CIVIC DESIGN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Spatial organization & design The programmable spaces are divided into gathering spaces, health and wellbeing space, affordable housing, and safety. CIVIC DESIGN Programming such as retail and administration are included in diagrams but do not necessarily fit into these categories. Figure Research and graphics for the Civic Design Center Summer 20223 depicts an imaginary building to show the relationship of programming in a building type. The locations that the community preferes the center to be in would allow for a multi-story building. This diagram follows the previous privacy gradients and

The Civic Design Center located in Nashville, Tennessee, aims to engage the local community in visioning actionable change to improve the quality of life for all people through design. As the design studio intern, I worked directly with the community to understand needs and goals for their neighborhoods or proposed projects, researched precedents and case studies and envisioned places that foster community and support all people. These are my graphics revealing research findings and proposed designs.

Health & wellbeing spaces affordable housing safety & accessibility

Physical Health Clinic Mental Health Clinic Resources Pharmacy Group Counseling Support Group Space Individual Counseling Emergency Shelter Homelessness Resources Public Showers and Toilets Outdoor Spaces

Mirco Units Multi-bedroom Units Senior Housing Youth Housing Transitional Housing Secure Access Lobby Attendent Parking Circulation Wayfinding Privacy Universal Design

Figure 3: Exploded Axonometric above: exploded axonometric revealing potential adjacencies of programmatic elements

left: collage rendering of potential public space surrounding the community center

Privacy Gradient

The public to private threshold is especially important in a community center that needs to feel safe and secure while also being inclusive and welcoming.

Retail, the cafe, and outdoor space envisioning the future lgbtqia+ community center are closer to the top meaning they can be open to the public.

Private access to outdoor space is also important. Other gathering Working closely with Inclusion Tennessee, the design center engaged with the community at Pride, and hosted multiple spaces (oranges and purples on the diagram are located more feedback events presenting ideas about what the community would like to see in a future LGBTQIA+ community center. centrally along with some health After initial feedback, the desired programming elements were discovered (next page). From there, researching services becasue these spaces case studies about existing LGBTQIA+ community centers as well as precedents studies led me to make programing diagrams and some collage renderings of the most desired spaces. may require secure access but can still be accessible for visitors. Housing and health care spaces would require the most privacy above: a collage of an inclusive cafe space that engages the community for day to day activities and small gatherings.for the safety of the community. left:: diagram exploring the privacy gradient of the intended spaces

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Desired Programming & Resources Ranked from most important (1) to least important (10) 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. a collage showing a warmer, more comfortable health care experience for the LGBTQIA+ community

Health Clinic (Mental or Physical) 3.9

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 allow for fluidity and change in programming and for possible expansion. Cafe-like Space for Social Activites 4.4 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.

housing. With the great need for housing in Nashville and the desire from the community to see affordable and senior housing programming & precedent studies in the center, including housing in the comunity center could 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. safety & accessibilitydesired programming & resources Ranked from most important (1) to least important (10)

Key Features

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 number on the scale.

3.3 Retailler in Common AreaPERCENTAGE COMPARISON OF PROGRAMMING

(WITHOUT PARKING & HOUSING)

Fitness Center 2.8 This pie chart demonstrates the relation of the programming Large Event Space 3.7 square footage for all community center spaces except for housing and parking. Event space as well as the other gathering spaces take up the largest amount, followed by health spaces, and then retail. Using this diagram, there is a more clear Los Angeles LGBT Center This community center provides the community with youth and senior housing integrated into a multi building campus. The organizational layout provides seperation and secure access into the more private spaces while the community cafe and plaza are more public. The community understanding of the relationships of the programming to each other. This can be stand alone or can show a more zoomed in look at what is happening in the leftover third or half in the first center 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. Affordable Housing 3.5 and second charts.

safety & accessibility From our engagement surveys and discussing with community members, safety and accessibilty 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 shown in the data below. To feel secure, the community prefered to have a 24/7 PERCENTAGE COMPARISON OF PROGRAMMING Unlike the following pie charts, this graph includes both on site lobby attendent on site to oversee those entering the center over a keycard access center. They also prefereed a single or garage parking as well as the various housing typologies. From our engagement surveys and discussing with community members, safety and accessibilty are a concern that needs building with internal circulation to more private spaces. Provding seperate lobby spaces for more private programming like Parking and housing take up about a third of the programming to be address in all programmed spaces and each part of the design. Ranked 3rd for importance in the future community respectively leaving only one third of the community center to fill 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 shown in the data below. To feel secure, the community prefered to have a 24/7 lobby attendent on site to oversee those entering the center over a keycard access center. They also prefereed a single Accessibility in the space deals with secure access as well as providing an inclusive and welcoming environment. Universal should be applied in the design of the space to ensure adequate spaces for all abilities. Universal Design ilt environment accessible for a wider range of people. all other programmatic funcitons. The center would likely need a minimum of 100,000 square feet of space for this not including the parking itself. Locating the center in close proximity to public transportation or greenways and other resources may reduce building with internal circulation to more private spaces. Provding seperate lobby spaces for more private programming like the need for parking on a larger scale. health care is recommended to ensure safety and comfort of visitors. Designing for safety with lobby surviellence in a friendly and welcoming space Accessibility in the space deals with secure access as well as providing an inclusive and welcoming environment. Universal should be applied in the design of the space to ensure adequate spaces for all abilities. Universal Design goes above the general ADA requirements and aims to make the built environment accessible for a wider range of people.

Senoir Housing 3.3

Victorian Pride Center

Located in Melbourne, AU, this community center provides ample gathering spaces including a coworking space, cafe, functional theater, Rated 1-5 where 5 represents a highly suppoted idea and 1 represents a strongly unsupported idea. The recording studios, community garden, archive, and retail space. The space also provides health services as well as many adaptable spaces that allow for fluidity and change in programming and for possible expansion. Co-working 2.9

When comparing the percentages of the programming without parking included, housing begins to fill about half of the space. Housing here is including senior housing and resources, youth housing and resources, emergency shelter, and affordable housing. With the great need for housing in Nashville and the Designing for safety with lobby surviellence in a friendly and welcoming space desire from the community to see affordable and senior housing in the center, including housing in the comunity center could greatly benefit the LGBTQIA+ community.

Community center should be a private safe space, and less 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.

Designing for privacy through secluded courtyards and controlled circulation

Center on Halsted Community center should have controlled access / Community center should be protected by armed guards

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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 From our engagement surveys and discussing with community members, safety and accessibility 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 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 A lobby space with secure access may crucial. The thought of typical security measures like policing or metal detectors were okay to the community but not ideal. 26 look like a 24/7 attendent monitoring and assisting with wayfinding through the

public life study for pedestrian safety

The Design Center partnered with Walk Bike Nashville to conduct a pedestrian life study on Dickerson Pk, one of the most dangerous streets for pedestrians in the city. Vision Zero aims to reduce all pedestrian deaths and this is a main area to look into. When conducting the public life study, the four zones of the pike were analyzed for pedestrian and cyclist counts and mapped their activities across demographics. We also talked with anyone in the area to hear their thoughts about the intersections. Read more here on the blog. The image below shows the relative area of pedestrians at four different times at the four zones. The images to the right are my proposed ideal design interventions to ensure safety for all pedestrians and cyclists and slow down vehicular traffic.