HOMELESS ASSISTANCE CENTER +1 ARCH 310: Sitora Alieva - Cody Kleinschmit - Alyssa Villarreal - Allen Weaver
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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Mission Statement
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SITE MAP + SITE PLAN
6-7
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PLUS ONE: GREEN SPACE
8-9
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FLOOR PLANS
10-11
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12-13
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CIRCULATION STRUCTURE & MATERIAL
14-15
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ONE_NIGHT STAY
16-17
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SECTIONS
18-19
Natural Light diagrams
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AFTERWORD
20-23
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INSPIRATION
24-25
Scaled figures by EJ Cygne & James Coates
PROJECT DESCRIPTION MISSION STATEMENT
The Homeless Assistance Center’s mission is to foster the connection of users to nature and to the community.
This Homeless Assistance Center +1
immediately into the light filled garden
has an important mission of acting as
as well as directs their path into the
a bridge to preparing residents for
ground floor facilities.
reentrance into society. Skylights abound in the multipurpose Located near the intersection of Vine
dining and community room, as well as
street and Antelope Valley Parkway,
the longer stay dorm-style apartment
the center serves 160+ homeless
units, and displaced throughout the
people in Lincoln, Nebraska.
facility.
All users of the homeless assistance
The spirit of community and neighbor
center, whether they be outside
interactions
community
residents,
encouraged through shared spaces
or staff are provided numerous
everywhere inside and out; common
opportunities to see out and interact
spaces are within or are clearly
with nature and each other. There are
visible from the main circulation lines,
abundant views to the south and west
including community gardens, shared
gardens through strategic use of large
work and play spaces and even in
windows, glass doors, patio spaces
the widened corridors that second as
and balconies. A framed garden view
shared experiences spaces.
members,
from the parking section brings users 4
are
architecturally
One-Night stay: living pod_ perspective view
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SITE MAP + SITE PLAN
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Vine St.
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UNL CHILDREN’S RESEARCH FACILITY
25th St.
ABEL-SANDOZ UNL RESIDENTIAL HALL
22nd St.
17th St.
16th St.
14th St.
UNL REC CENTER
23rd St.
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UNL PASSPORT CENTER
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EAST SIDE SUITES
UNL CITY CAMPUS WATER WAY
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The site of the homeless shelter is
of the UNL City Campus: this allows for
located in a critical spot in the heart of
the structure to have the opportunity
Lincoln, Nebraska. It acts as a green
to stand out in the city with a context
space for the city and is accompanied
towards progressive and mindful
by two other green spaces, Trago
design as well as public service.
Park and Lintel Park, which are within a walking distance to the site.
The most important aspect to the site is the Antelope Valley Trail which runs
The site is in a progressive area of
North to South in Lincoln and along
Lincoln, as it is within walking distance
the west side of the site. 6
PARKING
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CITY SPILL WAY
PK WY The location of the trail is critical to
This location could not be any
the shelter due to the ability to allow
better situated in the attempt to help
green space within the site and
residents get out of homelessness
connect the nature pathways in the
by being located in the area where
homeless shelter site to the pathways
homelessness often begins.
of the Antelope Valley Trail. The trail is known for being the home to Lincoln’s homeless population as well where many will sleep under the bridges along the trail at night for shelter. 7
PLUS ONE: GREEN SPACE
GREEN SPACE WILD GRASS DRY CREEK CITY SPILL WAY
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The Plus One program of the center - the Green Space - is designed in a way to foster a connection between the residents and the natural aspect of the site. The lanscape of the Green Space is made up of a tree-line and berms
PARKING
along the Vine street, clusters of garden boxes, a dry creek and winding paths running through the site. The path connects the different parts of the space: continuing the the trail of Antelope Valley Parkway, it leads through the garden area all the way to the playground on the far east of the site. The garden boxes are strategically located near the dining area and the residential units of the east wing, making it accessible for residents to engage in gardening, as well as inviting them to the community. The location also provides a visual opportunity for residents to connect to nature by viewing the Green Space from their stacked balconies.
