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NATHALIA WESTON I PROFESSOR CARROLL I KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

INTERSECTIONAL FREEDOM REHABILITATING VICTIMS OF HUMAN T RAFFICKING

DEDICATION Thank you Mom, for always believing in me, even when I doubted myself.

Request for Approval of Thesis Research

Dad, for being optimistic and encouraging me to do my best.

Project Book Presented to:

Nayah, for helping me practice my presentations and always offering honest feedback.

Michael Carroll

And to all of the people and communities who have survived and persevered, this is for you.

Dalton, for loving and supporting me throughout this journey.

and to the Faculty of the Department of Architecture College of Architecture and Construction Management by

Nathalia Weston In partial fulfillment of requirements for the Degree

Bachelor of Architecture Kennesaw State University Marietta, Georgia

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Professor Michael Carroll for pushing and supporting me, I could not have completed this process without you.

Thank you to all of my peers for offering support during this challenging semester. I hope we continue to share the bonds we formed throughout our time together at Kennesaw State University.

Thank you to all of the faculty at Kennesaw State University for making this unique year into an amazing experience.

May 7, 2021

CONTENTS 1.0

Introduction & Research 1.1 Thesis Statement p. 01 1.2 Propositional Essay p. 02 1.3 Design Hypothesis p. 03 1.4 Literature Reviews p. 05

2.0 Precedent Studies

2.1 The Ada and Tamar House p. 09 2.2 Los Terrenos p. 11 2.3 Aalborg Rehabilitation Center p. 13 2.4 York Road Station Housing p. 15 2.5 Tea Community Center p. 17

3.0 Site Analysis

3.1 Site Selection & Significance p. 21 3.2 Documentation of Existing Site Conditions p. 23 3.3 Site Potentials & Constraints p. 27 3.4 Site Plan: Physical Character Studies p. 29 3.5 Community Engagement p. 37

4.0 Design Process

4.1 Program and Spatial Planning p. 39 4.2 Massing and Preliminary Design Drawings p. 41

5.0 Design Synthesis

6.0 Notes

5.1 Floor Plans p. 43 5.2 Sections p. 55 5.3 Facade Design p. 57 5.4 Conclusion p. 59

2.6 Uruapan Shelter for Victims of Violence p. 19

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Thesis Introduction and Research

ABSTRACT

THESIS STATEMENT

PROPOSITIONAL ESSAY

Atlanta, Georgia is associated with being the home of CNN, The Atlanta Falcons, and Coca-Cola,

The intent of my thesis is to design a rehabilitation center for victims of human trafficking

Commercial exchanges exist in various forms such as strip clubs/adult entertainment, pornography,

Despite the amount of pervasiveness given to the topic, there are still significant inconsistencies

but it is also one of the largest hubs for human trafficking in the United States. Every month, 7,200 men

in the metropolitan Atlanta area. I want to determine how the intersectionality of distinct

prostitution, and escort services. Society often places the blame on the people involved in these

inactive responses to the problem. From 1996 to 2003, the United Nations reported that victims of

purchase sex from a minor, accounting for more than 8,000 sex acts. According to the United States

lived experiences influence the specific needs of individual victims. by taking an

industries as having a choice in their path. But the reality is that human trafficking is a form of

human trafficking were exploited in nearly 200 countries. But nearly fifty percent of the

Department of Justice, human trafficking is defined as the illegal act of recruiting, harboring,

intersectional approach to helping victims, their particular needs can be understood

modern-day slavery. The average age for exploited children is twelve. Due to the rate of STDs,

reported countries have hesitated to convict human traffickers, and lack laws, policies, or

transporting, obtaining or providing a person and especially a minor for sex. The 100 billion dollar

more, and the systems of oppression can be altered.

violence, and drugs, survivors are fortunate to survive past seven years. Despite these statistics, there

government to prevent the deportation of victims’. Human trafficking is not a modern problem, factors

are less than 100 beds provided for women, men and children victimized by human trafficking in the

such as gender, poverty, social and cultural exclusion, disinterest and complicity of government

United States. The mission of Intersectional Freedom would be divided into three stages of

officials, and many others contribute to the phenomenon. Traffickers are people who transport,

industry has trapped and permanently altered the lives of nearly 5 million women and children around the world. Another study by Georgia Cares claims that more than 90 percent of domestic minor sex

