This project aims to create a cocooning safe space for homeless young adults. A place where they can feel at home, somewhere they belong and have a community in which they can belong to. My hope is that through the thoughtful process of my design, the residents could achieve welbeing. I have designed each space with wellbeing in mind .
Contents Site Plan Page0 1 Intake House Page02 Community Garden Page06 Corridors Page07 Community Hub Page08 Resident Flat Page 1 4 Accessible Flat Page 2 5
The Site Plan & Project Introduction
Image of the site taken from google street view
Community Garden P6
Accessible Flat P25
Each of the residents will have their own private spaces - their flats, and the centre of the building (known as the community hub thoughout the project) will be a shared area in which the residents can socialise form bonds with each other over their shared experiences. The areas in which I have foccused most of my attention on are these private and shared spaces. I believe that in accommodation such as this, the residents needs and overall wellbeing should be at the forefront of everything. So designing with this as the main focus seems only logical.
Intake House Ground P2
Community Hub - Ground P8
Ground floor plan. Scale 1:250 at A0 Created in AutoCAD
Intake House First P4
Resident Flat P14
First floor plan. Scale 1:250 at A0 Created in AutiCAD
The Intake House Introduction The intake house is the first point of call for most new residents. Upon entering the intake house each new resident will be greeted by a member of staff who will register them on the system. They will then be given the oppertunity to have a bath or shower and given a clean, new set of basic clothing to wear while theirs are being washed and dried. The will also recieve a 'care pack' of towels and toiletries. After their bath/shower the member of staff at the intake house will help the resident to cook a warm meal of theri choosing from what is currently available there, and have an informal, friendly chat about their situation and what brought them to the project. In the morning after a hopefully good nights sleep, an informal meeting between staff members and the resident will take place in the living area of the intake house to discuss what their suggested journey through the project should be. New residents who need and accessible space and those who have came directly from the care system will bypass the intake house and go directly to a flat in the main building.
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Storage area for the basic clothing given to residents
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Ground floor plan. Scale 1:20 at A0 Created in SketchUp and exported to AutoCAD
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Headshots with names showing staff members
Dining area where staff member and resident share a warm meal and a chat
The Intake House - Ground Floor 1
Both visuals show the materiality of the spaces which is carried throughout the project. Created in 3Ds Max and rendered in Vray
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Visual showing staff headshot photos in the living area.
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Perspective section visual showing the flow from the living area into the kitchen area.
The Intake House - First Floor
1 Staff bedroom, I have not designed this space as
such. It has a bed and a project computer to upload details about new residents etc.
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2 Bathroom with shower over bath
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3 Resident 1 night only rooms. These are small but
everything needed for the short amount of time people stay in them, there should be nothing missing
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First floor plan. Scale 1:20 at A0 Created in AutoCAD
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The Intake House - First Floor 1
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Visuals created in SketchUp and rendered in Lumion 1
Visual of hallway leading to small resident one night stay rooms, bathroom and staff bedroom.
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can take a basket for their 'care package' which includes, 1 hand towel, 1 bath sheet and toileties.
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Compact single night only, resident flats visual. 3Each flat will have a comfortable single bed, a chair, bedside table with lamp and a 32 inch smart tv on the wall. Residents may feel unsettled and be unable to sleep so the TV gives them a way to pass some time.
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Bathroom visual where residents can choose wheither to have a relaxing bath or a shower before heading back downstairs for something to eat.
Community Garden
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Picnic benches
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Fitness equipment
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Half pipe for bikes, scooters, skates & skateboards
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Running, cycling &skating track
I wanted to create a space that could be used by the residents and also by the already established community of young people. I think this would help to form bonds within the community and remove some of the stigma surrounding people experiencing homelessness.
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Visual created with Lumion and Photoshop Not to scale
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Corridors 1
Multicoloured drop lights to create verticle visual interest.
