Week 1: Project Introduction
Our firm name is "7 Architecture and Interiors." The project we are working on, and that you will see developed throughout this blog is a Senior Wellness center. Our site is located at the corner of S. Pennsylvaina Ave. and SW 134th St, next to Moore Norman Technology Center. In the preliminary phase of our design process, which occured over the last week, we have been analysing the site and studying the factors that will effect the building and landscaping of the site such as wind patterns, sun patterns, surrounding areas, etc. Our site is surrounded by a church, Moore Norman Technology Center and a Bussiness Center. The existing structures on the site have done a wonderful job at connecting themselves with paths and landscaping to create a pleasing open environment. We plan on continuing this connectivity by orienting our campus and creating pleasing landscape to encourage those who use the opportunities provided by the wellness center to also use the opportunities provided by the surrounding facilities.Another thing we have been working on this week is looking at various other facilities that accomplish the same thing that we wish to
accomplish in our wellness center and what aspects of those designs were successful and what aspects were not. Through these studies and our own discussions we have realized that the facility is serving all types of seniors, all with different abilities so it is imparitive that we design so that even the least capable will able to easily use the facilities. We have grouped the various facilities into different uses so to make navigation easier. Also, by grouping facilities based on how they will be used we are able to make each different area accessible individually, while still making all areas part of the community space.
accomplish in our wellness center and what aspects of those designs were successful and what aspects were not. Through these studies and our own discussions we have realized that the facility is serving all types of seniors, all with different abilities so it is imparitive that we design so that even the least capable will able to easily use the facilities. We have grouped the various facilities into different uses so to make navigation easier. Also, by grouping facilities based on how they will be used we are able to make each different area accessible individually, while still making all areas part of the community space. 
Community space is another aspect our discussions and diagramming has been focused around this week. We are hoping to create a space that really encourages a community feel. So that friends and spouses enjoy being able to accomplish different tasks and use different facilites all within the wellness center. We intend to create large open community spaces with lots of natural light. We hope that through these spaces and by continuing visual elements of our structure from the ouside to the inside, we can make the boundary between indoors and outdoors as least abbrasive as possible. Additionally, we have been working with bubble diagrams and space adjacenties to create a facility that is workable and functional. We have focused on traffic flow and wayfinding in many of these diagrams.
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