Layout Idea

in the bubble diagram above, I have a layout of what offices and other rooms that need to be next to or near eachother. In the diagram below i have a rough idea of where each room should be placed. The larger bubbles show the important spaces and how large each room should be compared to the other spaces.

Idea for the Exterior View of the CNNC Building

Exterior Perspective: Front Elevation:

For the exterior of the CNNC building I wanted to focus on the idea of light. Since the building is very dark inside i wanted to make this space welcoming for the immigrants and staff who worked there. For the entry way i wanted to make it seem more important than the rest of the building so what i did was have it stick out from the building to attract attention to people walking or driving by. Immediately after the entry way would be the lobby / reception desk, making it easy to see from the main entry way windows. To make the building more dynamic I pulled and pushed the outer shell of the building ( still keeping the same square footage)

CNNC Kickoff

We have now begun our second project for this semester. For this project we will be designing a center for the CNNC ( Center for New North Carolinians), which is an organization that helps immigrants adapt to US traditions and provide a place to associate with other immigrants. For the sake of the project we will be designing the center at the old Leon's beauty school building at the corner of Accock and Lee street. We have about 10 weeks to complete this project. As a class we visited the site and took pictures and then split up into groups to discover more information about the current building, the immigration progress and the current staff of the CNNC. Below are a couple pictures of the current CNNC building and the old Leon's Beauty School building.

Current CNNC Building

Bathroom ( the only one in the building)Conference Room

Shared Office Space

Leon's Beauty School main room

Main Hair Stations

Detail of Wall
Hair Station
Side area behind hair stations

hallway to classrooms

My Sisters House

my sisters house using podium

Living Room ( without furniture)

Inside the bedroom (with only built in furniture)

Kitchen

Final Welcome Mat design

This is my final design for the Welcome Mat project for the Jamaican Culture. The Jamaican culture has strong beliefs about their colors and symbols. In Jamaica, the color black symbolizes strength , gold symbolizes wealth and beauty and green symbolizes hope and agricultural resources. To keep along with their culture, I choose to use the colors, black, gold, and green. I mainly used the color black because it seemed to have a stronger meaning in the Jamaican society, probably symbolizing their independence as a country. To go along with their independence and strength i choose to use a chain design. To blend the Jamaican Culture with American culture i choose to simplify the design and make the mat a 2 to 1 ratio. The design itself has a curvature in each chain. These curves create a comfort when walked on and develop on the idea of what "welcome" means.

final project for My Sisters House

Final Plan

Kitchen Area

Kitchen and living area

Living area and entrance to bedrooms