process book :"come sit a spell"

geriatric product

Plan of Space: Higlighted is where the product is located
Section of Porch:

Orthographic View of Right Side:

Orthographic View of Left Side:

Orthographic View of Front:

Orthographic View from Top:

Joint Example:

Detail of Porch:

Perspective View from Wheelchair:

Perspective View of Porch:

inspirational lighting

Kenyan pattern - shadows that change throughout the day

3ds max renderings

hipster haven: urban exposure

plan of entire complex:

When designing the floor plan for these loft apartments, natural light and circulation were particularly important to us. All of our hallways our ten feet wide, for circulation purposes and to get away from the average hallway. Skylights are placed above our hallways for natural light to come into our space and give it an open feel. We did not want the columns to interfere with our individual units, so the coulmns are placed in our hallways. The columns in the hallways also provides interest and to follow the grid of the structure. All but 7 units have access to exterior, when designing this floor plan it was important to have both an exterior and interior entrance for the units. The skylights will also provide natural sunlight to those 7 units that do not have access to outside.

For my individual unit, which is placed on the left side of the plan, in the long rectangular space, my concept is urban exposure. For phase two of this project I have chosen to do the universal unit . I wanted a very open space, the only walls are in the bathroom and a single wall dividing the back entrance from the bedroom. With the long shape of this unit, this did face a challenge for me, but I made sure when designing this space there is a 5' turning radius in all open areas in the plan. To help with natural light, there would be skylights along the east and west wall in my individual unit. Adjacent to these skylights are clearstory windows for more natural lighting.

materials:
birch wood sample: used on interior doors

october Behr paint: used on kitchen island

pewter mug and silver screen Behr paint: used on walls

negro stellar silestone: used on kitchen counters

tuscan clear glass tile: used in bathroom

paramount and stone fence Behr paint: used on walls

stair model and details:

For my individual unit, I wanted to use exposed materials to preserve the history and character of the building. I wanted open riser stairs with a steel stringer as support. I wanted steel stairs with concrete filled pans. The tread thickness is 1 1/2" thick, the tread is 1' deep and 3' wide. The riser is 7 1/2" tall and there is a 1 1/2" tread overhang as seen in the plan view.

ffe and details:

White laminate counters are chosen for a clean modern feel.

Polished concrete floors are used throughout the unit, to follow my concept of "urban exposure". The existing structure already has concrete flooring, so keeping the budget in mind, these floors would just need to be polished. Concrete is a low maintenance and sustainable material, suitable for the XY generation.

Following my concept, I chose aluminum baseboards for a clean and exposed feel.

plan: oriented towards the south

Walking through my space begining with the front doors, to the left is the dining area with kitchen and to the right is the living room. Across from the kitchen is the laundry area and storage. In the back of the unit is the master suite. It is blocked off by a sliding door, to divide the space, but still make circulation easy for my clients. Most of the storage in this unit is built into the walls for a clean and easily accessible design.

In my kitchen I have a dropped ceiling with aluminum panels for an exposed feel and to make this space more intimate. In the private area, located in the back of the apartment I have also dropped my ceilings. These ceilings would be sheetrock with acoustic paneling inside them to help block sound in the master suite. Because the floor needed to be the same level throughout, I played with the ceiling height to add interest and to separate the different areas. This plan view is cut 8' above the floor, so the dropped ceiling is not shown for a more legible plan.

section elevation: south wallsection elevation: north wallsection elevation: east wall section elevation: west wall perspective of exterior:

The exterior entrance is ground level, for easy access to my clients. Pushing and pulling the exterior creates a personalized entry and privacy to these clients. perspective of kitchen and dining area:

The exposed brick wall is along the west wall in the apartment. The color chosen is to help warm up the space, with all the aluminum and steel present in this unit, it was important to add color.

Track lighting is used in the kitchen, and above the dining table, a pendant light will be hung to add interest to the tall ceilings.

perspective of kitchen and laundry/storage area:

The dropped ceiling gives this area an exposed, but personal feel. The aluminum paneling allows light to come through to the kitchen. These apartments can be personalized according the persons disability, but a bar with no cabinets underneath allows a wheelchair to easily roll under.perspective of bathroom:

For the bathroom I wanted a clean and bright space. Same as I mentioned earlier, wheelchairs are able to roll under this sink.

perspective of bedroom:

To help filter the sunlight and for acoustic reasons I dropped the ceiling in the private area of this unit. To still allow natural light in, and to add interest, I created a cut out pattern on the ceiling in the bedroom. The closet space is built into the wall for easy circulation. Aside from the natural light, recessed lighting is mainly used in the private area.

perspective of living room:

In the living room I have built in storage, which allows a spot for the TV as well as storage for my clients. I wanted a small, living room for a cozy, intimate feel. Recessed lighting is used in the living room along with a lot of natural light from the exterior.

hipster haven: process work

original building:

inspiration:

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