Design Goals
Concept
The Rippling Rose aims to create a supportive work environment to foster future entrepreneurship skills. It is the catalyst that drops into Franklinton’s pond, engaging and empowering the community both inward and outwards. It balances open and enclosed space, allowing for refuge and focus with social and public connection. Glass plays a role in transparency, revealing the individual’s process and role in the product. One feels like they can grow here as it is safe and explorative. A transparent terranean garden rests at the center, the space rippling out in repetitive organic and soft forms. Therapeutic horticulture will aid in mental and emotional healing through the connection to nature. A skylight, centered in the garden, a symbol of hope and a source of warmth. The space incorporates biophilic elements to promote healing.
Explorations
This demonstrates an early plan draft. I positioned stairs at various locations, as well as moved my programming components around. To the left is the early diagramming of my concept exploration.
I attempted to embody the organic geometries of rain drops and the rippling influence the droplets have. I sketched by hand, utilized Photoshop, and created in Revit to observe different directions.
Quick sketches to explore possible design concepts.
