programming & precedent studies

Health Clinic (Mental or Physical)

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Accessibility

Desired Programming & Resources

ample gathering spaces including a coworking space, cafe, functional theater, space. The space also provides health services as well as many adaptable spaces that possible expansion.

desired programming & resources

housing. With the great need for housing in Nashville desire from the community to see affordable and in the center, including housing in the comunity greatly benefit the LGBTQIA+ community.

Precedent research was used to understand the designs of various LGBTQIA+ community centers as well as to seek more information about individual programming elements. Below are some of the LGBTQIA+ specific community centers that were used to understand spatial requiements.

Ranked from most important (1) to least important (10)

Ranked from most important (1) to least important (10) members, safety and accessibilty are a concern that needs pie charts representing programming to show Inclusion TN the distribution of spaces with all desired spaces included compared to a version without housing or parking on site.

Cafe-like Space for Social Activites

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Accessibility

Ranked 3rd for importance in the future community security measures like policing or metal detectors feel secure, the community prefered to have a 24/7 keycard access center. They also prefereed a single seperate lobby spaces for more private programming like with community members, safety and accessibilty are a concern that needs part of the design. Ranked 3rd for importance in the future community

PERCENTAGE COMPARISON OF PROGRAMMING (WITHOUT PARKING & HOUSING)

inclusive and welcoming environment. Universal adequate spaces for all abilities. Universal Design environment accessible for a wider range of people.

spaces through a large recreation hall, theater, and reception hall. Smaller multialongside mental and physical health spaces. Youth and senior programming is block offer 79 apartment units to 55+ LGBTQ residents. The apartment includes a laundry, community kitchen along with retail spaces.

The thought of typical security measures like policing or metal detectors in the data below. To feel secure, the community prefered to have a 24/7 the center over a keycard access center. They also prefereed a single spaces. Provding seperate lobby spaces for more private programming like comfort of visitors.

community center provides the community with youth and senior housing integrated into a multi building campus. The organizational layprovides seperation and secure access into the more private spaces while the community cafe and plaza are more public. The community provides 100 beds for homeless youth, 25 supportive housing untis for youth, and 99 affordable housing units for seniors. A commercial kitchen, various senior resources, and a youth academy all work together to support the center.

Designing for safety with lobby surviellence in a friendly and welcoming space as well as providing an inclusive and welcoming environment. Universal of the space to ensure adequate spaces for all abilities. Universal Design aims to make the built environment accessible for a wider range of people.

Victorian Pride Center

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Located in Melbourne, AU, this community center provides ample gathering spaces including a coworking space, cafe, functional theater, recording studios, community garden, archive, and retail space. The space also provides health services as well as many adaptable spaces that for fluidity and change in programming and for possible expansion.

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Access

A lobby space with secure access may look like a 24/7 attendent monitoring and assisting with wayfinding through the space without the need for less friendly guards or metal detectors.

Center on Halsted

On a scale of 1-5, with 5 being a resource that should be a key feature of of the community center. The shaded chart represents the number of votes for each

Affordable Housing

Senoir Housing

This pie chart demonstrates the relation of the square footage for all community center spaces housing and parking. Event space as well as the spaces take up the largest amount, followed by and then retail. Using this diagram, there is a more understanding of the relationships of the programming other. This can be stand alone or can show a more look at what is happening in the leftover third Angeles LGBT Center access / armed guards

Designing for safety with lobby surviellence in a friendly

Designing for privacy through secluded courtyards and con trolled circulation

Located in Chicago, the space provides a majority of event spaces through a large recreation hall, theater, and reception hall. Smaller multipurpose meeting spaces and classrooms fill the center alongside mental and physical health spaces. Youth and senior programming is amplified here and the town hall apartments on the same block offer 79 apartment units to 55+ LGBTQ residents. The apartment includes a computer lab, library, phsycial therapy space, fitness, laundry, community kitchen along with retail spaces.

Access

From our engagement surveys and discussing with community members, safety and accessibility are a concern that needs to be address in all programmed spaces and each part of the design. Ranked 3rd for importance in the future community center, safe controlled access spaces are crucial. The thought of typical security measures like policing or metal detectors were okay to the community but not ideal.

A lobby space with secure access may look like a 24/7 attendent monitoring and assisting with wayfinding through the a collage showing a warmer, more comfortable health care experience for the LGBTQIA+ community

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