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FLOOR PLANS
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100.00 SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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100.00 THIRD FLOOR PLAN
100.00 FORTH FLOOR PLAN
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CIRCULATION
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The separation of private, semi-public,
the West w
and public areas happens through
lodging un
program placement within the shelter. Long-term lodging units are given
The two d
all four floors in the East wing, while
connected
the dining and other public service
second flo
spaces are located on the first floor of 12
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Circulation to use-space diagrams 13
STRUCTURE & MATERIAL EXPOSURE In the Dining & Kitchen area, the
This grid system of beams, skylights,
exposed structure - wooden columns
and columns is, then, further continued
and beams - is set up in a way that
in the design of the skywalk.
goal to connect users to nat
Wood paneling, as a co
users can visually connect the vertical
factor of the two wings, can
columns to the trunks of the trees out
For the Long Stay lodging units, we
seen in the main lobby, or
in our green space. The beams of the
are using horizontally layered wood
area, as well as down the
dining will be exposed through use
paneling as our main material. The
between the medical units
of skylights to further the connection
paneling will cover the walls, in this
kitchen storage space. Her
between the structure and the trees
case two in each room, that lead the
West wing, wood paneling
by visually imitating the branches.
residents from the hallway, through
strategically, similarly to h
The color of the tiled ceiling will make
units, to their individual balconies,
being used in lodging units
the final connection to the trees and
overlooking the green space. This
residents’ attention to the
their leaves.
use of material further supports our
green space.
Dining area_ perspective view 14
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FIRST FLOOR_ STRUCTURE
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SECOND FLOOR_ STRUCTURE WALLS COLUMNS MAJOR BEAMS OVERHEAD
Long-term lodging units
100.00 THIRD FLOOR_ STRUCTURE
WALLS COLUMNS MAJOR BEAMS OVERHEAD
100.00 FORTH FLOOR_ STRUCTURE
16’ 8’
WALLS COLUMNS MAJOR BEAMS OVERHEAD
32’
Dining and Kitchen area
Structure diagrams 15
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ONE-NIGHT STAY: LIVING POD The
methodologies
behind
the
again to open a unit up to a neighbor’s
design of the one-night stay pods are
unit for talking or playing games.
twofold. We wanted to make a space
This promotes healthy relationships
using easily purchased materials
among neighbors. Each unit has its
and standard dimensions (including
own lighting and ventilation systems;
utilizing offcuts) so that sleeping units
The entire unit can be closed at
could be part of a community build
night with a “garage door” overhead
program.
system and accordion door.
Secondly, the main goal of our
The one-night sleeping units are
homeless assistant center is to
designed to not only house a person
promote
wellbeing
for an evening, but also store their
through a fostering of the connection
belongings with them so they aren’t
of users to nature and to the
worried about themselves or their
community. We propose to support
belongings being exposed while they
mental health in the one-night-stay
are attempting much needed rest.
psychological
units by respecting the dignity of privacy, with the option of neighbor
The dignity that one can feel within
interactions. We also want to promote
a unit that respects his or her privacy
mental health by incorporating nature
and sense of security as well as being
in the space with plantings and the
surrounded by natural materials is
use natural materials and color pallets
important in promoting mental health.
due to of the benefits of biophilic
Being able to interact with neighbors
design.
and knowing that caring people built a unit for you to utilize is important to building a sense of community that
Many
spaces
in
our
homeless
just might be able to put a homeless
assistance shelter serve multiple
person one step closer on the path
purposes for our guests. In the single
out of homelessness.
night units, we have incorporated a reading space with a fold out desk for individual work that can also fold out 17
SECTIONS
West Wing_ One - Night Stay_ Section AA
WEST WING ONE-NIGHT SEC TION
West Wing_ Dining & Kitchen _ Section BB Dining WEST WINGSection SEC TION
WW EST WW ING NIGHT TION EST INGONEONENIGHTSEC SEC TION
Skywalk_ Section CC
WESTSW OALK NE-NIGHT SEC TION KYING -W SECTION
East Wing_ Section DD 18
NATURAL LIGHT DIAGRAMS
The following sections are cut though important to the mission statement places: skylights and balconies in our lodging units, though the dining area and the sky-walk.