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

trafficking victims in Georgia were enrolled in school at the time of their exploitation. Crime is not

WHO IS AT RISK OF BEING TRAFFICKED?

rehabilitation, education, and opportunities for employment. Human trafficking of people for the

recruit, or exploit victims. Certain groups are provided with transportation, safe houses,

exclusive to the city, according to the Schapiro Group, which researched prostitution and sexual

Anyone can be subjected to human trafficking. More often teens who appear vulnerable are usually targeted.

purpose of exploitation is an international and domestic process that violates public health, labor,

documentation, and contacts. Traffickers usually receive help from corrupt officials. Female traffickers

and human rights. Internationally and in the United States, Congress has made efforts to monitor the

tend to play a prominent role in recruiting, as most were once victims themselves. Their role in

problem. In 2008, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Reauthorization Act, which requires

trafficking varies from managing operations to assisting male traffickers in the crime. Appallingly, the

the President to evaluate the effectiveness of Trafficking in Persons(TIP) assistance. The United

primary method for acquiring victims is through a personal or family contact. After the execution of

exploitation, 65 percent of men who purchase sex with female children in metro Atlanta live in suburban areas. Young teenagers and homeless youth who commute alone are seen as easy targets and are usually approached within two days of the victim leaving home or being homeless. Of these

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homeless youth, 40 percent are LGBTQ, though they only make up 7 percent of the nation’s

ARE THERE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR VICTIMS?

Nations defines human trafficking as: “The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt

the Trafficking Victims Protection Act in 2000, there has been a misconception in the media around

population. Homeless LGBTQ teens are being thrown out by family members and friends, and

There are shelters that focus on helping victims of human trafficking, but very few provide an environment that adapts to each individual’s circumstances.

of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud

the concept that human trafficking implemented largely by organized crime groups. Research

or deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of

suggests that there is a very minimal correlation between human trafficking and organized crime.

payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the

The American Journal of Criminal Justice researched the relationship between organized crime

purpose of exploitation. Exploitation includes, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of

groups and human trafficking incidents in Atlanta Georgia. Metropolitan Atlanta has been identified

others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery, servitude, or the

as a hub for human trafficking due to an international airport, multiple interstates, numerous sport-

removal of organs”. In contrast to the definition provided by the United Nations, the William

ing events, large conferences, and a plethora of adult entertainment venues (Boxill & Richardson,

Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Reauthorization Act defines severe forms of human trafficking as:

2007). All of these factors encourage easy access into and out of the city and provide business to a

“Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the

culture of commercialized sex. In addition, the FBI has identified Atlanta as one of fourteen American

person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or ... the recruitment,

cities with the highest number of children exploited for prostitution each year.

sometimes are also rejected by prejudiced shelters. The focus of this proposal is to educate and raise awareness of Atlanta’s overwhelming issue of human trafficking. My goal is to design a center for victims of sex trafficking, so they can heal and eventually reintegrated into society. Human Trafficking is an issue requiring political, social, and legislative responses. Although there are several non-profit outreach programs for victims of human trafficking, metropolitan Atlanta is lacking in its capacity to educate the community and create safe spaces for victims to recover. How can Atlanta begin to

WHAT PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN DESIGNING FOR PEOPLE WITH A TRAUMATIC HISTORY? Victims of human trafficking and other forms of trauma value safety the most. Creating spaces that provide safety without the feeling of captivity should be a priority. Incorporating nature could be a method to balance safety and freedom.

accommodate those who have been affected by the human trafficking epidemic? Due to the gravity of the situation, establishing an end to human trafficking is nearly impossible. Instead, we should be asking ourselves how we can get a better understanding of and help the victims.

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WHAT ARE SOME COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING?

harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use

I. Human trafficking and sex work/prostitution are the same thing

of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery”.

