Adaptive Reuse: Senior Capstone
The Schematic Design Phase
During the Schematic Design Phase pulling my thoughts together, along with important research to decipher the main idea of my project was the key really beginning the more technical side of my Capstone.
My main goal is to design a facility for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America that caters to 16 and 17 year-old high school students and works as an art studio and retail gallery.
Brainstorming my ideas through the means of bubble mapping was the more beneficial way of connecting my thoughts.
Art Studio and Retail Gallery Concept Map
Some thoughts I expressed many times throught my process, especially in the times I was imagining my inspirations. An important part of my design contains contradictory ideals but with further understanding it fits well beyond what originally imagined.
I got most of my inspirations from Japanese design this time around, while mixing the different aesthetics like abstract, industrial, minimalism and Japan, many may wonder how those connect. Abstract is something that allows and overall recommends a bit more creativity, while industrial feels more raw, I like the idea of minimalism with its ability to give space and not feel too cluttered or chaotic.
The more important part of what has inspired my design is Japan, not necessarily shouting out Japanese design as a whole with its uniquness and organic feel, but its ability to be transitional. Aged traditional Japanese homes are full of moving doors that can open a single room into connecting with three times as many, the move one space to the other and allowing for full change from one area to the next. Transitional spaces that allow for a multitude of tasks, a room that can transform into what ever space is needed at the time.
This. Is the base of my design.
After Brainstorming ideas of things that may be useful, I began adding in a visual touch, to further my own understanding of what I was designing within my head, as well as what I am designing the space for.
My hope is to design a space that allows for each individual student within to find and fuel their creative outlets, to be able to grow and experience they think they may not be able to achieve until they are far into adulthood. Giving them the opportunity to be independent while also cooperating with their peers.
Below are conceptual sketches for displays within the retail gallery as well as some of the ideas for specific work room spaces. Spaces that allow for different art forms like, ceramics, free range artistry, and photography.