WEST WING ONE-NIGHT NATURAL-LIGHT
Dining Natural Light
WEST WING SEC TION
SKY-WALK NATURAL-LIGHT
WEST WING ONE
EAST WING The signature stacking effect of the East wing can be seen in the East Wing_ Section DD as well: the central corridor and the corridor skylights get narrower as one moves from the ground level to the top floor. 19
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Long-term lodging units_ Corridor_ perspective view 20
“All our program spaces – from lodging units to the community garden – are quite unique and support the mission statement in their own way. The design of the Dining area, for example, provides a clear view of the garden, brings in natural light and strengthens the connection of the indoor space to the outdoor green space, all to foster “the communication between the users and the nature.”
“As a team, we kept true to finding a pathway out of homelessness though connection to the nature and to the community. It was done so by utilizing the entirety of the site, where the structural building compliments the landscape, and the outdoor space is programatically elaborated to support the mission .”
“The aspect of our team’s design to be proud of in our homeless assistance shelter is the inclusion of equitable access for all users to garden spaces and natural light. I love that we were able to incorporate nature and natural light into communal spaces that are designed to bring people together socially. I especially love the skylights and private balconies with garden views of the dorm-style longstay units.”
“From the beginning, we decided to focus the mission of our center on nature. As in our Dining area, the connections to nature happens though structure immitating the tree-line outside. The connection is also made thought a use of horizontally layered wood paneling drawing users attention to the garden and creating a visual interest throughout our whole project.” 21
Long-term lodging units_ perspective view 22
“The biggest take away of this semester is the way of Design: organize is to always keep the mission statement in the forefront of your mind. The mission statement should be reiterated in every move made, therefore one should have a very clear view of the project goals, very specific and tailored ones, and always strive for reaching those goals in spatial organizations and material uses.”
“Willingness to compromise, consider your teammates ideas and constant change as you go, trying not to be fixated on an initial thinking and being able to support the one you have are the important lessons I’ve learned during this past semester.”
“Coming into this project, everyone had different, and sometimes even opposing ideas on how to design the building. Making sure that every voice is heard is extremely important in any group project. At times when we couldn’t decide on an idea, we would each come up and present our own visions to the group. From that point, we would mark down the commonalities and talk out the differences until we came together to a final thought.”
“At first, I found it difficult sharing a project with three other designers as we all had differing ideas of how to go about the project. The takeaway from this would be how we learned to design together and work through problems as a group, as opposed to assigning problems to each other. An extra takeaway from this would be learning new skills from my group members, while showing them the skills I have, this way letting each other become better at what we do.” 23
INSPIRATIONS Implemented in the design of One-Night Stay: Living Pods Japanese pod hotels - Stacking units - Compact design Sleeper train car (below) - Furniture arrangement
Luco, A. (2019, December 17). Nine Hours Capsule Hotel / Naruse Inokuma Architects. Retrieved November 13, 2020, from https://www.archdaily.com/930347/nine-hourscapsule-hotel-naruse-inokuma-architects
Implemented in the design of Sunk-In Play area
Chayka, K. (2017, March 23). The unlikely comeback of the conversation pit. Retrieved November 13, 2020, from https://archive. curbed.com/2017/3/23/15026328/sunkenliving-room-conversation-pit
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Implemented in the design of Activated Corridor Spaces - Communal corridor space
Home. (n.d.). Retrieved November 13, 2020, from https://www.iowaarchitecture.org/discover/projectdetails/crosspark-place/e85caa13379dc1e5/
Implemented in the design of Dining & Kitchen area Benenden School Benenden, Kent - Sliding doors - Skylights - Beams
The Dining Hall and Food: Benenden School: Independent Boarding School for Girls: Private School Kent. (n.d.). Retrieved November 13, 2020, from https://www.benenden.school/gallery/dining-hall-and-food
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