II. People experiencing human trafficking are always helpless and want to be rescued III. Sex trafficking is the only form of human trafficking 01

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DESIGN HYPOTHESIS

HUMAN RIGHTS

EXPLOITATION

CLASS

ANONYMITY

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL BOND THEORY

FORCED LABOR

HERITAGE /HISTORY

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

FAMILY STATUS

COUNSELING

INCOME

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HOUSING

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COERCION

GENDER

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LITERATURE REVIEWS At the start of the 21st century, the concept of intersectionality has been

The Body Keeps the Score, Mind, Brain and Body in The Transformation of

discussed and analyzed by scholars and activists mainly in international

Trauma, is a history of Besser van der Kolk’s career as a psychiatrist. The

contexts. For Patricia Hill Collins, a professor of sociology at the University of

book is organized in five parts and uses case stories to explain the effects of

Maryland, and Sirma Bilge, professor of sociology at the University of

trauma, specifically childhood abuse and neglect. In part one, The

Montreal, intersectionality became the apogee of their work in 2016. They

Rediscovery of Trauma, Van der Kolk describes the initial discovery of trauma

focused on recognizing how modern society and factors such as gender,

and mental illness in the late 1800s. The first case story describes his

race, and class result in social inequality and oppression. Intersectionality

experience working with war veterans and their distorted Rorschach test

starts with defining intersectionality and describing how it can be used as an

results due to trauma. These cases aided him in helping victims of incest,

analytical tool for understanding the diversity of people, the complexity of the

“Most human suffering relates to love and loss so the therapist’s job is to help

world, and individual experiences. Collins and Bilge proceed by taking a

people acknowledge, experience, and bear the reality of life, with all its

critical approach to inquiry and praxis because analysis of intersectionality

pleasures and heartbreak, we can’t get better until we know what we know

may fail to consider how the influence of power relations is necessary for

and feel what we feel”( Van der Kolk, p. 26). Part two, This is Your Brain on

understanding social inequality. “By examining the importance of historical

Trauma, focuses on how our brain’s response to stress leads to action and

needs of intersectionality beginning in the 1960’s to 1970’s female

how trauma can destroy this healthy response. The case story describes a

African-American movements, Intersectionality documents the transitions

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child who survived 9/11 and demonstrates the healthy result of taking action

from social movement politics to institutional incorporation, thereby framing

while being in the presence of caregivers. In contrast, people who have

the impact of intersectionality as a form of critical inquiry and praxis. It then

experienced trauma often feel powerless as a result of being prevented from

traces global dispersal within human rights and equality policy arenas and

or unable to take action. Parts three and four focus on the minds of children

integrates the idea of digital media and new information and communications

and the imprint of trauma. Early trauma changes the way the brain is wired

technologies into the discussion”(Collins and Bilge, p. 43). The authors also

and neither drugs or conventional therapy has show the necessary ability to

examine modern challenges that oppose normative standards in educational

change the brain. In part five, Paths to Recovery, Van der Kolk lists the

institutions and issues surrounding equity and social justice.

following steps:

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1) finding a way to become calm 2) learning to maintain that calm and focus when triggered with past thoughts, Fig. 10

Authors: Patricia Hill Collins, Sirma Bilge

Author: Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

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emotions, reminders, etc. 3) finding a way to be fully alive, in the present, and engaged with others

Publisher: Wiley,2016

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2014

4) not having to keep secrets from self including the ways the person has

Date Published: June 13, 2016

Date Published: September 25, 2014

managed to survive. (Van der Kolk, p.203).

Ethical Design Intelligence: The Virtuous Designer, examines the integrity of philosophy and ethics in relation to design. The book gives architects, urban planners, landscape designers, interior, and industrial designers a different path to expand their thinking and practice. d’Anjou refers to French philosopher Jacques Derrida’s theory on deconstruction. Three key features emerge from Derrida’s work as making deconstruction possible. First, the inherent desire to have a centre, or focal point, to structure understanding (logo-centrism). Second, the reduction of meaning to set definitions that are committed to writing and how the reduction of meaning to writing captures opposition within that concept itself (différance). These three features found the possibility of deconstruction as an on-going process of questioning the accepted basis of meaning. d’Anjou argues that modern design is agency driven by the power of globalization, economy, materialism, and utility, and he reforms the concept virtue within design practice. The book focuses on concepts such as ethical character, creative agency, and unsustainable practices.

