Bridge “ According to Casey Family Programs, about 25,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 21 must leave foster care each year. These young people have experienced maltreatment and have lived with instability. So it will probably come as no surprise that they are often ill prepared to suddenly live independently and figure out on their own how to do what the foster care system was set up to do for them—feed, clothe, and house them. Aging out of foster care without a permanent home is the highest-risk outcome for a foster youth.” - MyVeryOwnBlanket
User Analysis
Mykell, full-time student
Still from The Day I Age Out: Part 3
Mykell is a 20 year old foster care graduate who is about to turn 21 in a month. She has been in the system her entire life, since agingout she has been staying with her uncle Robert with whom she has recently reconnected. Mykell has recently began taking classes at Cincinnati State and is considered a full-time student. She also has a part time job at Skyline on Ludlow. Mykell wants to move into her own place.
Jacob, homeless at 18
Still from Homeless Youth Aged out of Foster Care
Jacob is a 21 year old with no life skills. On his 18th birthday he was told by his foster parents to pack his bags and leave. He doesn’t know how to write a check, budget, find an apartment and even says he couldn’t read analog clocks until he was 17. He grew up in 4 different placements all over the country, he says only 1 was beneficial. He is looking for a good opportunity to come his way.
Jobs
Corey, redeemed ex-felon
Still from The Day I Age Out: Part 1
Corey is a recently-turned 21 year old who became a part of the foster care system when he was only 2. Corey’s last foster parent, Joe, still supports him by letting him stay with him until Corey find housing. Corey has a small ding on his record, harassment felony, this is making apartment hunting extra hard on him. Once he has a job and is living on his own, he wants to get his GED.
Jobs
Jobs
Find apartment
End homelessness
Get apartment
Take Classes
Get a job
Get a job
Work at Skyline
Learn life skills
Get GED
Gains
Housing voucher can help pay for cost of living
Pains
No affordable housing No places Better Future near school/ Income work
Gain Creators Pain Relivers
Gains
Better Future Needs guidance Income Companies Fulfilling life won’t hire homeless
Gain Creators Pain Relivers A job
Section 8 voucher
Buses
Part time job
Living with Uncle Robert
Living with a friend
Pains
Having a place to call your own
Gains Fresh Start Better Future Fulfilling life Income
Pains
Apartments won’t accept him because of felony
Gain Creators Pain Relivers
Finding information
Getting his own place
Learning skills
Getting GED
Joe will help him find an apartment
Building resume Shelters
Services
Place to live Reliable transportation Job Placement Community
Services
Place to live Transportation Job Placement Community
Services
Place to live Transportation Job Placement Community
Site Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
1. On University of Cincinnati’s Campus 2. 3 miles from Cincinnati State
1. Might feel out of place on the UC campus
3. Lovely views of campus
2. Main entrance is on a busy street
4. Multiple Stories
3. Might be on the National Registry of Historic Places
5. Safe Area guarded by campus police 6. Has access to campus bus routes, and normal ones 7. Has parking
Location
Building
1. Within a community
1. Space to accommodate housing
2. On public transportation routes
2. Green space
3. Near Community Colleges
3. Views from windows
4. Parking Access
4. Secure perimeter
5. Low crime rate
Opportunities 1. Beautiful detail spaces 2. Many stories 3. Large open spaces and closed smaller spaces
Threats 1. Modern furnishings and lights won’t match the building’s architecture 2. Damage to the building may come
Best Match
Gained Aid with Aging-out
Safe House
Equal Opportunity Image from Google Street View
COVID stays
COVID goes away
Worsened Pandemic
Falling through Cracks
Lessened aid with Aging-out
270 Calhoun Street
“Designed by Zettel and Rapp, the finished YMCA building was regarded at the time as “architecturally perfect in every detail, beautifully furnished in the most appropriate taste and admirably fitted to serve the needs of all students in their social, cultural and religious life on the campus.”” - UC History Walking Tour
Images from UC History Walking Tour
53% 26% Have Been Homeless
14% ave Had a H Child
Do Not Have High-School Diploma
24%
Have Worked Part-Time
36% Have Been Incarcerated
How might we provide guidance for life skills, housing options, and mental health services for those ages 18-21 who are aging-out of Foster Care in Cincinnati?
