Renditions of the same space are necessary in order to fully elaborate on the possibilities of a space. For my second plan I focused on a vastly different set of characteristics for the space. I challenged myself to eradicate any walls possible to blur the space between public and private and to allow an open concept plan while still being able to function as a research laboratory. While public space and private work areas are essential in a research environment, I rearranged the space into more easily collaborative space; such as putting the chem lab next to the small break-out brainstorming modules, or the art studios next to the plant research labs. Below is my updated floor plan. As you can see all the walls are now windows with the one exception of the plant research lab which needs to be contained without light. The paths of egress have opened, creating more accessibility, and there are more brainstorming rooms where cross-connections can be made. Also, the walls in the wood working lab and the fabrication lab are moveable which means that is something is large, the walls can be moved. Also, the walls for those two rooms are angled to decrease the amount of noise and dust that unavoidably happened when fabricating.
Another feature of the space is the rotating large door into the art studios. They rotate on a central hinge allowing them to remain open or fully closed to increase air flow or to create a more private space. This space feels open, connected, accessible and morphs with it's needed use which truly amplifies the office mission of stimulating cross disciplinary connection in the world of sustainable surfaces.
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AuthorAs a student at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle WA I entertain a variety of factors while designing space. Archives
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