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Author: Philippe d’Anjou Publisher: Routledge, 2020 Date Published: March 4, 2020

2.0

Precedent Studies

The Ada and Tamar House Amos Goldreich Architecture + Jacobs Yaniv Architects

SITE PLAN

MATERIALS

DESIGN METHODOLOGY Housing units integrated into the building to give victims a safe home

Silicate Brick

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Steel Mullions

Courtyard functionality gives staff a direct view at all times

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PROGRAM Family Housing Exterior Glazing Staff Offices Courtyard

SITE CONTEXT Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, the Ada and Tamar House is designed for victims of domestic violence in surrounding communities. It replaced the previous shelter located in the same city which was situated in an area that made refugees vulnerable. The site is approximately 17,000 square feet and gives victims temporary housing, a dining hall, and a community courtyard. The Ada and Tamar House is the first purposebuilt shelter in Tel Aviv-Yafo. Main Contractor: Efrata 2003 Ltd. Size:17,000 sqft. Budget: £1,500,000 Photographs: Amit Geron Client: No To Violence 09

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“The building has two facades- the secure and protective exterior, and the inner façade, giving onto the central garden, the therapeutic “heart” of the shelter.”

Tough silicate brick facade designed to keep victims safe from exterior threats

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Outdoor Patio Care Facilities Individual Housing

- Amos Goldreich Architects

Wooden Panels

Kitchen and Storage Dining Hall

PLAN I

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PLAN II

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Los Terrenos Tatiana Bilbao

SITE PLAN

DESIGN METHODOLOGY

PROGRAM

Public space open to the natural environment to invite people in. Private space concealed underground for occupants.

Social Space Bathrooms Bedroom

SOCIAL

LIVING

COURTYARD

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Bathrooms Bedroom

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Connection between nature and built environment. Mirrored envelope cloaks the building to avoid disturbing the natural environment.

MATERIALS SITE CONTEXT Los Terrenos is located in a residential zone southwest of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The site is situated in a highland forest zone and the program was designed and fragmented to fit the function of each component. The most intriguing element of the design is the mirrored glass envelop that reflects the surrounding environments, causing the building to blend in seamlessly.

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Mirrored Glass Envelope

Clay

Permeable Floor

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Screen Wall

Contractor: PARALELO - Arturo Barbosa Principal: Tatiana Bilbao Partners: Catia Bilbao, David Vaner Budget: Unknown Size: 5,166 sqft. Photographs: Rory Gardiner, Iwan Baan Fig. 28 Fig. 31

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Aalborg Rehabilitation Center Polyform GROUND FLOOR PLAN

DESIGN METHODOLOGY

PROGRAM

Open, communal spaces designed to make visitors feel calm and welcome.

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Offices

Garden and green roofs designed for sustainability.

Restrooms Garden Lounge Storage Prayer Room

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SITE CONTEXT The Aalborg Cancer Center was designed to be a ‘livsrum’ or living space for patients to feel at home when pursuing treatment. The center protects and greets the visitors simultaneously while creating an environment that is the opposite of a typical care facility.

“Design a house that invites the patient in and creates room for life”. - Polyform

Gathering Space

MATERIALS

Contractor: HP Byg Size:10,763sqft. Budget: Unknown Photographs: Ty Stange Client: The Danish Cancer Society

Recycled Brick

Wood

Green Roof

Glass

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Care Facilities

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York Road Station Housing Hidden Homeless Competition Amos Goldreich Architects

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SITE CONTEXT “Our proposal couples the shelter accommodation with a co-working space for young entrepreneurs, young creatives and start-ups. The relationship between the shelter and co-working space will provide transfers of knowledge and skill that will be beneficial to members of the coworking space, and more importantly, enable shelter residents to up-skill”

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Location: London, U.K. Budget: Unknown Client: Horizon Youth Centre, Camden

-Amos Goldreich Architects

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Tea Community Center Waterfrom Design

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

DESIGN METHODOLOGY

PROGRAM

Landscape that is connected to the ground from the entrance of the first floor.

Atrium Entrance Lecture Hall Reading Area Dining Area Kitchen Gallery

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The flowing stream of the river accentuates the quietness of the interior, which brings a sense of tranquility for people after they enter the space.