Programming Adjacency Matrix Direct Adjacency Indirect Adjacency No Adjacency
Front Desk Restrooms Computer Room Workspace Gathering Area Kitchen Dining Hall Laundry Room Apartments Meeting Rooms Employee Offices Confrence Room
Apartments
Gathering Space
Dining Hall
Kitchen
Bubble Diagram
Meeting Rooms
Workspace
Laundry
Meeting Rooms
Employee Offices
Conference Room
Restrooms
Conference Room
Kitchen
Dining Hall
Apartments
Front desk
Gathering Space
Computer Room
Computer Room
Workspace
Restrooms
Front desk
Employee Offices Laundry Restrooms
Site Map
Key Site Campus Buildings
Composite Diagram
volumes
planes
vegetation
noise
desirable destinations
private v. public
sun path
texture
paths
volumes + noise
vegetation + destinations
texture + entry
planes + vegetation
noise + private/public
private v. public + planes
paths + noise
desirable destinations + sun path
sun path + paths
To Smear
To Dig
To Hinge
To Curve
To Slide
To Continue
To Expand
To Pair
To Suspend
To Smear + Curve
To Dig + Hinge
To Hinge + Smear
To Curve + Dig
To Slide + Hinge
To Continue + Curve
To Pair + Expand
To Suspend + Pair
To Expand + Slide
First Floor 1/4” = 1’
Second Floor 1/4” = 1’
Third Floor 1/4” = 1’
Section 1/4” = 1’
Floor 3
1/16” = 1’
Floor 2
1/16” = 1’
Floor 1
1/16” = 1’
Mentor Space Detail Diagram
53%
Do Not Have High-School Diploma
26%
24%
Have Been Homeless
Have Worked Part-Time
How might we provide guidance for life skills, housing options, and mental health services for those ages 18-21 who are aging-out of Foster Care in Cincinnati? User Analysis
Jacob, homeless at 18
Corey, redeemed ex-felon
Strengths
Weaknesses
1. On University of Cincinnati’s Campus 2. 3 miles from Cincinnati State
1. Might feel out of place on the UC campus
3. Lovely views of campus
2. Main entrance is on a busy street
4. Multiple Stories
3. Might be on the National Registry of Historic Places
6. Has access to campus bus routes, and normal ones 7. Has parking
Mykell is a 20 year old foster care graduate who is about to turn 21 in a month. She has been in the system her entire life, since agingout she has been staying with her uncle Robert with whom she has recently reconnected. Mykell has recently began taking classes at Cincinnati State and is considered a full-time student. She also has a part time job at Skyline on Ludlow. Mykell wants to move into her own place.
Jacob is a 21 year old with no life skills. On his 18th birthday he was told by his foster parents to pack his bags and leave. He doesn’t know how to write a check, budget, find an apartment and even says he couldn’t read analog clocks until he was 17. He grew up in 4 different placements all over the country, he says only 1 was beneficial. He is looking for a good opportunity to come his way.
Jobs
Still from The Day I Age Out: Part 1
Corey is a recently-turned 21 year old who became a part of the foster care system when he was only 2. Corey’s last foster parent, Joe, still supports him by letting him stay with him until Corey find housing. Corey has a small ding on his record, harassment felony, this is making apartment hunting extra hard on him. Once he has a job and is living on his own, he wants to get his GED.