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Coloured window film to change the feeling and light flow through the colrridor depending on the time of day due to the natural lighting and shadows
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Striped flooring to accentuate the length of the corridor
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Doors to flats are all different colours, not only does this create visual interest but helps the residents to know at a glance which door is theirs. The ground floor corridor, where the accessible flats are will be slightly different as the flats have frosted glass block 'windows' to give light from the corridor.
Visual created with SketchUp and Photoshop Not to scale
The Community Hub Introduction
The central part of the exterior of the building is designed in the neo baroque style, the central hub is inspired by that and designed to feel like a community centre/youth club. The glass tubular partition on the ground floor, is a take on the ceiling rosettes typically found in these types of buildings, arches are also very common which is why I have seperated the spaces with them. The community hub is a space to enable the residents to form bonds over theri shared experience, a feeling like you belong to a community can help with achieving wellbeing. There are various zones within the community hub each with a different function - table hockey, conversation, eating etc. For example the glass tubular partition on the ground floor of the hub is frosted to provide some privacy from the rest of the space, within this glass partition are oversized hanging basket chairs which are placed in a way as to promote conversations.
Ground Floor Plan Scale 1:30 at A0 Created in SketchUp Layout
The Community Hub - Ground Floor Base model created in SjetchUp, exported to 3Ds Max to add more details and rendered in Vray 1
The ceiling rosette inspired conversation area is created using curved glass blocks. The ceiling drops down to support these blocks and has lighting built in and the bottom is covered in artifictial grass to give an indoor/outdoor experience
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The stairs leading to the upper floor is constructed with perforated, powder coated steel
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The flooring is made of pollished concrete to give a clean and reflective surface due to the space having no windows
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The neo baroque inspired archways leading to each of the games areas
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The Community Hub - Ground Floor
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Visual of the left side games area through the archway. The large beanbag chairs are used to enable the resident to move freely around the space and move the beanbag chairs with them. 1
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Visual of the right side games area through the arches. Both games tables are constructed with plywood to give warmth to the space.
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The Community Hub - First Floor
The upstairs of the community hub is a social space where residents and staff members can spend time learning, creating and enjoying each others company. I have zoned each area to create a large kitchen space, dining and creating space and an area where they can watch movies, tv or play games.
First Floor Plan Scale 1:30 at A0 Created in SketchUp Layout
The Community Hub - First Floor
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Large kitchen where residents can learn cooking skills from the staff members and also the other residents
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Lots of overhead lighting which can be switched on independantly to create different moods
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Pollished concrete flooring for ease of cleaning and also to help light move through the space. 1
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The Community Hub - First Floor
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Large projector screen where the residents can have movie or games nights together
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The design on the wall represents the crossroads in life that the residents are currently on. The wooden batons are painted in the same colour scheme as the rest of the interiors. These are then place behind plexiglass which allows the light from the windows to move around the space
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Large 12 seater dining table to allow the residents to not only enjoy meals together but to also participate in creative activies together or have meetings to plan new activities etc
Resident Flat Introduction
The residents standard flats are based on a tiny home type style. I wanted the flats to be small but perfectly formed with lots of storage space to aloow the residents to keep the majority of their belongings with them and not have to put them in storgae were they would not be able to access them. I also didn't want the residents to feel dissapointed when they move into their permenant homes as they will be extremely basic and not luxuary in anyway, so a fine balance had to be found with regards to the decor and furnishings. The walls are double thick to provide good soundproofing and allow the space to remain peacefull even if other residents are being loud. This is their safe, private space so I wanted it to feel like it.
Floor Plan Scale 1:20 at A0 Created in AutoCAD
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Left section of resident flat
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Right section of resident flat
PROJECT The School House Project
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Section Scale 1:20 at A0
DRAWN BY AJH
Created in SketchUp Layout
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DESCRIPTION Flat
I have created these sections in different softwares - one in AutoCAD and the other in SketchUp Layout, both to the same scale, I have choosen these sections specifically to see how each program tackles this task and show the results next to each other as I have been using both intermittently throughout the project.
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Section Scale 1:20 at A0 Created in AytoCAD
Resident Flat - Base Model
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Large storage area for smaller items the resident owns or buys for when they move to theri permenant homes.
