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residential: acor family residence.4 healthcare: yuustway healing center. 10 workplace: playclothes headquarters. 14 hospitality: rest + recreation. 22 confetti. 28

acor family residence. re s i d e ntia l:

The Acor family eats all of their meals on the floor, this is common in Turkish households.

They gather around a circular platter called a sini and share a communal meal. Turkish families are also known for their hospitality, The family is constantly cooking and sharing meals their large extended family and extensive friend groups.

Socializing is key to their culture, and is something that this family needs to have space for.

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The Acor Family Residence Project focuses on creating a home for the Acor Family. The family recently moved from Istanbul, Turkey, to Vancouver, BC. The family has 5 kids, and are triple the size of the average Vancouver family. Their new home is located at 456 W Broadway.

Because the family is so large, and has a deeply engrained culture of hospitality, the family must maximize living space within their new home.

How might we create a space that maximizes the living spaces of the Acor’s apartment so that the large family can host their friends, and even larger extended family?

To solve this problem, we decided to incorporate the family;s practice of eating dinner on the floor, to all areas of their lives to minimize space taken up by furniture and maximize the occupancy of the apartment.

This newly rejuvenated building is located near, one of Vancouver’s central bike routes, and right next door to broadway/city hall skytrain station. There are several grocery stores within walking distance, As well as several restaurants and shopping experiences.

The unit faces north and is 1368 square feet, and is a lofted unit.

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INNOVATION IN DESIGN THINKING: STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

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Yuustway is a Squamish word that means to take care of one another or to care for each other. This word encapsulates the heart of your family medicine practice, and what your clinic exists to do.

Indigenous Healthcare Facility Design: A Conversation Pt. I – Stantec Indigenous Healthcare Facility Design Pt. 1. Stantec. (n.d.). Retrieved February 2, 2022, from https://www.stantec.com/en/ideas/content/blog/2017/indigenous-healthcare-inclusive-respectful PG #

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DESIGN IMPLICATIONS

Notes are taken from the conversational article.

Be aware of the two different world views; the western worldview is very hierarchical. Traditional cultures are more based on consensus.

Space should be actively anti-hierarchical and support consensual decision-making.

Decision-making through discussion and conference.

Seating configurations that support conversation, discussion, and conference.

Entire families often participate in the process of healing.

Enough seating for multiple patients/companions.

Importance of Significant materials: Cedar; considered “Tree of Life” to the first nation communities on the coast. Traditionally used for everything (baskets, canoes, clothing).

Incorporate significant materials and symbols into the design.

In 2021 with the publishing of the In Plain Sight Report by BC Healthcare, it came to the forefront what Indigenous people have been subjected to in settler health care systems.

Symbolic Elements: Fireplace, symbol of the home, important for warmth and to cook food.

Through this report it was confirmed that healthcare is unsafe for indigenous people. The experiences of indigenous people in the British Columbian healthcare system, was found to be, racist, non-consensual, low quality, and to cause a loss of body autonomy, and a loss of privacy. Only 28% of indigenous peoples report being involved in their care decisions. This is opposed to the 54% of non-indigenous people who feel that they have a say in their health care.

Drumming, chanting often begins meetings.

Important to select appropriate symbols in graphics, signage, and flooring in consultation with the First Nations. Certain symbols belong to certain families, tribes, or bands. You must gain permission to use the symbol.

Acoustics should support drumming and chanting.

Work with First Nations people, consult local artists, makers, and elders to ensure that the symbols and elements are used in a respectful manner.

Promote the harmonization of modern western medicine with traditional healing practices

Spaces must support both traditional healing practices and modern western medicine.

Spaces must support both traditional healing practices and modern western medicine.

Promote the harmonization of modern western medicine with traditional healing practices

Indigenous Healthcare Facility Design: A Conversation Pt. II – Stantec Indigenous Healthcare Facility Design, Pt. 2. Stantec. (n.d.). Retrieved February 2, 2022, from https://www.stantec.com/en/ideas/topic/buildings/indigenous-healthcare-connection-to-place-and-sustainability-key-design-considerations Notes Taken from the conversational article.

Connection to place is vital to Indigenous culture

Materials should be local, space should reflect the location of the clinic.

Sustainability is very much part of the indigenous culture

Materials should be recyclable, renewable, and responsibly sourced.

Yuustway Healing Center exists to enable indigenous people to not only receive care, but receive culturally safe care.

We intentionally enlarged the healing rooms. 3 out of 4 of them are a little more than double the size of a typical exam room, this was done to intentionally fit entire family units and encourage traditional healing practices.

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We also removed any form of gate keeper in the clinic. Instead of being greeted by an intimidating desk, patients are greeted by a welcome figure, which we have commissioned a local indigenous artist to create for us. This figure signifies being welcomed into a space, and acknowledges the territory of the people who preside on it.