Garage Restrooms Office Meeting Room Power Distribution Room Fig. 56

SITE CONTEXT

“In order to retain the detachment from the outside world, we chose warm, natural and simple materials, and maintained the pure texture and tactility”. 17

Contractor: Magis Size: 8,000 sqft. Budget: Unknown Photographs: Yuchen Zhao Client: Zhong Nan Group

MATERIALS Concrete

Wood

Clay

Glass

Tea Community Center is a retail/interior focused store located in Xiamen, China. The unique feature of the design is the integration of the interior elements with the landscape. Designers made environmental architecture a priority by focusing on three elements: air, water, and sunlight

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Storage

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Uruapan Shelter For Victims of Violence ORIGEN 19º41’ 53” N

DESIGN METHODOLOGY

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

System of three orthogonal bays arranged in parallel and divided between them by longitudinal gardens.

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combination of two differentiated formal systems produces a constructive and spatial framework of planes in different directions that generate the sensation of a labyrinth-like structure.

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SITE CONTEXT A meeting place and phenomenological possibilities of light, matter and time that suspend the ordinary notion of everyday life to transcend a vital continuum of spaces and their atmosphere. A circulatory itinerary that serves as a spiritual conductor for its inhabitants.

“It is designed so that the architecture is “ diluted”, avoiding being the protagonist by privileging the user-nature relationship, reducing the feeling of isolation in women and their children”.

Contractor: Unknown Size:13,000 sqft. Budget: Unknown Photographs: Luis Gordoa, Francisco Mendez Client: Unknown

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MATERIALS Recycled Brick

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Wood

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Garden Space

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Glass

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Concrete

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Steel

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3.0

Site Analysis

Site Analysis SITE SELECTION & SIGNIFICANCE

Atlanta, GA

College Park, Atlanta, GA

1:5000

John Wesley Avenue, College Park, GA

Proximity to major roads which would allow for quick transport between locations in case of an emergency situation.

1: 2000

The airport serves as a central hub for transportation. Victims can be detected through entry and exit of the airport and provided with access to safety when discovered.

1: 500

The site is located on a discreet block of buildings and the surrounding amenities are a welcome distraction and provide a barrier between the surrounding environment and the rehabilitation center. 22

COLLEGE PARK HISTORY

Cox College

Atlantic and Westpoint Railroad

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College Park Women’s Club

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1890

1896

1924

Before being known as College Park, the community began as Atlantic City, named after the Atlantic and West Point Railroad. In 1891, the town was named Manchester.

In 1896, College Park was founded and received its new name from being the home of Cox College(a women’s college) and Georgia Military Academy.

The College Park Women’s Club, also referred to as Camellia Hall was built in 1924. The organization made contributions to local schools and offered scholarships to women in the community. College Park Women’s Club was also one of the few locations in the country where a women actively planned and designed.

Hartsfield-Jackson International

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1948

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Known today as the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the former Candler Field was renamed Atlanta Municipal Airport and serviced more than one-million passengers and served as a military site. Further development in 1969-1975 posed a conflict to the community, and the airport purchased land to avoid obstruction in residential areas.

College Park Historical Society

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Gentrification in College Park

1978

2000-

The College Park Historical Society was formed to prevent the northern expansion of the airport. This prevented flight over surrounding neighborhoods and the commercial district on Main Street. As a result, these areas became part of the College Park Historic District.

Although gentrification started in the 1970s in the metropolitan Atlanta area, it wasn’t until 2010 when new development plans were discussed for College Park. The city has a twenty-year development plan with the intention “to expand its economic base while keeping its small town historic characteristics,” and to “make use of its available land to attract new employers and residential opportunities.”

