YOUTH WELLBEING CENTRE

This project aims to create a Youth Wellbeing Centre for young children suffering from mental health problems in Hatfield. Youth Wellbeing Centres are a place where young people can go to find out abou t mental health, wellbeing and feeling well.

These centres help people to take control over their own lives, participate in their family and community, to build confidence and nurture themselves through different sessions, workshops and therapies. The concept for this project is to create two distinct spaces in the building, i.e. for personal development and creative thinking. The idea emerged from how the two parts of the brain; left and right works for logical and creative thinking respectively and not either side can work individually. The left side of the building is the personal development area which will include private individual sessions, meditation area, employment support and the right side of the building will be the activity area which will consist of art therapy, music therapy, group session and much more.

The proposed plan is divided into two parts logical and creative. The creative area, which consists of different therapies such as art therapy, music therapy, dance therapy and group sessions to build up confidence in target users.

The group therapy room has colourful furniture and has enough space to accommodate people. The room has tree-shaped column which gives artistic look in the room of art. The light coming from colourful panels adds more colour and brightness to the room.

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The personal development area, which consists of 1:1 sessions, employment support area, waiting area and meditation room.

The personal development room is designed in such a way that it give personal space to therapist and the client. Minimalistic furniture is used and there is less use of bright colours in logical area to make it different from the rooms in creative area.