We placed the majority of seating in the healing rooms, but placed some stools and a bench seat in this space for more flexible seating. We kept this space intentionally open so that patients can see the entire clinic and choose where they would like to meet with a doctor. We removed the avatar from the image so you could better see the millwork, where tea, coffee and other snacks will be served throughout the day. This area is for community, for gathering and welcoming. It is meant to be a warm space where patients feel invited into the practice of healing.

Throughout we incorporated murals by Blake Angeconeb, a Canadian Indigenous artist. We wanted to include contemporary indigenous art through out the space to create happy distractions and tell indigenous stories.

Instead of using doors to partition off the healing rooms, we have commissioned local indigenous artists to weave blankets for curtains. Blankets signify community and connection for the squamish people, and the act of sharing a blanket is a symbolic act of connection. We felt that by using a blanket to partition off a room, it signified a safe space between those inside. Using a curtain as a partition also helps those who may have experienced trauma not feel as if they are in a locked room alone with a doctor, while still providing privacy.

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We decidedly did things different for Yuustway.

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2022 STAPLES PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR CORPORATE DESIGN EXCELLENCE

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playclothes headquarters.

Playclothes, a children’s clothing store exists to provide parents with sustainable clothing, toys and accessories to encourage a playful and imaginative childhood.

For the company’s new headquarters, it was important for our program that we capture the brand’s sense of interaction and play, as this is the central feature of the Playclothes brand. As well as emphasize the flat hierarchy of the company, ensure that the office is inclusive for all abilities and Concept neurodiversities, and be adaptable for theDirection 10 year lease.

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Flexibility + Interaction Unassigned Desking

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Our concept for Playclothes Headquarters is to provide as much flexibility and interaction as possible. We will use colour to communicate play and creativity, and we will use simple line and form to create a space that has the feeling of infinite possibilities. We will use unassigned desking to encourage this flexibility. Use wide hallways and collision zones to encourage interaction Our concept can be distilled into a simple diagram, which demonstrates simple line, playful colour, spontaneous interaction, flexibility and the various collision zones within the space.

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Pictured here is the retail store we designed for Playclothes. We heavily focused on interactive elements for children, encouraging them to touch, climb and play with everything in the store.

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2021 NEWH + WOODCRAFT HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION

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rest + recreation.

Tasked to design a line of Hotel Case-goods, I focused on designing for the postpandemic traveler.

Post pandemic travel experiences should allow guests to unwind while also providing an intentional change of scenery.

Rest + Recreation is inspired by rake lines found in Zen Gardens,

I also aimed to reduce as many touch points as possible from our case-goods, to ensure a clean environment for post-pandemic travelers.

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We distilled three ideas from Zen Gardens, its circular forms, to provide rest, asymmetrical symmetry to provide excitement and repetition to provide movement.

As part of the brief materials were primarily chosen from Wilson Art Engineered Surfaces.

The colour palette was kept neutral in tone, to create rest, and texture + pattern was added to create a sense of recreation.

All materials selected are bleachable and cleanable.

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confetti. hos p i tality :

To create the 162-seat restaurant, we used four key strategies 1. Flexible seating; we wanted to make sure that the restaurant could be reconfigured easily and in as many ways as possible to accommodate for large and small gatherings.

2. We used oversized patterns and saturated colours to communicate joy and celebration 3. We used residential elements to capture a feeling of comfort and nostalgia.

4. We used symmetry in our space plan to provide grounding for the joyfully chaotic finishes.

We created two distinct dining spaces, a lounge and a dining room. The lounge features casual furniture, a large oversized mural by pattern maker Dylan M., and is anchored by three Bocci 28.61 light fixtures.

The dining room features more muted finishes, flexible seating and 65 mirror-balls. We used mismatched chairs hinting at gathering chairs from around your house to seat everyone together at the same table.

The homey finishes combined with the statement ceiling creates a feeling of celebration in your living room.

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Confetti is a place to celebrate anything and everything. Confetti is rooted in chef Christina Tosi’s memories of her mom finding every excuse to celebrate and communicate a sense of belonging to all who come across her path. Patrons pass heaping plates of familiar, but indulgent, dishes, taking however much or little they want, each meal is incomplete without one of Tosi’s iconic layer cakes. The space echoes feelings of wholehearted celebration, being surrounded by your closest loved ones, and the intangible joy that only comes from a really, really, awesome dessert. Confetti celebrates the every day, recognizing that life is too short to not take a moment to recognize and be thankful for everything you have.

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PUNTON CHAIR

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WEST ELM CONTRACT CLAIRE RESTAURANT TABLE BASES

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