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DEMOGRAPHICS TOTAL POPULATION

AGE DISTRIBUTION

EDUCATION

RACE/ETHNICITY

CRIME COLLEGE PARK

5-17

18-24

25-34

35-54

55-64

65+

Attending College

High-school Graduate

Latino/Hispanic Biracial

0.5%

White

1.9%

Black

4.3%

14%

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79.3%

15,134

Other

College Graduate

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FEMALE TO MALE RATIO MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME

INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LINE

CRIME NATIONAL

$32,039 College Park

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55% 25

45%

$57,652 National

31.5%

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DOCUMENTATION OF EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS

SITE SURROUNDINGS

SITE DIMENSIONS

YALE AVENUE

MAIN STREET

381’

382’

43,708 sqft

196’

COLLEGE STREET

JOHN WESLEY AVENUE 452’

RAIL & MARTA STATION

MAIN STREET

COLLEGE STREET

JOHN WESLEY AVENUE

MAIN STREET

VICTORIA STREET

COLUMBIA AVENUE

MAIN STREET

HARVARD AVENUE

223’

428’ YALE AVENUE N

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Mapping Human Trafficking in Atlanta

Sandy Springs

High-Risk Areas

Silver Lake

Site Movement & Activity

Chamblee Chatahoochee River

Smyrna

Lake Moore

Cardinal Lake

Chattahoochee River

Laurel Lake

Cooper Lake

HARVARD AVE

Rivermeade Lake

Chattahoochee River

Peachtree Creek Kepler-Henri Lake

Summerlin Lake

Cobb Co

Atlanta Water Works Reservoirs

A. Surrounding amenities such as restaurants and local businesses

South Fulton

Candler Lake

Pk Piedmont Lake

Decatur

COLUMBIA AVE

Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site

Tatum Lake

Cem Wildwood Lake

East Lake

Lake Palmyra

Prison Fort McPherson Military Res

COLLEGE STREET

Pk Lakewood Park Lake City of East Point Reservoir

DeKalb Co

Reservoir

East Point

Carol Lake Jan Lake

Cowart Lake

JOHN WESLEY AVE

North Fulton

Niskey Lake

Constitution Lake

Hosp

MAIN STREET

High Loch Lomond Lake

Wrights Lake

SITE

EAST MAIN STREET

Fulton Co Kings Lake

B. Pedestrian path across the railroad that leads directly to College Park Marta Station

Moore Lakes

Cem

Hapeville

Crawford Lakes

YALE AVE Judy's Lake

College Park

The William B Hartsfield Atlanta Airport

Lake Murray

2 Miles

Mirror Lake

Forest Park

Ballard Pond

Clayton Co Fort Gillem Military Res

DeKalb

C. Access to the College Park Marta Station 30

Most Common Weekly Flight Patterns

1. Orlando Sanford International 2. JFK International 3. Los Angeles International 4. San Francisco International 5. Palm Beach International 6. Gen. Edward Lawrence Logan International 7. Dallas-Fort Worth International 8. Reno/Tahoe International 9. Stewart International 10. Philadelphia International 11. Ronald Reagan Washington International 12. Kansas City International 13. Tallahassee International 14. Chicago O’Hare International 15. Baton Rouge Metropolitan 16. Detroit Metropolitan 17. Cheyenne Regional 18. Cleveland-Hopkins International 19. General Mitchell International 20. Waterloo Regional 21. Raleigh-Durham International 22. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International 23. Toronto Pearson International 24. Mexico City International 25. Heathrow Airport 26. Frankfurt International 27. International Airport of Brasilia 28. Juan Santa Maria International 29. Melbourne International

ARTIFACT

PHYSICAL MODEL

MATERIAL STUDIES

Grass 35

Mirror Film Glass

Chameleon Skin Vinyl

“Opaque” Glass Vinyl 36

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

TONYA FLORES

DAWNE WILLIAMS

AGE: 40

AGE: 21

AGE: 35

OCCUPATION: Community Activist and Social Worker

OCCUPATION: Airport Employee

OCCUPATION: Outreach Coordinator

BACKGROUND: Jermaine is a native of College Park and he has observed how the community operates. As an employee at the airport, Jermaine knows what to look for in victims who are being trafficked. He described one incident where a teenage girl looked uncomfortable with a male passenger and he refused to leave her unattended when she went to the restroom. WHAT HE WANTS FOR THE COMMUNITY: Jermaine suggested that the rehabilitation center should use a discreet method to teach everyone how to recognize the signs he was trained to see.

