The following residential project was designed for a family living in Tempe, AZ. The family consists of 7 year-old Grace, her mom Cynthia who is a teacher and Cynthia's mom Anna who is confined to a wheelchair. This project was designed to meet the requirements set fourth by the client but also adapt the law's of ADA (American's with Disabilities Act) into the home and therefore paying special attention to Anna's room, bathroom, kitchen area and laundry room considering she does the majority of the cooking and cleaning.
The three close-up perspective drawings are my visions for Gracie's room, the kitchen with an accessible garden in the center of the home and a backyard perspective including an outdoor shower/ barbecue area.
Concept: BALANCE. The black sketch drawing, also known as a "parti" is one of the first abstract sketches in the design process. Here i was trying to represent three people growing together as one while trying to find balance in the process. This idea is fully applied in the garden area in the kitchen which balances the public spaces from the private areas in the home.
Reflection:
Studying multiple Arizona homes and researching the adaptation of ADA laws into the home helped my design process as well as practicing multiple sketches and various space planning exercises.I think my knowledge of ADA laws was a great strength to have in adapting those laws into the home designing for a handicapped client. I feel I made the space very accessible.
