CITY LAKE PARK

City Lake Park is an inviting place that has a lot to offer the neighborhood. As it is a free, public property, local citizens as well as people from other parts of town take advantage of this hot spot. It offers a pool, rides for children, a boat dock with available row boats and fishing access as well as the large playground pictured here. Because of the free opportunity for recreation, City Lake Park pulls people together to share in the activities when the weather is nice. The abundance of things to do as well as many picnic shelters promote a comfortable atmosphere that results in total strangers interacting and talking to each other. The playground area pictured above is one of the best places at City Lake Park where connections are made between strangers and friends alike. This is usually caused by children playing together and ignoring many of the social barriers people tend to put up as they get older in life. As the children play together, parents often end conversing with each other as well. This simple place might have a lesson to offer the rest of the neighborhood that has even greater value than playtime when the weather is nice. Just imagine how different the world would be if adults could remain as carefree and playful spirited as they once were on the playground.

- Jeff Linn

DESIGN THNKING

What does design thinking mean to you?
How are you using it in your current project?
Future projects?

Design thinking honestly means quite a bit to me. For years I have been saying that the world’s most valuable resource and final frontier is the creative thought processes of the human mind. With so many advances in technology, it seems like most jobs that people have can easily be replaced by computers. Technical service calls from America are directed to operators in India. The furniture industry which used to have the majority of its roots in North Carolina are now shipped out to China. These changes have happened as the result of two main things: money and technology. These changes have shifted the way the business world operates and forces those who wish to still have a job in a local market to come up with new ways to succeed. The point I am getting at is that our generation has a new set of challenges to face if we wish to succeed as designers. With new challenges, we must come up with new solutions. This is where the importance of design thinking comes into play.
As designers we have a talent or a skill to have an eye for great color pallets, material choices, and organization of space. This is only the surface. The reason great designers can come up with great designs ultimately has to do with solid creative problem solving skills. The same creative problem solving skills and processes we use to design a hotel lobby can be applied to any other problems in life in order to achieve good results. So to tie back to what I was talking about in the beginning about the value of the creative thought processes of the brain, we must apply our knowledge and skills of design thinking to attack greater problems. This is relative to the “We Hatch Ideas” presentation we had in class on Wednesday. It is my underlying goal to use design thinking in innovative ways to develop my personal career as well as help larger social problems.
I have been using design think in my current project to help develop our concept and through every step of the process. Our group collectively worked together to complete our programming documents. We used creative thinking to account for all of the needs that Unity Village will have to provide. At this point Felicia and I are using our collective creative thought processes to come up with a floor plan and look that fulfills all of the requirements in a way that is aesthetically beautiful.
My use of design thinking will be incorporated in all work that I do from here on out. As I mentioned earlier, I plan on using my creative thought processes in innovative ways to advance my personal work, as well as to inspire change.

Unity Village Design Development - INSPIRATION

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6. http://www.bestclassicfurniture.com/photo%20of%20modern%20furniture/unique_2900_2.jpgbestclassicfurniture.com/photo%20of%20modern%20furniture/unique_2900_2.jpg
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18.http://aqua-velvet.com/2009/11/eero-saarinen-part-1/
19. http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/2009/01/10/wallpaper_home_furnishings_and_interior_design_award_winners.html
20.http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/02/abu-dhabis-spiraling-helix-hotel/

Unity Village Design Development - CONCEPT STATEMENT

Wind is invisible yet powerful enough to shape stone. Like the winds moving across the earth pulling from different areas and flowing together, the Unity Village pulls together diverse occupants in a fluid way that will refresh and uplift its tenants by utilizing open and airy design. The design layout of Unity Village intertwines the lives of its diverse tenants in positive ways that are not always physically visible, yet its community enhancing effects are obvious.

Unity Village Design Development - STANDARDS

MULTIPURPOSE ROOM

*from Time-Saver Standards For Interior Design And Space Planning, DeChiara, Panero and Zelnik. 1991. p.1107

LOUNGE

*from Time-Saver Standards For Interior Design And Space Planning, DeChiara, Panero and Zelnik. 1991. p.313

CHILD CARE CENTER

*from Designing A Day Care Center, E. Belle Evans, Saia, Elmer A. Evans. 1974. p. 3

*from Recommendations For Child Care Centers, Moore, Lane, Hill, Cohen, McGinty. 1979. P.409

WORKOUT ROOM STANDARDSSource: Sawyer, Thomas.(2005). Facility Design and Management: for Health, Fitness, Physical Activity, Recreation, And Sports Facility Development.(pp.366-379). Illinois: Sagamore Publishing, L.L.C.