BACKGROUND: Dawne is a licensed social worker, and she works with the criminal justice department to help organize training and develop effective communication strategies among human trafficking agencies. She has always been a strong advocate for survivors that are part of the LGBTQ+ community as a transgender woman who often sees disparities in the treatment of victims that do not identify as cisgender. WHAT SHE WANTS FOR THE COMMUNITY: Dawne suggests implementing social spaces that will promote mental and physical health, and offering STD and STI testing as well as resources and opportunities for survivors that are part of the LGBTQ+ community.

BACKGROUND: Tonya is a survivor of human trafficking. She was 15 and living in a thriving community in Ohio. Today she is a renowned author and she advocates to legislators about methods to prevent human trafficking. WHAT SHE WANTS FOR THE COMMUNITY: Tonya suggested that checkpoints should be set up so that members of the community can alert authorities to the issue. She also recommended that part of the rehabilitation center be dedicated to educating community members on the signs that someone is being recruited for trafficking.

JERMAINE WEST

4.0

Design Process

PROGRAM & SPATIAL PLANNING Configuration A

Configuration B

Lobby

Community Center

Public

Employment Facility Daycare

Restrooms

Green Space Public Medical Facility

Green Space

Semi-Public

Medical Facility

Daycare

Gym/ Employment Facility

Private

Living Units

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Gym

Private

Living Units

Parking 40

Final Configuration Lobby

Medical Facility

Public

Daycare

Restrooms Green Space

Semi-Public

Atrium

Gym

Staff Offices

Private

Public vs. Private Space

Nature

Symbolic Barriers

Floor plates make a direct intersections that designate the circulation between different spaces

Separation of public and private space by nesting program. Visual connection occurs when public and private circulation intersect.

Incorporating nature to outdoor spaces to provide a safe healing environment

Boundary wall forms physical barrier between the building and surrounding site. Facade acts as a layer of camouflage and gives occupants control over visibility.

3 2

Living Units

Professional Development Parking

Circulation

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5.0

Design Synthesis

Main Street

College Street

John Wesley Avenue

Site Plan: 1’=64”

East Main Street

Program 1. Lobby 2. Medical Facility 3. Gender-Neutral Restrooms 4. Daycare 5. Atrium 6. Staff Offices 7. Outdoor Market

1 3

5 4 6

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Ground Plan: 1’=16”

Program 1. Gym 2. Locker Rooms 3. Gender-Neutral Restrooms 4. Sport Court 5. Atrium 6. Two-Bedroom Loft 7. One-Bedroom Loft

2 4 3 6

5 1 7

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Plan II: 1’=16”

Program 1. Atrium 2. Two-Bedroom Loft 3. One-Bedroom Loft

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Plan III: 1’=16”

Program 1. Atrium 2. Study Room 3. Legal Counsel 4. Professional Development 5. Conference Room

1 3

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Plan IV: 1’=16”

Section A: 1’=16” 55

Section B: 1’=16” 56

GREEN ROOF Roof EL. + 39’-0”

OUTSIDE: DOUBLE LAYER ALUMINUM SHADING PANEL Professional Development Facility EL. + 29’-0”

INSIDE: SINGLE LAYER GLASS WALL SYSTEM

Private Facade

Public Facade

Gym EL. + 10’-0”

Wall Section: 1’= 8”

North Elevation: 1’=64”

Conclusion Although human trafficking is an issue that organizations, legislators, and influencers are becoming more vocal about, there are not enough institutions and communities designed to combat and prevent the reoocurrence of incidents. Men, women, and children of all ages, races, and classes are

KEYWORDS in·ter·sec·tion·al·i·ty /,in(t)ərsekSHə’nalədē/

the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage. “through an awareness of intersectionality, we can better acknowledge and ground the differences among us”

survivors of human trafficking. The shelters and organizations that advocate for the survivors should take an intersectional approach to helping each individual heal. This thesis aims to create inclusive and safe spaces that do not encroach

cam·ou·flage /’kamə,flä(d)ZH/

the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else.

on the freedom of the survivors. Architecture can be a tool to eliminate bias and strengthen communities. By creating

po·ros·i·ty /pə-’rä-sə-tē/

visual and physical intersection, the survivors always have a

the permeable edge between public and private space. It is here where the boundaries between public and private space are blurred

choice in how they want to heal.

and redefined.

heal·ing /’hēliNG/

the process of making or becoming sound or healthy again.

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