YMCA Re-design

Client

YMCA Blacksburg

Mission

“to empower young people and communities worldwide to build a just, sustainable, equitable and inclusive world, where every person can thrive in body, mind and spirit.”

Deliverables

Designs for a Welcome Center

Commercial Kitchen

PROJECT STATEMENT

Welcome Center is a “hub for diverse communities of newcomers and immigrants (including youth, families, and seniors).” Commercial Code needs “s expected to meet the state of Virginia code requirements. The spatial design should consider the existing plumbing and sewage points.”

Bubble Diagrams

Initial Concept

Our concept takes inspiration from the nature around the NRV area. We are using the metaphor of a tree and using the concept of public to private area to show progression throughout our spaces.

Final Concept

The overarching idea of our concept is growth and how that applies and revolves around nature. Everyone who interacts with the space, grows in different ways but are connected through their roots and life stories, such as how trees connect through their roots. This is a space for people to come together and establish a community and foster new relationships with a strong foundation.

Branding Diagrams

Curved Oak beams Exposed Ceiling

Recessed LED Lighting

Final Plan- Rendered by me

Rendered with all flooring materials- wood vinyl in two colors for wayfinding

This project required us to work individually to produce a retail space based on one of three floorplans. The space was required to have a mezzanine, elevator, a ceiling or wall feature that was unique and a leading concept.

Concept

The Lotus flower is a motif that repeats in patterns in all cultures of South Asia, symbolizing rebirth, unity and connectivity, as the petals open up in layers individually. My space attempts to make this concept abstract through zoning and pattern. As you move through the space, another layer of similarity is revealed through the zones of clothing, jewelry and handicrafts. The abstract lotus pattern on the floor plays with the curves of the displays, bringing the space together.

Chicago

I chose chicago as my location because it is a very culturally diverse city and celebrates each part of the world. It is also home to many South Asian immigrants so it fits well with my target audience of South Asians in the United States.

Parti

I chose to use the most geometric looking plan to contrast with my organic concept to show that contrast can also create beauty.

Reimagining South Asian Crafts In Chicago

Important Notes:

Values Design Concept

The Lotus flower is a motif that repeats in patterns in all cultures of South Asia, symbolizing rebirth, unity and connectivity as the petals open up in layers individually. My space attempts to make this concept abstract through zoning and pattern As you move through the space, another layer of similarity is revealed through the zones of clothing, jewelry and handicrafts. The abstract lotus pattern on the floor plays with the curves of the displays, bringing the space together.

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Materials

2. Abstracted Concept

3. Modernistic approach to classic/traditional design elements

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