Jobs End homelessness
Get apartment
Take Classes
Get a job
Get a job
Work at Skyline
Learn life skills
Get GED
Housing voucher can help pay for cost of living
Pains
No affordable housing No places Better Future near school/ Income work
Gain Creators Pain Relivers
Gains
Section 8 voucher
Buses
Part time job
Living with Uncle Robert
Living with a friend
Pains
Better Future Needs guidance Income Companies Fulfilling life won’t hire homeless
Gain Creators Pain Relivers A job Having a place to call your own
2. Many stories 3. Large open spaces and closed smaller spaces
Gains Fresh Start Better Future Fulfilling life Income
Services
Threats 1. Modern furnishings and lights won’t match the building’s architecture 2. Damage to the building may come
private v. public
Getting his own place
Learning skills
Getting GED
Safe House
Services
noise + private/public
texture + entry
To Slide
To Continue
To Hinge + Smear
To Curve + Dig
To Slide + Hinge
To Continue + Curve
To Pair + Expand
To Suspend + Pair
desirable destinations + sun path
sun path + paths
private v. public + planes
To Expand
Site Map
Programming
To Pair
To Suspend
To Expand + Slide
Composite Diagram
Adjacency Matrix
Location
Building
1. Within a community
1. Space to accommodate housing
Direct Adjacency
2. On public transportation routes
2. Green space
Indirect Adjacency
3. Near Community Colleges
3. Views from windows
No Adjacency
4. Parking Access
4. Secure perimeter
Front Desk Restrooms Computer Room Workspace Gathering Area Kitchen Dining Hall Laundry Room Apartments Meeting Rooms Employee Offices Confrence Room
Best Match
Apartments
Gathering Space
Bubble Diagram
Dining Hall
Meeting Rooms
Laundry
Image from Google Street View
COVID stays
COVID goes away
Joe will help him find an apartment
Worsened Pandemic
Falling through Cracks
Services
Place to live Transportation Job Placement Community
Front desk
Conference Room
Restrooms
Equal Opportunity
Pains
Apartments won’t accept him because of felony
To Curve
To Dig + Hinge
paths + noise
Workspace
Building resume
Place to live Transportation Job Placement Community
vegetation + destinations
sun path
Gained Aid with Aging-out
Gain Creators Pain Relivers
Finding information
planes + vegetation
To Smear + Curve
Kitchen
Shelters
Place to live Reliable transportation Job Placement Community
texture
Jobs
Find apartment
Gains
1. Beautiful detail spaces
volumes + noise
desirable destinations
5. Low crime rate
Opportunities Still from Homeless Youth Aged out of Foster Care
noise
Site Analysis
5. Safe Area guarded by campus police
Still from The Day I Age Out: Part 3
vegetation
paths
To Hinge
Have Been Incarcerated
Have Had a Child
“According to Casey Family Programs, about 25,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 21 must leave foster care each year. These young people have experienced maltreatment and have lived with instability. So it will probably come as no surprise that they are often ill prepared to suddenly live independently and figure out on their own how to do what the foster care system was set up to do for them—feed, clothe, and house them. Aging out of foster care without a permanent home is the highest-risk outcome for a foster youth.” - MyVeryOwnBlanket
Mykell, full-time student
planes
To Dig
36%
14%
Bridge
volumes
To Smear
Lessened aid with Aging-out
Meeting Rooms
Conference Room
270 Calhoun Street
“Designed by Zettel and Rapp, the finished YMCA building was regarded at the time as “architecturally perfect in every detail, beautifully furnished in the most appropriate taste and admirably fitted to serve the needs of all students in their social, cultural and religious life on the campus.”” - UC History Walking Tour
Employee Offices
Kitchen
Dining Hall
Apartments
Computer Room
Workspace
Restrooms
Front desk
Employee Offices Laundry
Key Images from UC History Walking Tour
Gathering Space
Computer Room
Site
Restrooms
Campus Buildings
Mentor Space Detail Diagram
First Floor 1/4” = 1’
Second Floor 1/4” = 1’
Third Floor 1/4” = 1’
Floor 3
1/16” = 1’
Floor 2
1/16” = 1’
Floor 1
1/16” = 1’