing the content for the artwork. My group’s mission was to create an interactive pop up for the Dedication Day. We aimed to create an dynamic experience to help illustrate the social impact and engagement of Groundswell murals from visioning through after the unveiling. Group: Nadia Hosni, Megan Armlin, Tyler Kruppa, Emily Brenner, Julia Bruxel, Katie Koncar, Eric Faber
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Intern Project was featured in Architectural Digest “These Designs Have Made the World a Much Better Place” https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/design-for-good-2017
The entire installation was meant to function as a garden; promoting a variety of emotional and physical experiences that would bring together people and foster different relationships. Our three goals were to create literal/ figurative landscape, a cohesive experience between installations, and something physical to leave behind/ something emotional to take away. PEOPLE EXPERIENTIAL
EMOTIONAL
THE GARDEN PHYSICAL
RELATIONSHIPS
The Photo Tree & The Reflection Tree
Final Presentation Boards
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