Spring 2019
Studio 4: Home Economics
Taught by: Janette Kim
Childcare can be demanding at times, and require a lot of labor. Can that workload be reduced with the help of:
communal parenting, technology and ability to multitask?
I’m interested in the way families can share responsibilities under one household. My design investigates this through ideas of visibility and directionally of my programs. In my research I looked at different parenting style throughout history, focusing on gender roles and responsibilities. I also interviewed parents and zoomed out to look at the different family demographics present in Haight Ashbury.
Much like the way it takes a lot of communication to raise children. The building is organized by a grid with rotated units informing each other. The orientation of the towers creates transitions in the landscape which vary in width. The directional cuts in floor plans extend into adjacent buildings and break up the spaces. The facades also react to each other inverting the logic of the punched glass openings. The elevated plinth houses, the tutoring center, and playground space, are open to the Haight community. X-Programs are located in the center, consist of a nursery, laundry room, arcade, homework room for kids, and an at home office for the parents.
Haight redefines the boundaries between visual and physical access, by creating communities nested within the backyards of homes. My proposal for the neighborhood is to lower the heights of fences for more social interaction.
Site Map: depicts family demographics and childcare services in Haight
Playful Action Diagram