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Small but comfortable sofa with changable covers so the resident can choose from options available.
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Bedding can also be changed to suit and be choosen from a selection. 4
The splashback is a glass sheet with terrazzo printed on the back. This means is it very higenic but also matches in with the decor of the rest of the project
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All of the flats are painted in RAL 7047 which is a light grey, this means it is a neutral colour pallet which should hopefully appeal to all of the residents.
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Resident Flat - Customisations 1
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Bar stool covers can be choosen from a selection
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Sofa covers can be choosen from a selection
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Large photoframes with hinges to one side and a small lartch at the other, aloows residents to choose artwork/posters
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A small sample selection of covers the residents can choose from for the sofa & bar stools
Resident Flat - Our Residents
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Markus
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Markus Bio: Struggling to find work after finishing a college course. Parents can no longer support him and told him to move out. Has no income to pay for a deposit on a flat. Presented to local council as homeless and refered to the project. Journey: Settling in night at ex janitors building to access level of support. Morning meeting with staff and resident to discuss journey. Given self contained flat after meeting. CV creation and job application support given. Will move into own tenancy as soon as one becomes available. Project staff and housing tenancy officer will support for first year with case closing meeting after this 12 month period.
Markus' Flat
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Markus likes bold colours and in his own words "beautiful women" so he has choosen artprints from the artist Patrice Murciano
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He's choosen a dark grey cover for the sofa and rich blue cushion covers
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He's choosen matching covers for the barstools
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H again has choosen matching bedding to the same colour scheme in the open plan area
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Olivia Bio: Just aged out of residential care, has been there since early teens. Scared to live alone after traumatic childhood. Social worker and other support staff have helped to secure a place at the project. Journey: Given self contained flat and allowed to settle in with support from social worker. Meeting held next morning to plan journey with staff, social worker & resident. Offered counciling services to develop coping strategies relating to childhood trauma. Will remain at the project for up to one year. Exit meeting with staff, counselor, social worker & resident for case hand off to social worker, housing tenancy officer and counselor who will provide support until no longer needed.
Olivia's Flat
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Olivia really liked the prjoects colour scheme so has choosen to carry it throughout the flat and has had the art work printed out from a design she saw online to match the colours
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She has choosen a light grey cover for the sofa to match in with the light grey walls
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She has choosen white covers for the barstools to make them feel like a seperate area from the sofa and to have them more blend with the kitchen area
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She likes plain white bedding but has picked out some paler colours for pillow covers to pull the spaces together
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Jordan Bio: Just released from prison for shoplifting. Has been living on the street since he was 15, turned to drink and drugs as a coping mechanism. Wants a fresh start, contacted the project directly from details on a poster in town. Journey: Settling in night at ex janitors building to access level of support needed. Staff and resident meeting next morning to access needs clearly and discuss suggested journey with resident. Addiction councelling services referral to help prevent relapse of substance abuse. Will remain at the project for up to one year. Will be asigned a key worker from the project staff. Key worker, housing tenancy officer and addiction services will support on an ongoing basis for as long as is needed.
Jordan's Flat
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Jordan loves old gangster movies so he has choosen posters of his favourites for the frames 1
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He has choosen covers to match his posters and to try create a theme 2
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Again he has choosen to keep a theme from his posters and has picked out red covers for the barstools
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Again with the bedding he has choosen red white and grey to keep the posters theme going through the space.
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Accessible Flat Large open plan space with seating for company. 1
Two seater sofa for company with large space around to allow user to be able to watch tv/enjoy the company
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Table with easy access for wheelchair and two chairs for company
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Accessible wetroom
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Accessible kitchen with openings to allow the resident to use the hob & sink. Also has a lower area for chopping food etc
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Floor Plan Scale 1:20 Created in AutoCAD
Accessible Flat
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Visual showing accessible wetroom
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CVisual showing the accessible kitchen and dining space
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Visual showing tv area, bed and 'windows' into the corridor