INSPIRATION

6 Weeks | Group Work | Fall 2022

Las Angeles, California

The Greenhouse Pantry provides an opportunity for everyone to have access to fresh foods and the ability to grow their own. The Pantry is focused on revitalizing the well-being of individuals, communities, and our environment to make the world a healthier and happier place. The goals of the Greenhouse pantry are to provide affordable products to communities in food deserts with a sustainable design. As well as the pantry having a sustainable design, it is also spacious for all members of the community to navigate the space with ease.

The Greenhouse Pantry is located in the Crenshaw neighborhood in Los Angeles, located in a food desert with little access to nutritious foods. The Pantry provides a learning experience for the community on how to grow healthy foods while also bringing locally sourced produce to the community.

A A ..... Greenhouse Kits

B ..... Produce Bins

C ..... Gardening Tools and Kits

D ..... Mobile Check Out Counter

Floorplan Nts

The Greenhouse Pantry was designed with three design considerations. The Pantry is designed for resilience towards natural disasters and supply chain issues and all interactions with the Greenhouse Pantry are local instead state or national. The equitable design was also incorporated into the design by providing equal access to healthy foods for everyone in the community. Not only are the products accessible for everyone, but the Pantry is also ADA compliant, so everyone can enjoy the store. The last design consideration for the Pantry is net zero design. By using photovoltaic window panels, the Greenhouse Pantry can produce its energy. The store will also be moved by an electric truck to meet low carbon logistics and better our environment.

SITE LOCATION FORT WORTH, TEXAS

The New Horizons Retirement Community is a senior living community for residents with dementia and Alzheimer’s. The community is located in Fort Worth, Texas that draws inspiration from the nature of Texas. With a warm feeling of the space, it allows for residents to feel more at home creating a relaxed environment. This retirement community is designed to bring people closer together with various amenities and to make the community a home for each resident. Growing old can feel like the sun is setting, but at this retirement community, it is a new horizon of endless opportunity.

Corridor

The corridors of New Horizons are warm and welcoming to the residents and family members of the community with a variety of way-finding techniques. Each resident room has a display for residents to put a picture of themselves, and things they like to help remember which room is theirs. Each corridor has unique artwork in close proximity to resident rooms to also help with way-finding. Handrails are on both sides of the corridor at 38” A.F.F. so residents always have something to help them with mobility. The wallcovering in the corridors is level 3 to help with the nicks and dings. Each inlet for a resident room is also a different color to signify that it is a resdient room. The ceiling changes heights throughout to help with acoustics while also utilizing act tile.

Resident Room

The resident rooms are a place for residents to feel at home with a warm feeling. The flooring in these is sound-absorbing, easy to clean, and reduces slips/falls. Flotex gives the room the safe warm feeling resident deserves while still looking like a regular wood floor. Each room has pulls for the doors, nightstands, and TV stands for the residence to easily open and close doors. Shades in the room allows for easy privacy for each resident will a chain pull. Beds and chairs are at a 19” seat height with the bed option to be adjusted for staff to provide care. The chairs in the resident rooms are reclining so residents get out of bed but still relax and also allows for family members to spend nights with their loved these rooms feeling each nightstands, easy access to bed having the residents can loved ones.