·Air temperature keep constant, between 68-72 degrees

· Need double wide entrance

· lighting 50-100 foot-candles

· Wooden floors common

· Need storage area for equipment

· Need mirrors, but don’t overuse

INTERIOR PLANNING STANDARDS FOR SPACESRESTROOM STANDARDS

-General: Source: Chiara, J., Panero, J. & Zelnik, M.(2001). Time-Saver Standards For Interior Design and Space Planning. (pp.675-729) New York : McGraw-Hill

· Incandescent or fluorescent lights recommended

· 3’-0” center distance b/w toilets

· 3’-1 1/2” center distance from sink to left/right structural wall

· 2’-2” Center to center for sinks· 2’-6” center distance from sink to center urinal

· 1’-7 1/2 “ center toilet to right/left structural wall

· 2’-0” Urinals center to center· 2’-0” deep partition wall to separate urinal space from others

· 4’-9” wide partition side walls· 2’-8” to 3’-0” width partitions

· 4’-8” to 5’-0” deep partitions

· 3’-4” AFF general trash can· 6’-6” AFF recessed towel cabinet and waste receptacle

· 3’-8” AFF soap dispenser

· 2’-7” AFF sinks mounted

· 6’-6” AFF feminine product dispenser

· 6’-0” AFF Mirror mount

· 6’-6” AFF Vanity light mount

· 2’-6” AFF vanity top· 6” vanity backsplash

· 2’-6” AFF toilet paper dispenser location

· 2’-9” toilet paper dispenser from back wall

· 3’-4” min walkways· 3’-0” doorway

· 5’-10” AFF min to top of stall door

· 7’-5” AFF total stall heightBuilding Type / Water Closets / Urinals
Lavatories / Drinking Fountains / Other Fixtures

-Handicap:
· 2’-3” to bottom edge of sink

· 2’-5” AFF min, 2’-8” preferred, 2’-10” max to sink top

· 9” toe space at sink· 8” min. knee space area at sink

· 17” min. sink sits out from wall

· 5’-4” AFF paper towel dispenser

· 2’-6” toilet paper dispenser from structural wall

· 3’-4” to bottom of handicap mirror

· 3’-0” clearance into stall

· 4’-8” min stall depth

· 3’-6” grab bar recommended in stall 12” for back wall

· 2’-9” AFF grab bar

· 2’-0” grab bar centered behind toilet
· 2’-0” AFF toilet paper dispenser, 3’-6” from back wall

· 1’-6” toilet from structural wall

· 1’-6” AFF to top of toilet

· 3’-3 to 4” AFF to center for feminine dispenser and paper towel dispenser, to bottom of soap dispenser

· 5’-0” wide Barrier free partition

· 4’-11” deep partition interior

· 3” stall door hinged from structural wall

· 2’-10” wide stall door

· 5’-0” clear floor so wheel chair can turn 360 degrees

· 2’-6” X 4’-0” clear floor space from center sink out

· 2’-3” AFF to underside of sink bowl

ELEVATOR STANDARDS

Source: Chiara, J., Panero, J. & Zelnik, M.(2001). Time-Saver Standards For Interior Design and Space Planning.(p.1469) New York : McGraw-Hill

JANITOR CLOSET STANDARDS

Source: Chiara, J., Panero, J. & Zelnik, M.(2001). Time-Saver Standards For Interior Design and Space Planning.(pp.675-729) New York : McGraw-Hill

· 2’-0” min from sink center to right & left structural walls· 5’-8” AFF broom rack· sloped floor with drain

FITNESS CENTER STANDARDS

Source: Sawyer, Thomas.(2005). Facility Design and Management: for Health, Fitness, Physical Activity, Recreation, And Sports Facility Development.(pp.366-379). Illinois: Sagamore Publishing, L.L.C.

· Tallest machine & equipment along walls, smaller machines in middle· Weight mahines + apparatus at least 2’-0” from each other & suggested 3’-0” apart.

· Platform spaces need to have good overhead clearance, at least 12’-0”· 3’-0” clear pathways always

· equipment 6” from mirrors· mirrors 20” AFF

· group equipment into organized priority sections

· 20-25 sq ft for each user of the equipment· 20-40 sq ft for each machine· flooring materials: shock absorbing, 0.5-.07 friction DIN Standard, needs to maintain a rolling load

· 12’-0” ceiling height min. in free weight area, 10’-0” in strength training area

· lighting 50-100 foot-candles

· machines are 120V/20AMPS

· need NEMA 5-20 receptacles

· Air temperature keep constant, between 68-72 degrees

· Ventilation needs to provide 8-10 air exchanges per hour

· Need double wide entrance· At least 220V outlets for maintenance equipment

· Children under 14yrs old must be with adult

· Signage addressing user maintenance, safety, and who to reference for help

UNITY VILLAGE