Hi, i have a final project for designing a Youth Center in Indonesia. I want to design it with tropical architectural approach and flexible space to use. Could you guys give me some idea or suggestion?
I will give you a few suggestions, these apply to any project.
1. Make a checklist of the program requirements, this is a list of all of the things you need to have, they may not be spaces but often they are. For example if the youth center is to have a computer lab then you need a space that has the right climate control for computers.
2. look for ways that the spaces can serve more than one function, for example can a room be used to screen movies as well as host formal meeting or classes.
3. Take time to research the culture and context, if the youth center is for LGBT kids in a homophobic society then a vast open and exposed design is not appropriate. Know the clientele and the issues they may face, this takes empathy which is a rare skill in the design world.
4. get the basic needs into the design early so you are not sticking on a lat minute addition to your design, once you have the basic needs taken care of use the remaining space and opportunities to make the space wonderful, but a building that is not functional, regardless of how good it looks, is a failure.
Sounds like an exciting and daunting design challenge. Search Archinect and other online design sites for examples to get some ideas but chose ideas and concepts that add to the success of the community your youth center is meant to serve. Every design decisions must be justified, if a design decision is of no use to the clientele then it is not necessary for the project.
For all, Thank you for the comments, any suggestions that you gave to me are very meaningful. l’ll try my best. Thank you very much and God bless you, all
Final Project
No, that’s your responsibility. Stop being a lazy student and do your own research. If that’s too hard, then there are always shipping containers.
Designing shipping containers, or living in them?
B3ta, you live in the negative space left over after you organize them in the ultimate feng shuai way. Duh.
I will give you a few suggestions, these apply to any project.
1. Make a checklist of the program requirements, this is a list of all of the things you need to have, they may not be spaces but often they are. For example if the youth center is to have a computer lab then you need a space that has the right climate control for computers.
2. look for ways that the spaces can serve more than one function, for example can a room be used to screen movies as well as host formal meeting or classes.
3. Take time to research the culture and context, if the youth center is for LGBT kids in a homophobic society then a vast open and exposed design is not appropriate. Know the clientele and the issues they may face, this takes empathy which is a rare skill in the design world.
4. get the basic needs into the design early so you are not sticking on a lat minute addition to your design, once you have the basic needs taken care of use the remaining space and opportunities to make the space wonderful, but a building that is not functional, regardless of how good it looks, is a failure.
Sounds like an exciting and daunting design challenge. Search Archinect and other online design sites for examples to get some ideas but chose ideas and concepts that add to the success of the community your youth center is meant to serve. Every design decisions must be justified, if a design decision is of no use to the clientele then it is not necessary for the project.
Best of luck
Over and OUT
Peter N
mosquito nets everywhere
I hope your project goes well, post some sketches and images as you progress in this thread.
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